Sacred Peak

finished writing for today. painting this…

Sacred Peak — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:51:18 GMT

finished writing for today. painting this afternoon. now, #tea time. GM.

blowing
across the prairie —
winds speaking prairie

#GM #teachain
#haiku #poetry
#micropoetry
#photography

clear blue sky with a few…

Sacred Peak — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:19:44 GMT

clear blue sky with a few fluffy clouds, windy, with a cup of #tea. GM.

silence —
a raven croaks!
and its echo

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#poetry #micropoetry
#photography
#teachain
#grownostr

the winds are blowing out our…

Sacred Peak — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 14:00:19 GMT

the winds are blowing out our Indian summer weather. time for #tea. GM.

autumn slumber —
leaves falling in dreams
that fall away

#GM #haiku #micropoetry
#poetry #fall #photography
#teachain

it's supposed to…

Sacred Peak — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:05:30 GMT

it's supposed to
get to 20C today
the leaves keep falling. GM.

autumn leaves
don't fall inside smartphones
you know?

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#origami #haiku
#poetry #micropoetry
#teachain

it's a cool blue sky…

Sacred Peak — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:50:53 GMT

it's a cool blue sky here today. i'm waiting for the kettle to boil so i can drink some kamairicha tokusen #tea. GM.

fall's
growing darkness —
the leaves pile up

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#teachain #haiku
#micropoetry #poetry
#autumn #fall

brrr, it's cold outside. #tea…

Sacred Peak — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:08:12 GMT

brrr, it's cold outside. #tea time. 🏋️ GM.

lacking
an old pond or a frog —
a leaf blows by

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#micropoetry #poetry
#teachain #photography

overnight light snow. having a cup…

Sacred Peak — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 15:21:25 GMT

overnight light snow. having a cup of #tea; just finishing off my writing for the day. GM.

falling
into water, each snowflake
loses itself

#teachain #haiku
#micropoetry #poetry
#photography #GM

it's still warm here but…

Sacred Peak — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 13:35:17 GMT

it's still warm here but the snow is supposed to arrive today. 🌨️🏔️it's also time to buy some more #tea. lots of magpies chitchatting outside. GM

candlelight —
my nameless shadow
flickers

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#poetry #teachain
#photography

these hostas are about to freeze…

Sacred Peak — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:26:52 GMT

these hostas are about to freeze then melt. snow on the forecast this weekend. #tea forecast this morning. GM.

a cranefly —
fluttering up my pant leg
autumn leaves

#photography #haiku
#micropoetry #poetry
#plantstr #GM
#teachain

the cats are basking in the…

Sacred Peak — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:02:40 GMT

the cats are basking in the fall sun, #tea time. late GM.

a dog running —
through the leaves
the voice of autumn

#haiku #micropoetry
#poetry #photography
#teachain

#tea and cats. the leaves continue…

Sacred Peak — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:29:55 GMT

#tea and cats. the leaves continue to fall. GM

how many before —
and after this leaf falls?
autumn winds

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#micropoetry #catstr
#photography #teachain

settling back into Mountain Time. glad…

Sacred Peak — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:05:22 GMT

settling back into Mountain Time. glad to be back in #Alberta and sipping a cup of houjicha #tea. GM.

the robin calls
"cheerily... cheerily" —
before the hard frost

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#micropoetry #photography
#plantstr #teachain

we had a nice #coffee at…

Sacred Peak — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:57:01 GMT

we had a nice #coffee at Négociants this morning and a fantastic lunch at Prairial. walked around and did some shopping. ended up walking 18 kilometres. my feet are throbbing. GM.

early morning walk
the shop keepers spray away —
last night

#GM #coffeechain
#photography #haiku
#micropoetry #poetry
#lyon #france #nostrfr

stopped along the route for a…

Sacred Peak — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:02:59 GMT

stopped along the route for a not too bad #coffee.

stopped in Valence today. we have a rooftop view, so it's tera-cotta roman tiled roofs, old TV antennas and pigeons. the church steeple with its coq gaulois is off in the distance.

i'm not in the mood to write today so i'm doing it anyway. that's a part of the practice of writing. onward to Lyon tomorrow.

GM.

alley cat —
he makes a right turn
then lights a cig

#GM #haiku #micropoetry
#photography #Valence
#nostrfr #france #coffeechain

having a lovely time enjoying the…

Sacred Peak — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 08:24:03 GMT

having a lovely time enjoying the view and a cup of #coffee. these cypress trees have the right idea. GM

silently
enjoying the view again —
lucky cypress

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#haiku #poetry #micropoetry
#GM #france
#bormeslesmimosas
#coffeechain

this town is really pretty, built…

Sacred Peak — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:22:15 GMT

this town is really pretty, built onto the hill. walking by the church, there was singing inside so i went in and the priest welcomed me, we shook hands. there were about a dozen people singing a hymn. i was touched/moved and shed a couple tears. had a #coffee along the route at a busy bakery. tomorrow is our last day in Provence. next we head up the Rhone to Valence overnight then Lyon (fave). GM.

autumn heat —
a cypress tree points
to saturn

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#micropoetry #poetry
#france #nostrfr
#coffeechain #GM

we took the 9am boat to…

Sacred Peak — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:57:03 GMT

we took the 9am boat to Porquerolles (île) this morning. we went back on the 11:30am. the island is beautiful but overrun with obese boomers and bike rental shops. had a very nice #coffee and breakfast on the island. other than that... cringe. the Côte d'Azure is not our favourite place to be. GM.

a dog wags
its tail between its legs —
rough seas

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#haiku #poetry #micropoetry
#france #nostrfr
#photography

wandered around town this morning after…

Sacred Peak — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:19:39 GMT

wandered around town this morning after stopping for #coffee. the Mistral arrived so temperatures are a bit lower for the next few days. GM.

his robes
blowing in the wind
a monk

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#france #nostrfr #photography
#coffeechain #grownostr

looks like the vendange already took…

Sacred Peak — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:24:22 GMT

looks like the vendange already took place down here. we drove by a lot of vinyards on the way to Saint Martin. had a late #coffee after lunch. now, i'm drinking a glass of local rosé while I write my daily 5 #haiku. GM.

the cypress' shadow
stretches toward sunset —
fall in Provence

#photography #wine #haiku
#GM #poetry #micropoetry
#coffeechain #grownostr

Ben Justman🍷

last day here in the Alps.…

Sacred Peak — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:10:27 GMT

last day here in the Alps. #tea at home then #coffee in town. i love you guys, especially the ones i disagree with. GM.

the Alps in autumn —
do you hear it?
a leaf tumbles

#GM #france #nostrfr
#autumn #haiku #poetry
#micropoetry #photography
#teachain #coffeechain
#grownostr