The Hudson surges against the black boulders of the Nyack Beach shoreline. A woosh of water on stone is a chant in rhythm to the river’s tide.
Frankie bikes around a bend in the dirt-and-granular track. We follow on foot, content to be left behind for a time.
Hook Mountain
Casts a wide shadow
Wind caressing waves
first published in Image Curve, August 8, 2014
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I like the dark shapes, the black boulders of the Nyack Beach shoreline and the wide shadow of Hook Mountain, and the sounds, the ‘woosh of water on stone’ and the ‘wind caressing waves’ – your haibun has transported me, Frank!
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Thank you, Kim! 😀
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Perfect in its brevity. Beautiful haiku.
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Thank you, Sarah! 😀
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Excellent haibun Frank. Loved how you captured the mountain in your haiku.
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Thanks, Rob! 😀
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Utterly gorgeous write, Frank! ❤️
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Thank you, Sanaa! 😀
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Beautiful!
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Thank you! 😀
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That chant seems beautiful against this backdrop — I like how you picture the scene in this comfortable space. A lovely, lovely haiku to complement the prose! 🙂
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Thank you, Anmol! 😀
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This is lovely Frank. I adore this line: A woosh of water on stone is a chant in rhythm to the river’s tide.
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Thank you, Linda! 🙂
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Such a beautiful spot, a tranquil moment, well captured.
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Thank you, Sherry! 🙂
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Nice short haibun, Frank. I am always amazed how the east coast folk call their hills as mountains. Make a mountain out of a molehill.
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LOL, Jim! If their elevations top 1000 feet, we call them mountains. 🙂 Thanks for the read!
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Love how you placed yourself in the scenery.. we cannot just observe, we have to live the landscape
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I like that idea of living the landscape! Thanks, Bjorn! 🙂
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Makes me want to go find this spot, Frank. So peaceful. A nice write.
Pat
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