Haibun/Haiku on Nature
Write a haibun at dVerse on any subject- I wanted to capture the power of nature. This weekend there was a terrible tragedy at sea over on the other side of the coast where the seas were very high and powerful. A fishing charter boat- The Francie capsized or similar crossing the bar, there were 11 aboard, three survived and the bodies of 7 recovered,one is still missing. The power of nature is not to be scoffed at. I hope I did them justice in my short Haiku. God rest their souls. XXXX
In terms of rough seas in summertime I have experienced the terrifying forces of nature, a long time ago 1985 I was crossing the English Channel from Deauville to Poole with my parents in a 26ft yacht, a Dufour, very skittish even with extra ballast. There was a ferocious storm and the waves were very powerful and we were knocked off course and struggled for more than 12 hours to stay upright, we finally made safe harbour near Brighton after 36 hours at sea, the last 12sailing up and down a 5 mile stretch trying to locate where we were, there was a dangerous sandspit called Selsey Bill that we didn’t want to run aground on. We survived though, harnessed to the boat. We were fortunate.
Francie
Darkened seascape
Heaving, the Boat braves the Bar
Spills her load to death
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Hi.. Allison.. first..
a quick note.. the
link you provided
takes one to the
Word Press New post screen..
anyWay.. i found
you with
Google..
no problem..
Now to
your
poem..
Hurricanes
in Florida surely
make the power kNown
of Nature in its awesome
Force.. wHere Ivan of 2004
took
down
the iNfrastructure
in one winds swipe..
funny thing..
WE neighbors
had a cook-out
for the first time
ever with Hurricane outAges..
proving what’s missing overall
in life these days with front porches
rarely
used
iN home AC/DC
eNtertainment lives..:)
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Many thanks. New to this…we survived Hurricane Charley in 2004..Friday 13 August…it was very forceful. Many thanks.XXX
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My pleasure.. My
FriEnd.. and yes..
i remember.. Charley
As another potential
Threat to the Navy Station
i worked at that year..:)
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we still had a beautiful holiday at Cocoa Beach and took the girls to Orlando Disney, they were only 5…it was magical.
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SMiLes.. great!..:)
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Excellent work! I hope you correct your link as it goes to the dVerse stats but I found you through google. I’m glad you joined us. Welcome!
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My goodness! I am glad you survived and were fortunate in such circumstances.
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The same night Simon le Bon’s boat “Drum” capsized and lost its Keel it was a lot bigger than ours…we were like proverbial peas in a drum…This article is about “Drum”
http://www.arnoldclarkdrum.com/about-us/
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Oh, my, how scary. I wouldn’t be a good sailor at all.
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Nature can be magnificent but we must never underestimate the power.
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That’s one of the reasons I prefer land.
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The sea is a force of nature…she can be kind and cruel. Always sad to hear o floss of life.
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It is very sad, they still need to recover one body. Thanks for reading.
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No problem
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Wow! Excellent story and haiku.
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“Spills her load” sigh. I think of a time when “by ocean” was the only option – planes are scary enough.
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This is an excellent way of bringing even more proximity to the loss at sea, your story reflected in that horrible news.
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First of all, I’m struggling with 1985 being a long time ago because that makes me old. Great description of the event. Glad it ended well.
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I am 50…I don’t even know how that happened…it went so fast. I don’t feel 50…
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Your story was like a wrestle with nature. Thank goodness you were safe in the end. The haiku is powerful.
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Thankyou so much. XX
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