many young pine trees
appear to have serious
attitude problems
–photo by me
Author: michaeljordahl
Retired Miner, loves science, reading, carving, walking, recovering alcoholic
Wildflowers (haibun)
It’s quite a delight to suddenly stumble upon colorful wildflowers out here, deep in the forest. You come to expect them at home in your flower garden, but out here, they’re truly a pleasant surprise.
These wild Red Columbine’s fiery reds and yellows really stand out against the dark shadows cast by the evergreens, and are in stark contrast to the usual underbrush. It reminds me that sometimes beautiful things show up in unlikely places.
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careless with colors
nature spatters garden paint
across her canvas
–Photo by me
Right as Rain
What is it
About the rain
That somehow seems
To soothe my pain?
The pitter-patter
Pelts impart
A certain solace
To my heart.
Now the plans
That I had made
Are temporarily
Delayed,
But I don’t mind,
I won’t complain–
In fact, it feels
Right as rain.
–Photo by me
antsy ants (tanka)
female ants are queens,
soldiers, or tireless workers–
the male drones have sex.
it’s no wonder some females
make mountains out of molehills.
–photo by me
squirrel
squirrel
vibrant, vigilant
chattering, gnawing, scolding
prays before he eats
rodent
–photo by me
moody summer
when tree blossoms fall
‘cross the freshly-cut lawn,
it’s a sure sign
that summer is near.
but wait! i believe
i can feel her now–
yup. summer is
already here!
* * *
summer’s so moody
invariably, she gets
here when she gets here
–photo by me
wordless wed 6/5/19
–photo by me
wood wisdom
if people
stood together
like the forest
full of trees
perhaps we’d
better weather
both the tempest
and the breeze
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together, many
kinds of trees make up the most
beautiful forest
–photo by me
farm out
a river seems to
profess god’s perfect design–
yet some are man-made
sometimes god leaves his best art
to his best creations
–photo by me
wordless wed 5/29/19
–photo by me
michaeljordahl 