When city voids me,
I flee to garden refuge.
Hummingbird dances.
Hummingbirds grace my garden with their astounding beauty, and whenever they show up, my heart does a little dance. This was one of the first haikus I wrote for my Hart Haiku blog.
Rejuvenate © Susan L Hart | From Hart Haiku Vol. 1.
The beautiful hummingbird photos are courtesy YanCabrera and ELG21, Pixabay. Isn’t nature wonderful?
Out of charred remains,
glimpses of green restore faith,
life’s will to survive.
Just as the the forest regenerates after a fire, so is humanity renewing itself after the affront of a pandemic. So it has always been after catastrophes, and so it shall be again. The will of nature and the human spirit to survive, adapt, revitalize, and thrive is astounding. This is creativity in its finest hour.
Does the forest grow back exactly as it was before? How can it? Neither will we. We are changed, and although humans often resist change, we had no choice – it was thrust upon us. Change is a very good thing. It gives us the opportunity to assess what wasn’t working, make improvements, or maybe even do a complete makeover if need be.
So are we currently undergoing a simple regeneration, or will it prove to be an astounding rebirth? This will depend greatly on certain choices we make along the way. What do you think?
haiku Regeneration © Susan L Hart | From Hart Haiku Vol. 1.
The crowd turns their back,
stamp of approval denied.
Conformity rules.
haiku, © Susan L Hart
A selection from my ebook Hart Haiku Vol. 1
The quote is from one of my all-time fave children’s books, The Little Prince. It contains a lot of wisdom for adults too!
Take a moment to get my free ebooks for a weekend read. You’ll discover a brand new one there called The Samurai’s Pen: Poetry for our times. I just released it this week; hope you like it! It’s #2 in The Humanity Series.
Susan L Hart| HartInspirations.com
Our telepathy
joins in a monumental
hello of two hearts.
I call, you come, and
brush gently against the boat,
crooning your love song.
Pausing a moment,
is that a wink I detect?
You flirt, then farewell!
Will you invite me
to frolic in frothing waves?
Besotted, I wait.
Susan L Hart 2023 | HartInspirations.com
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