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Haiku Moment: immerse

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dance, whisper, reach

effervescent life, calling-

immerse in nature

 

immerse by Angie Quantrell

 

This Haiku Moment is brought to you compliments of Holly House and Hypatia-in-the-Woods. My kitchen table view is glorious – windows that make me feel as if I’m living in a tree house. Such wonderful windows of light, movement, trees, glimpses of water and sunlight. This is what it is like to live as a wild thing in between the canopy, understory, and floor of dense forests. Like a bird, or squirrel, perhaps a bear, life is found in movement, fragrance, sound, texture, even taste if but a few berries are ripe – a rich sensory environment inviting you in.

Come, be welcome.


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Happy Hump Day Haiku Challenge: mud dog

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accident, promise!

water oops, cool squishy dirt

just call me Mud Dog

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mud dog by Angie Quantrell

 

Accident? Perhaps. Digging all on purpose. Bath not as popular.

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Happy Hump Day Haiku Challenge: table topper

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claws, teeth, fur recline

stretch and grab, eyes commandeer

table topper cat

 

table topper by Angie Quantrell


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Happy Hump Day Haiku Challenge: dine

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tasting toes, flutters

and alights; dinner prepared

dine, consume, be full

 

dine by Angie Quantrell

 

Meet our dinner guests, flora and fauna beauties.

Welcome! Join us for a Happy Hump Day Haiku Challenge. Leave your link or Haiku in the comments. One, two, three, go!


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Happy Hump Day Haiku Challenge: flutter

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you flutter and flit

blossom landings, flower sip,

whispers of beauty

 

flutter by Angie Quantrell

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Even in the mountains of Central Washington, with no evidence of water, dry dusty soil, and an abundance of rocks and weeds, beauty is on display. Towering pines, blooming wildflowers, and clouds of butterflies floating and feasting on the myriad of blossoms wrap viewers in a blanket of peace. The sightings make the steep bumpy road worth enduring.

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Happy Hump Day Haiku Challenge: Help Wanted

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Needed: hard workers

Duties: fly, wander, buzz, sip

Pollinate: thank you

 

Help Wanted by Angie Quantrell

 

Welcome to my Happy Hump Day Haiku Challenge! Have you ever applied for a job? Followed a help wanted sign? What would it be like if bees had to fill out applications before they got to work on our flowering plants?

Tiny little pens and papers. Background check. Chat with references.

You’re hired!


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Happy Hump Day Haiku Challenge: sunflower forest

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sunflower forest

shadowing minions below,

giant bird fodder

 

sunflower forest by Angie Quantrell

 

This year, another garden experiment. Last season, giant birds (to the minions living below) messily (and carelessly) tossed seeds as they gobbled from sunflower trees. This season, let’s see what grows.

A forest!

 


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Happy Hump Day Haiku Challenge: mama reversal

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a child, needing mom

for guidance, encouragement,

model to follow.

 

a mother, aging

ill, failing, needing her child,

someone to grasp hands.

 

from birth, you held me,

fed, tended, loved, taught, mothered.

reversing the care.

 

mama reversal by Angie Quantrell

 

For my mama. Missing you! Honored to reverse the care.


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Happy Hump Day Haiku Challenge: cotton candy

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cotton candy clouds

effervescence, bees’ delight

pink blossom carpet

 

cotton candy by Angie Quantrell

 

I love spring blossoms and the buzz of happy bees. Welcome, pink!


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Happy Hump Day Haiku Challenge: forest lollipop

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lollipop curl road

dancing, growing, reaching high;

what flavor opens?

 

forest lollipop by Angie Quantrell

 

Don’t these fern swirls look exactly like fuzzy lollipops? Of course, I don’t want to lick treats containing fuzz, but my imagination considers what interesting tastes live in forest lollipops.

Happy Haiku Day!