in cool shade
hot pavement steps away
I gaze up and hope
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Yesterday I was drawn to stop on a county road to search for purple flowers that I have been seeing along roadways. The coolness was a pleasant relief–though the ground was bone dry and there were signs of dead leaves and grass starved for moisture. I love looking up into a forest canopy dappled by sunlight. So I directed my camera upwards to share the experience.
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Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge #109: hope & up
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I like the hope in your post.
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In the words of apparently my generation, I would have to say that this is Amaze-ballz’.’ Truly another great example of exemplary writing!
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Nature’s beauty also brings hope to my heart. Lovely post, Janice. ❤
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Thanks Olga…the air itself and in this case cooler air is like a tonic.
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The heat wave this summer is hard to endure at times. I noticed some trees in this area are turning yellow due to lack of rain. Sad! Glad you found a respite in nature.
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The heat wears me down…not a fan at all. And there are trees losing leaves here and some looking dead…it is sad. Hoping for a thunderstorm tonight…hoping once again…
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It wears me down too. Hard to enjoy the summer.
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Lovely photo and haiku.
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Thank you 🙂
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Great haiku Janice and a cool image,(as in cooling type cool)
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Yes the forest shade is cool 🙂 Thanks Denis.
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