Saturday Haiku: Mountain River

 

when snows have melted
sparkling river waters flow
through greening meadows

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Image: Untitled

Artist; Tony Bennett (Antony Benedetto)*

*Last August, the legendary Tony Bennett announced his retirement from performing at the age of 95. His career has spanned eight decades. Famous for his singing career, he has also had a passion for painting. Today's post is part of a series of haiku inspired by Mr. Bennett's artwork (when he paints, he uses his given name, Antony Benedetto).

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Saturday Haiku: River Morning

 

golden lantern sun
shines in river morning fog
greeting the boatman

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Photo by Michele Molstad "Sunrise over the train bridge in Riverside"

Retrieved from Alabama the Beautiful Facebook site and used with permission from the photographer.

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Saturday Haiku: River Sunset

On this holiday weekend, here is a favorite from my archives...

sometimes a river

encompasses all the world

as the sun goes down

  

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Photo,"Sunset in Alabama"
From "America's Amazon" at Camellia's Cottage blog



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Saturday Haiku: Sunset Calm

My high school algebra teacher used to say, "Show me your work." So today I decided to show you my work as I tried to come up with this week's haiku:

Li River resting

in Guilin’s ancient valley

with a sunset calm

with a sunset calm

the river valley resting

from the summer heat

sunset calm

river valley rests

summer settles

summer settles

as the river rests

in sunset calm

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Photo: Elephant Trunk Hill, Guilin, China



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Saturday Haiku: River Sunset

sometimes a river

encompasses all the world

as the sun goes down

  

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Photo,"Sunset in Alabama"
From "America's Amazon" at Camellia's Cottage blog



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Saturday Haiku: Foggy Evening

when the fog gathers

over the river at night

a light brings comfort

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Photo: "Foggy evening along the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa"

By Dennis Johnson at Dennis J Photography

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Saturday Haiku: Taking Leave

ancient mountains rise

beyond the river valley

summer takes its leave

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Photo: A view of the Tennessee River from Gorham's Bluff, Alabama

Credit: Charles Kinnaird

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Saturday Haiku: The River

flood waters rising

in the ancient river banks

calm, clear skies above

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Photo by Doug Nurnberger
Ocmulgee River @ Highway 16, Macon Georgia



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