Three Haiku and a Blessing
March 3, 2021
Three Haiku and a Blessing
By Amba Gale
I.
Across the still lake
Cloud Eagle swoops ‘neath snow trees.
Forest and falls call.
II.
Branches shape a heart,
frame the lake, the trees, the sky,
singing, “all is well.”
III.
A heart to look through
across the lake. A new view:
trees and clouds and snow.
Blessing:
May our day
of slow sauntering
amidst the evergreens,
the Fir, the Spruce
soften
into smoothness
my heart.
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