March 06, 2007

Haiku - Earth


Lake, after a storm –
dark with earth, full of turtles
stirring in their mud.


(Thanks to
the women of
One Deep Breath
for their continuing inspiration.)


11 comments:

Regina said...

Is that a little baby turtle? How cute! It's amazing what can live in mud!

Anonymous said...

I love turtles. This is a great vision. Native Americans believe the Earth is balanced on the back of a turtle.

Tammy Brierly said...

Charming haiku! I love turtles ;)

Jodi said...

This is really sweet.

Shelley said...

Uh oh, I wasn't trying to evoke cuteness, or even sweetness... pesky turtles have hijacked my intended tone!

I was more going for muck and mud and the messiness of elemental and seasonal collisions...

Hmmm...

Becca said...

Shelley, obviously none of us can get past the image of all those cute little turtles, roiling around in the mud. Ewwww- now that I picture it, it's not really cute after all, but more messy and elemental!

Roswila said...

Both photo and ku are really enjoyable. Something so embracing about this post-storm scene you paint.

Crafty Green Poet said...

Very messy and elemental, but the turtles are cute...

Anonymous said...

Shelley, I will not mention turtles at all. Even Casco Bay, off the shore of Portland, Maine, looks like this after a heavy rain. The dirt comes from inland rivers flowing into the ocean. So it is a collision of fresh and salt water!

rel said...

Shelly,
Spring certainly stirs the pot so to speak. I see it as a stretching after the dormancy of winter...everything rushing together saying here, here, look at me. The turtles recognize opportunity earlier than some of us. ;-)
rel

Anonymous said...

Oh, how wonderful! I love the imagery of this one.