Hikers, hello!
It’s National Haiku Month so we’re celebrating our February hikes through poetry. You’re probably familiar with the 5-7-5 syllable format but not all haiku poems require this! They need only be short, unrhymed and evoke natural imagery.
Our first haiku commemorates our cold morning hike at Howard Colman Hall Creek.
the wind sent shivers
down our backs as we trudged up
the shadowy hills
Our next poem celebrates our winter hiking series “Cocoa & Company.”
snowflakes fall as I
sip and hike; my cup
runneth over
We kickstarted our city hiking series at Haskell Park in downtown Rockford.
in the heart of the park
an unbreakable boulder
is weighted with history
Our nighttime snow sculpture hike at Sinnissippi Park was refreshing and fun.
the rock river runs as
snow sculptures glow
under the moon
Colored Sands and Sugar River Alder connect so we hiked for two miles in each preserve.
colored sands
concealed by snow will soon sweeten
sugar river
Have you seen the barred owl at Funderburg?
a barred owl soared and
screeched from his tree towers;
a wise land acknowledgement
We rode bikes at 7:00 a.m. on Valentine’s Day on the snow-laden trails at Snow Park of Alpine Hills.
early birds
pedal beneath the morning sky
fly into our hearts
Were you on one of our hikes? Did you write about it? If so, we hope you share it with us!. Whether you’re a poet or not, we thank you for reading! See you on the trails!
