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Branches on fire
Crackling like fire
The leaves steel themselves for the big fall.
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Breakfast run
Ran just long enough
To warrant a big breakfast
Not a step further
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Folly Beach
Crashing waves make a great playlist.
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Vacation math
5 on the coast + 2 bucks treasure =
Great start.
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Squirly
Black ice is nerve-wracking;
Nervous drivers more so.
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Friction is
A lovely day spoiled by blisters.
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Fat. Muscle.
Fat. Muscle. Strength. Will.
At 105 degrees everything wilts.
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Proud
“Another hardcore American” he says, as we pass in the driving rain.
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Hydration
The river’s water level is normal but mine is
low.
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Gift that keeps on giving
65 degrees in December,
A belated Christmas gift.
Swim, bike, run: expressed through haiku and senryu. Triathletes (and other swimmers, runners, and cyclists) are accustomed to spending a long time with their thoughts. Sometimes they listen to music, make grocery lists, repeat mantras, or even pray. We all observe the world around us. I decided to catalog some of my experiences. Maybe you can relate and maybe you'll enjoy and even share some of your own. "Where's the 5-7-5?", you ask. If you're like me you learned that Haiku is a form of poetry with three lines and 17 syllables. It's a little more complicated (and simple) than that. Traditional haiku poems, whose subject matter is typically nature, contain fewer than 17 syllables. And "senryu" is very similar to haiku but the subject is typically more human-centric. You can learn more at the Haiku Society of America (www.hsa-haiku.org) which puts together a very nice annual collection of some of the best examples of this genre.
