a poem in my pocket

Hubby and i are traveling cross-country to Alaska with our camper. I’m sharing our journey here with haiku/tanka and a few photos…whenever i get a round

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vast miles of forest

cut by cold stony rivers

reflected in lakes

sweet wilderness refresh in

beautiful b.c. rockies

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earth built by design

each mountain, ocean measured

Lord, we are humbled!

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rest in wildernes

grateful for livestream worship

home church blessing

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hammer clangs anvil

indigenous blacksmith works

coaxing coals to flame

natives’ wellness camp

drums thrum wild call in twilight

black bears dance

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boat’s prow cuts blue glass

of pristine lake’s reflection

cruising on mirror

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abundant snowfall

in Whitecourt, Whitehorse, White Pass

winter in a word

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rush for klondike gold

icy stairs up chilkoot pass

move ton of grubstake

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evergreens rustle

glimpse tawn fur of animal

young buck crosses path

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alaskan hunger

fresh pink salmon on blue plate

at the fat mermaid

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misty mountains drive

matanuska glacier passed

mystery concealed

glacier receding

like old fisherman’s hairline

rough moraine exposed

even permafrost can thaw

leaving roads to heave in wave

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view obfuscated

perhaps great mountain is myth

denali’s cloud shroud

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sizzle of bacon

hubby fries pancakes outdoors

pure maple sweetness

fall colors appear

fireweed blooms to red stem tip

chill air turns hearts south

…it’s time to head home!