Montara State Beach sits just north of the town of Half Moon Bay, California along the historic Pacific Coast Highway 1. Today’s post is dedicated to a friend who I learned recently was severely injured in a fall and is fighting to regain the ability to walk. I hope the spirit imbues me with something cool today. This will not be strict Haiku so if you are a purist, you might want to leave now 
scratching at the surface now
trying hard to understand
how
so much that goes misunderstood
and why it leads to doubt
perhaps
that doubt is only in me
and I hope it is true
shucks is a word
that should not have left so soon
the vernacular’s spinning carousel
why is such a good word
gone from playgrounds
and school halls
aww shucks, jive my corn
and whittle me a new word
damn this battery
said the man with the apple
she sighed and kept painting
all alone we were
at the end of the afternoon
on this lovely stretch
no worries
while in other parts
there were big concerns
Indian music
Mexican food
Georgian wine
punitive measures
lying liars
food fights
fiction
and fucking
The Happiest Place in the World?
A boy on a rock
Just like that came the fog
Pelicans in Formation
Temperature Plummets
Day is Dusk
The wildest flowers
cannot for a moment
grasp the wildness
of the nearby sea
combers combing
for no reason but to comb
so many images from a day so unscripted
from a life so uncontrolled
Just as it came, the fog lifted
The hard work to endure the dark night of the soul
came just before the truth
The sea birds with their feet tapping
made me know it could be done
This was just temporary
This good and bad, dark and light
stuff we are made of.
We clamor so loudly and the surf and sand
mute us accordingly and appropriately
healing is as much a realization as it is
a conscious act of the will
Oh, as usual, beautiful words and beautiful images…PERFECT!
you are way too kind! thank you
I really love your pictures. They capture the tranquility of this place. I love the color of the sand against the ocean particularly.
you are very kind and cool to say that. Thank you for enjoying my blog I appreciate it very much.
Cheers,
M
Beautiful – loving your photos:) Happy Tuesday!
You know this is good stuff…love the images
thanks boomie..you know I love to hear from you
Those are some fun haikus. Love the pictures! That stretch of coast is so beautiful!
Thank you very much Nurse Frugal! How are things in your world?
Lovely, that first image is just, well, stunning!
you are very kind. How are things on the island?
Things are awesome here, thank you!
6th picture from the top, the birds the water, the sand…. that picture is fab, i could write loads about it…. I like all you’ve written and sincerely hope that you friend comes back to 100% health. Hugs your way.x.
thanks Nemesis! yeah, the sky went that blue and that clear for only the briefest moment and I got the birds and the surf. It was a lucky shot (the best ones always seem to be)