This weekend, I took a class on Haiku at the North Carolina Arboretum.
I’ve never written Haiku before, but I enjoyed it very much, particularly being in Nature on a beautiful, warm, sunny day in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
I thought I’d share a few of them here, and I hope you enjoy them.
Namaste,
Barbara
Cascading Water clear
White water falls down the steps
Water reflects sun

Linville Falls
Photograph and Copyright 2017 Barbara Mattio
Giggles bubbling up
Did you see, did you?
The sunshine is warm

Monarch Butterfly at the NC Arboretum Photograph and Copyright 2016 Barbara Mattio
Carolina Blue sky
Cotton ball clouds sail away
sunshine smiles upon Earth

Sky over the NC Arboretum
Photograph and Copyright 2016 Barbara Mattio
Fountain water drops
splashing into the garden pond
Insects dance in Fall

Fountain at the NC Arboretum
Photograph and Copyright 2016 Barbara Mattio
Walk on Mother Earth
Find new way to tred lightly
Reach up for the sky
Silence is illusion
Peering behind silent drape
Nature full symphony

Wildflowers at the NC Arboretum
Photograph and Copyright 2016 Barbara Mattio