Heath on the Rosebud foreshore by Port Phillip Bay on the Mornington Peninsula
Ravaged by salt winds
Deprived of gifts from rich soils
Blinded by hot suns
Stands up to hot suns
Clings to the hope of pale sands
Heath on the foreshore
For more information on heaths in my world of Victoria, Australia, see HERE!
Linking to:
Carpe Diem ~ A Daily Haiku Meme ~ Heath
Sensational Haiku Wednesday ~ Traditional ~ About Nature
13 comments:
A real testament to nature - I like that very much.
I love this two haikus - and the meaning behind.
best regards
isabella
A tribute to Mother Nature ... very nice penned.
Heath plants are truly amazing in the conditions they can withstand.
a couple of strong haiku. speaks of courage, endurance and hope
Oh yes, you captured the landscape so well here. Thank you :)
myriad faces of nature, destroying, nurturing!
very well written!
Untended
The strength and the tenacity is overwhelming! Nicely Gemma!
Hank
Wonderful haiku Gemma.
those haiku were a mouthful! complex beauty!
What everyone else said.
The great diversity of nature -
Something always grows where nothing else will.
Cheers!
JzB
I enjoyed your haiku...
heath is a word I am not used to using...thank you for a lovely poem
a determined heath, personified so well!
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