nature haiku

[sparky]

Climbing up talus
At last, I am at the top
This is the wrong ridge!

[rlown]

Nice one, Sparky! I was leading two others and did that exact thing. :retard:

Two ridges later, we arrived. One guy was a bit ticked off, the other was ticked off at the behavior of the first guy. Ended ok. Now back to haiku..

[illyav]

Awesome guys, I haven't written much nature oriented poetry, but it's my favorite topic when it comes to poetry. Actually I haven't written much poetry at all lol. I haven't tried Tanka, other formal structures I've tried my hand at are the sestina and sonnet forms. I'll post another nature poem I wrote, hopefully it's enjoyable.

[oldhikerQ]

One I wrote in the distant past:

shoulder straps creaking
stepping deliberately
mountain trails unfold

[rlown]

nice.

[zacjust32]

Reader discretion advised:

waiting on the log
those five terrifying words
I need more TP

[oldhikerQ]

Found a list of them that I started years ago.

mountain pass above
yields secrets to persistence
gnarled junipers

[rlown]

http://eat-sleep-fish.co.uk/content/201 ... hing-haiku

I had a list of IT haiku, but I lost them 2 decades ago..

[sekihiker]

Garter Snake
Beware polliwogs!
Black-gold ribbon approaches.
It is time for lunch.

Grouse
Whump whump whump whump whump.
You're just looking for a mate?
Why sound so eerie?

Rubber Boa
Milk chocolate scales
covering your perfect shape,
I hopped over you.

Pika
Run, short-eared bunny,
so small yet so assertive.
Go make stacks of hay.

Nuthatches
Squawking, pecking nuts,
flitting atop alpine trees,
we love this biome.

Cougar
Cat! Looking at me!
Smoothly-stalking-for-breakfast,
I'll not be your meal.

Bear
Brown, timid giant
crashing up the brushy slope,
you'll eat anything.

Golden Eagle
Wheeling through the clouds,
free, graceful, powerful flight,
may we trade places?

Trout
Rainbow or golden
I don't care which kind takes hook
you are so tasty.

Rattlesnake
Timidly peeking
slith'ring up bridge abutment
then across my path.

Pine Marten
Backbone of rubber,
have you never seen humans?
I must throw a rock.

Fisher
What is in your mouth?
Are you moving your babies
or just having lunch?

Bucks
Gang of six pointers
hanging out near high passes
I am one of you.

Does
Placidly munching,
soft eyes fixed on passers by,
you are safe up here.

Marmots
Pesky Pear Lake thieves,
Annie wants a souvenir-
hairy marmot skin.

Frogs
Where are you hiding?
Polliwogs are everywhere.
Don't you become frogs?

written sometime before 2000
by Bill Finch

[sekihiker]

Great Western Divide

Great Western Divide
Wonderful passes and peaks
Range within a range

Lowly Cross Mountain
Another easy walkup
The one farthest north

Split Farquhar Peak
Rugged, jagged, beautiful
Serious climbing

North Guard - a strange name
Protecting Brewer's north flank
Stout, resolute, bold

Lofty Mount Brewer
Heads above its dual guards
Brings us superb views

Our gentle South Guard
Commands the southern army
With great dignity

Thunder Mountain spike
Formidable warrior
Difficult climbing

Table Mountain's flat top
As easy to navigate
As its walls are shear or As its walls are not

Midway is tallest
It's one of the easiest
So it is disdained
or
Midway is tallest
But since it's so easy
It receives disdain

Milestone Mountain high
Summit block thrusting skyward
Regional lighthouse or landmark or beacon

Triple Divide Peak
Kings to the north, Kern southwest
Kaweah is west
or
Triple Divide Peak
Kern, Kaweah, Kings Rivers
Flow from this mountain or from your summit

Lion Rock overlooks
Lion and Tamarack Lakes
What a lovely view

Massive Mount Stewart
Memorial to a great man
Sequoia's father

Up Eagle Scout Peak
Boy Scouts climb to your summit
Their memorial

Sawtooth Peak and Pass
Guardian and gateway
To heavenly bliss

by Bill Finch
sometime in the late 1990's