Thump

thump
a pine cone
drops

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Photo: Willamette National Forest, c.b.w. 2006

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020

Wait

cold wind
seagulls lie in wait
waves crash

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Photo: Thor’s Well, Cape Perpetua, Oregon, c.b.w. 2016

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2020

cold wind
stand with me
and don’t let go

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Photo: Portland, Oregon, c.b.w. 2016

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2019

waves rush
a silent shore
thunder

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Photo: Cape Perpetua, Oregon, c.b.w. 2015

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2019

leaves
touched by the sun
a single breath

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Photo: Oregon, c.b.w. 2015

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2019