Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Skagit Valley




Skagit Valley Tulips, image:  Wikimedia Commons


end of snow
tulips
inherit the earth


Copyright © 2013 Jennifer Wagner


For Carpe Diem #144.  Every year about this time the Skagit Valley Tulips start doing their thing!

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

and there's nothing meek about them is there.
Lovely image and haiku. Thank you for sharing :)

brudberg said...

tulips come
fiesting deers
consume it all

I loved your haiku

Rick.Daddario said...

aloha Jennifer - the word "meek comes to mind when i read this. the meek tulip. interesting that it can stand up to winter in this way. cool.

Brian Miller said...

woohoo! you go tulips....love all the colors and how they go forever in some places.....very nice....

ha and the deer do the same at my place brudberg

Mark said...

The Bible says that the meek will inherit the earth, so I suppose tulips are meek?

Last Snowflake

adhi das said...

ur writing as beautiful as the tulips...amazing picture..GOD<3U

Optimistic Existentialist said...

How amazing it would be to walk through this field!!

Janet Martin said...

Gorgeous!

Sadia Khan said...

Beautiful pic and the words go beautifully with it :)

Maggie Grace said...

Beautiful haiku and breathtaking vision of tulips!

Anonymous said...

spring takes over
leaving winter to melt away
in meekness



Chèvrefeuille said...

Awesome haiku.

Last snow of winter
the garden's exploding in colors -
Tulips blooming

Anonymous said...

I like your verb selection - inherit

Sherry Blue Sky said...

SOOOOOOOOOO beautiful. Ours arent out yet - but soon!

Lisa A. Williams said...

Love this haiku!

Anonymous said...

We are awaiting our tulip festival. Lovely haiku.

Wendy Bourke said...

beautiful and profound.

Unknown said...

so much said in just a few beautiful words!