12, 000 years
carving through limestone
Genesee river
low-pitched roar
a saturating mist
soft on our skin
stair upon stair
spreading from the bottom
a rainbow
a long hike
how mesmorizing, this
falling water
even in
this stifling heat
Portage Falls
I’m hosting dVerse Poets’ MTB, where we write haiku sequences. The pub is open! Come join us!
This one is for my own current #Haikai Challenge, too!
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Categories: haikai, haiku community
water is powerful and light/fresh at the same time
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Indeed, it is! Thank you! 🙂
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Great work, Frank. And thanks for the prompt.
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Thank you, Ron! I’m glad you enjoyed my sequence and the prompt!
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A beautiful sequence Frank, I love how they cascade in rhythm with the falling water 🤗💙
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Thank you, Xenia! 🙂
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You’re very welcome! 🙂🙋♀️
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Sounds wonderful, i am in awe as i read
Thanks for dropping by to read mine
Much✏love
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Thank you, Gillena! 😀
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nice imagry frank. and they do fall along like the river…
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Indeed! Thanks! 😀
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The river is beautiful and the way you describe it is heavenly, Frank. Such evocative and wonderful writing. I also thank you for creating this prompt, it’s a very innovative writing challenge. Haikus are personally one of my least favorite poetic forms to write in, but your prompt inspired me to jump in and give it a shot. I thank you for that. ❤
Anyway. Excellent piece here with intrinsically raw imagery. I love it.
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Thank you, Lucy! 😀 I’m glad that you enjoyed the prompt!
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totally felt like a cascade of lines, words flowing and cooling … so delicious and refreshing!
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Thanks! 😀
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Lovely poem.
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Thank you! 😀
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kaykuala
One can picture the roar and feel the movements down to the valleys.. Great sequence Frank!
Hank
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Thank you, Hank! 😀
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What a beautiful place to visit! Your haiku describe it so very well!
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Thanks, Dwight! It really is a beautiful place!
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stair upon stair
spreading from the bottom
a rainbow
This is the most beautiful haiku…
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Thank you, Reena! 😀
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The haiku give the sense of movement, of stairs, in their sequencing – works so well with the subject.
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Thank you for the guided tour, Frank! Extremely atmospheric!
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I agree with Xenia about the way your sequence cascades in rhythm with the falling water, Frank. I love the appeal to the senses in:
‘low-pitched roar
a saturating mist
soft on our skin’
and the stunning image in:
‘stair upon stair
spreading from the bottom
a rainbow’.
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I like the way it follows the movement of the water falling. (K)
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Thanks, K! 🙂
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Gorgeous series and photo, Frank! I like the “stair upon stair” verse. Thanks for a fun prompt!
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My pleasure for the prompt, Lynn! Thank you, for your kind feedback! 🙂
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Letchworth is a beautiful place, and you honor it well. I visited it many times before (and since) moving from Western New York. It’s one of my favorite places.
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Thank you, Ken! 🙂
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Beautiful sequence with the rain and the rainbow. Thanks for hosting Frank!
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My pleasure, Grace! Thank you for your warm feedback! 🙂
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I like this sequence–the waterfall, the power of the water. I particularly like the third stanza about the rainbow. I can feel that mist. 😀
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Thanks, Merril! 😀
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I always think of the Lewis and Clark expedition when I hear the phrase, “portage of the falls.” Lovely details and the use of all your senses. ❤
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Thank you, Colleen😀
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A lovely sequence, Frank, and thanks for the prompt!
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Thank you, Eugenia! 😀
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You’re welcome, Frank! 😉
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Fabulous series and that photo is magnificent!
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Thanks, Jade! 😀
I used the Instagram layout app to combine three photos (one of each falls). Glad you like it!
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You are welcome, Frank, and thanks for the tip.
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