Haiku and Photo Haiku by Jim Force
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below the surface
of the new reservoir
a forest of stumps
cloud shadows
rise and fall
across the foothills
drops of dew
along the garden path
entwined snails
magnetic north
the irresistible
call of nature
smoke-filled sky
a red moon clears
the horizon
summer breeze
the forest fills with songs
of rustling leaves
wind-blown juniper
every limb dead
save one
——————-photo haiku—————-
Photographer Jim Webster has given his permission for the use of his images in “endless list” and “trail’s end.”
“Mt. Rundle” photo and haiku are both mine.
the endless list
of side effects
climate change
a long day’s trek
there & back again
Mt. Rundle
trail’s end
how glorious
to be alive
——————bio & photo————–
Nika is the pen name of Dr. Jim Force, a retired educator.
Jim has been writing haiku and related works since the early 1990s.
His work has been widely published around the world.
He lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with his wife and their two cairn terriers.
Akita International Haiku Network 