Lately, I’m all about National Parks! On Monday I started a returning blog series exploring the National Parks to which we have visited. The first park to be explored was Haleakala National Park on Maui.
Secondly, I am working on a National Parks quilt that is turning out to be huge! I was just sewing the borders on the edges this morning when I saw the panel for Joshua Tree National Park. It inspired the following Haiku:
Joshua Tree
Oh, Joshua Tree
Your prickly arms cannot hug
Tall in the desert
This got me to thinking about haiku I could write for the other National Parks on my quilt. There are eight panels, each honoring one of our beautiful national parks.
Rocky Mountain National Park
Longs Peak fills the sky
Jagged, Smooth, Green, Snow-Covered
Even in July
Haleakala Volcano
Brown sleeping giant
Rising above the ocean
Otherworldly sight
The Everglades
Corkscrew Swamp Refuge
Gators, crocks, a turtle, too.
Water Everywhere
Badlands
Horizon of stone
Timeless landscape beckoning
Layered for eons
Great Smokey Mountains
Shrouded in dense fog
Lifting to reveal emeralds
Living forest gems
White Sands
White like snow but not
Treasure in New Mexico
Still harboring plants
There are a few panels on my quilt that we have yet to visit. And, many more parks that beckon us. I will continue to compile my National Parks haiku. They will help me to remember the beauty that our country holds. A beauty we must preserve.
Today is Poetry Friday. It is hosted by Bookseedstudio. Thank you!
The Apples in My Orchard 
These are fabulous–I especially love “layered in eons.”
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Thanks so much! I am going to add these to a poetry compilation that I am working on.
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This is a fabulous collection. Corkscrew Swamp is my favorite! When I went there, there was very little water. But, still a great visit. I want to see this quilt you wrote about.
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Thank you! I loved it there too but it’s been quite a long time, probably over 20 years. I will post a photo of the quilt when it’s done. Thanks for your interest and support!
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I LOVE that you are making a national parks quilt. How very cool.
Did you see the Planet Earth about deserts? Your haiku that mentions “still harboring plants” makes me want to watch that again.
l especially like the line “horizon of stone.” Beautiful!
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Thank you so much! No, I have not seen that episode of Planet Earth. I will have to look to see if I can get to it on streaming. I’d like to see it now. I appreciate knowing which lines of the haiku spoke to you!
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