Montana mountains
marvel me with rugged peaks
water blue as topaz.
Bear grass blossoms
a mountain spray of stars
invite travelers in.
Lone kayak streams
rock mosaic reflection
private piece of heaven
I understand why Basho turned to haiku to capture moments in nature. They are just too big to write big about. Last week, my husband and I spent July 4th with my friend Dani and her husband, Randy, hiking in Glacier Park. A note about Dani: We meet through a Voxer group and Twitter chats with #G2Great. It means so much to me to have a close friend so far away. What a joy to get our guys together and spend time in a magnificent wonderland! These pictures say it all, beauty and majesty, and all that is good.
The pics are breathtaking! They make me want to go to Glacier. So fun to have met a close friend through social media. And I love your haiku, especially the first one and the photo that goes with it.
I am overjoyed that you and Jeff were able to come and discover just what you did: the beauty and majesty of Montana! What fun we all had. Memories to last a lifetime. Your haiku are beautiful, and I too agree that there is far too much to try and express in another form of poetry. Especially loved “rock mosaic reflection”…spot-on!
Dani mentioned “rock mosaic reflection” – and I noticed that line, too. I also really appreciated your observation about Basho and how haiku in its smallness is suited to nature in its fullness.
The colors of the lake reflect the colors of the rocks underneath.
I love Glacier National Park! And I must agree that the vistas and all this park contains are indeed just “too big to write big about!”
Beautiful post with awe-inspiring pictures and descriptive haikus.
Beautiful haiku to celebrate the Montana you experienced in July! Bravo!
Beautiful images and haiku. This makes me want to explore the West coast more.
How wonderful that you and Dani connected on line and now IRL. Your post– pictures and words–is beautiful. I love these lines: “I understand why Basho turned to haiku to capture moments in nature. They are just too big to write big about.” You’ve certainly captured natural wonders in your haiku, distilling each experience to its essence. I especially love that “mountain spray of stars.”
Your photos and haiku “marvel me,” Margaret! I agree, haiku is the perfect form to capture this stunning landscape! Montana is on our bucket list. Maybe next year. Thank you for sharing!
What a great idea. Love your photos with a haiku. 🙂
Yay Montana! What a beautiful place! I’m thinking about Glacier National Park for our next big vacation. Wise words here about haiku and how very big nature is when we try to write about it.