Tag: nature

Posted in Haiga, Haiku, March 2015

Bird of Paradise

Posted on by Leonas Lines
Bird of Paradise flower and haiku
Original Poetry by Leona J. Atkinson ©2015
Original Photograph by Carol Ronek ©2015

* “Bird of Paradise symbolizes joyfulness. It also symbolizes magnificence.
It can also be used to indicate exciting and wonderful anticipation.”
*quote from Flower Meanings at the Flower Expert.com

A friend of mine is currently spending some time in Los Angeles, CA. and on one of her daily walks she captured this picture of a Bird of Paradise plant growing on someone’s yard.
The official flower of Los Angeles is the Bird of Paradise.
She sent the picture to me and of course it prompted a haiku! 🙂

 

Posted in Haiga, Haiku, Haiku Horizons Weekly Prompt, January 2015

The Seasons Play

Posted on by Leonas Lines
Haiku--about the seasons
Original Poetry and Photograph by Leona J. Atkinson ©2015
(graphics added from clker.com)

Upon thinking about this week’s Haiku Horizon Challenge–Week 49–Prompt: Play , the weather inspired me to write this Haiku as it seems Spring is playing around with Winter here in our part of the country. The last few days we have had unseasonably warm weather in Portland, Oregon. The temps have been in the mid sixties and the air has had a springtime feel to it. The higher elevations are receiving even warmer weather!  The temps have been 68-70 degrees near Mt. Hood!  We know it’s too early for Winter to leave us but it seems Spring is trying to come back early!  I am definitely not complaining! 🙂

Posted in January 2015

Mt. Hood

Posted on by Leonas Lines
Mt. Hood--Oregon--Rictameter poem
Original Poetry and Photograph by Leona J. Atkinson ©2015

Oregon’s highest mountain–Mt. Hood  is also one of the loftiest mountains in our nation.
I feel blessed that I am able to live so close to it, visit it, and photograph it.