Monday, September 7, 2015

Beauty




That first step took me through lake country: apple blossoms on soft-scented summer evenings, bullrushes and weeping willow, lake-scent and whisperings engraved on my heart. It took a thousand miles to bring me home, to the forest floor, Grandfather Cedar draped with old man's beard, eagle and murrelet, sea and sky, a wonderment of beauty wherever my eyes fell, mist-mountain magic, joy in my heart singing, nature the lover of my life. I stood on the shore and turned in a circle: beauty, in every direction, etched forever in my mind. 

 from first step to last
eyes wide with wonder
such a long journey

 A haibun for Dverse's Haibun Monday
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32 comments:

  1. GraceSeptember 7, 2015 at 12:52 PM

    And such a beauty this place is, with the forest floor and mist-mountain magic ~ One can forget the long journey when you are home at last ~

    Thanks for sharing your haibun Sherry ~

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  2. brudbergSeptember 7, 2015 at 1:01 PM

    Oh I love the beauty here.. this is pure beauty. Those shores and mountain floors.. to some extent both a beginning and and coming together in such beauty.

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  3. Glenn ButtkusSeptember 7, 2015 at 1:09 PM

    We must pity those who have never hiked into nature, climbed into mountain ranges, foraged through forests, for only then & there do/can we reconnect to our natural self. Love your prose, & dig the haiku.

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  4. XSeptember 7, 2015 at 1:14 PM

    Grandfather cedar draped in a beard. ..ha cool visual. I like all the sights and scents . Yeah I love those moments of awe at nature

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  5. MiskySeptember 7, 2015 at 1:30 PM

    Beautiful. I enjoyed reading this a lot.

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  6. Katie Mia FrederickSeptember 7, 2015 at 2:10 PM

    Old uncle fishing on river front
    no relation really is one really
    necessary is one necessary
    really.. kind fish Uncles catch..

    Nurture lives
    'round
    eye felt fish..:)

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  7. SusanSeptember 7, 2015 at 2:13 PM

    Gorgeous and glorious journey. I love how you make it come alive.

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  8. ayalaSeptember 7, 2015 at 2:38 PM

    Lovely!

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  9. GailSeptember 7, 2015 at 3:06 PM

    Beautiful.

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  10. CloudiaSeptember 7, 2015 at 3:30 PM

    Thank you for sharing BEAUTY











    ALOHA
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=

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  11. GabriellaSeptember 7, 2015 at 4:44 PM

    'nature the lover of my life' - this is exactly how I see you, Sherry. Beautiful haibun and photo!

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  12. MarySeptember 7, 2015 at 4:58 PM

    Sherry, how wonderful it must be to stand on the shore...and turn...and see beauty in every direction. I would say this is heaven?

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  13. tonispencerSeptember 7, 2015 at 5:45 PM

    How drenched in beauty this is and how I loved being soaked by it.

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  14. MichaelSeptember 7, 2015 at 6:37 PM

    You capture the beauty and love of this place so well Sherry. Well done.

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  15. UnknownSeptember 7, 2015 at 10:21 PM

    This is sheer magic. Great writing, and very powerful concept, or idea. The turning round 360 degrees I felt! ''Grandfather Cedar draped with old man's beard, eagle and murrelet, sea and sky, a wonderment of beauty wherever my eyes fell, mist-mountain magic, joy in my heart singing, nature the lover of my life.'' Simply amazing.

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  16. vivinfranceSeptember 7, 2015 at 11:20 PM

    You've expressed just my own joy in nature and landscape. A lovely haibun.

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  17. Kathy ReedSeptember 8, 2015 at 5:27 AM

    We are enthralled by nature...I just hope if there is an afterlife we are still able to enjoy it and be a part of it...lovely story, Sherry.

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  18. Sumana RoySeptember 8, 2015 at 7:09 AM

    a world of beauty sketched with heart...

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2015 at 8:03 AM

    lake shore to forest..nature in all its glory!

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  20. Maude LynnSeptember 8, 2015 at 8:42 AM

    Lovely, soothing stuff, Sherry.

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  21. mrs mediocritySeptember 8, 2015 at 12:19 PM

    That's my kind of journey :) a lovely word-picture, you made me see it.

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  22. lynn__September 8, 2015 at 2:00 PM

    What a beautiful place to be at home in the natural world...thanks for sharing your journey and introducing Grandfather too!

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  23. Rosemary Nissen-WadeSeptember 9, 2015 at 12:35 AM

    I feel the wonder! All of this lifts my spirits.

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  24. Brother OllieSeptember 9, 2015 at 4:18 AM

    that is indeed beauty - I dig the prosy style too.

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  25. LindaSeptember 9, 2015 at 8:08 AM

    So lovely and soothing.

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  26. grapelingSeptember 9, 2015 at 4:40 PM

    you're a natural with this form, Sherry ~

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  27. C.C.September 10, 2015 at 11:51 AM

    I love this description: "Grandfather Cedar draped with old man's beard"--it is so poetic and captivating....and the idea of Nature as your lover for life.....so apt and perfect :-)

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  28. kaykualaSeptember 12, 2015 at 5:03 AM

    It is respecting nature at its best. Those not bothered seems happy missing the fun!

    Hank

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  29. HannahSeptember 12, 2015 at 4:01 PM

    Every time I'm here I am moved by your words...this is such a beautiful piece...I love the circle you've placed in this the reverence...so lovely!

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  30. humbirdSeptember 12, 2015 at 6:09 PM

    I love this ' lake-scent and whisperings engraved on my heart.' very strong image! A little gem -your haibun, Sherry!

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  31. BodhiroseSeptember 12, 2015 at 8:19 PM

    I had no luck leaving a comment a couple of nights ago, Sherry, so hope this works. I love when you write of your country side because it comes from your heart and spills into mine. It's just entirely touching and beautiful. Gayle ~

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  32. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2015 at 9:42 PM

    This is amazing, Sherry. It has to be one of my favourites of yours to date. There is so much beauty to behold in nature.I have never understood those who are not interested in it.

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