murray river flows
rippling broadly as a smile
whilst snagging toes
An even more sombre third line might be ‘whilst taking souls’. For example, of thousands of US and Australian airmen trained to be paratroopers, or to fly B24 Liberators etc. in WWII, there were more casualties from swimming in the Murray than from flying, firearms training or parachuting accidents. Beware of snags indeed.
‘ man’s enduring flood
dead forest of rotted gums
eerie overlay
‘ man ~> human
Lake Mulwala on the Murray river was created in 1939 to provide water for irrigating the Hume region of Victoria and Riverina region of New South Wales. Remnants of the flooded forest remain, adding an eerie aspect to the otherwise beautiful lake.
through the ferns softly
whipbirds flick out a welcome *
crows call out vrark vrark
* To hear an Eastern Whipbird
https://ebird.org/species/easwhi1?siteLanguage=en_GB
The Toolangi State Forest, which contains the Yea River, was once thought of as an exemplar of sympathetic logging of native forest in Victoria. Since controlled logging of native timbers ceased, it seems funds to care for State forests are harder to come by.
A pity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toolangi_State_Forest
Yarra river mud
flows clear huckleberry free
up in Warburton
It might be a bit muddy, but the Yarra is not toooo bad in Melbourne.
local stream trickles
bad floods and bushfires up north
dandy summer’s cool
upstairs a cafe
here on the steps at Somers
alone in the world
cascades of wonder
water falls with perfect pitch
reels of dance in mind
a moving haiku
honouring beautiful garden
for all to enjoy
stillness of camera
nature's essence in image
brings mind to focus
water beats camera
shutter speed doesn’t matter
still photo magnet
flowers balance on plates
riding atop fountain waves
lotus in circus
the sun hides in clouds
shadows loiter in the eaves
pond presents still life
iced wind anarchy
hard rain wallows in excess
sunshine in rehab
Culture cliff note:
Sunshine is an improving suburb of Melbourne. Whilst it's got a lot going for it, the Goodmigrations web site says it 'has a high violent crime rate and a high property crime rate for Melbourne'. At a guess, drug related.
I yearn for tai hu
a side effect of photos
homesickness-in-law
In a way it is gratifying to see that the Wiki_pics in the link below are not much better than mine. But photos never seem to do justice to Tai Hu.
beauty such as this
burnishes the bittered soul
buffs a tarnished heart
step into my heart
chilled by Europe’s beauties
yearning yet for gums
Dja Dja Wurrung is the indigenous name for Daylesford and surrounds. The area was radically transformed by the 1850s gold rush and ongoing annexation of indigenous land for agriculture, the settlement of European migrants and the development of industries. The scale of destruction of native bush and people was vast and brutal.
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