park bench
evening meditation
with geese
in a line
gazing at eternity
a winged flock
moving as one
from shore to lake to sky
interbeing
~
©2018 Ontheland
In a recent post at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai Chevrefeuille shares a photo and haiku about a favourite park bench near his home. This inspired me to share these recent photos taken at a favourite park bench near my home.
The final haiku uses the word ‘interbeing’, a word coined by Thich Nhat Hahn, referring to the interconnectedness or interdependence of all life and phenomena. I am linking this post to Frank Tassone’s Haikai Challenge #40 Independence where independence and interdependence are the themes.
Ontheland 
So beautiful Janice, both poem and pictures. There is such peace within.
Miriam
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Thank you, Miriam 🌺
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Beautiful pictures from your park, Janice and lovely poems and explanation to accompany the images. It never ceases to amaze me how they seem to move as one – perfect coordination! They look serene but geese always make me wary – reckon I wouldn’t get much peace to meditate! Happy Weekend and enjoying the outdoors! 😀🌺
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Thank you Annika. These were peaceful geese all lined up quietly on the shore. The pictures actually are a series taken close in time…the first before I sat down, the second when I sat down and the final one after a while when they left the shore travelling in a line. They were so peaceful and ‘orderly’ that evening…I stayed on my bench and not one approached me…(I know to not get too close 😉 🌼🌻🌺
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #2: Janice’s latest haiku sequence for Carpe Diem and my current #haikai challenge!
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Thank you again for the prompt 🙂
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A beautiful evening meditation Janice, gorgeous photographs too – I love how the geese move as one :o) xxx
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Thank you Xenia…their standing and moving as one was impressive 🙂
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Another Fantastic, Extraordinary series! (@–>–)
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Thank you, Dorna
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I read about that concept–interbeing–somewhere also recently. It’s a good one.
The way the landscape creates layers in your photos is wonderful. Beautiful colors too. (K)
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Thank you…I suddenly remembered Interbeing…it seems to say more than interconnected.
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It does.
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I love your photos and the haiku connected to them. Awesome …
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Thank you, I loved the prompt 🙂
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