winter storms
smash break and flow
natures tears
This is a view of The Twelve Apostles, a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of The Port Campbell National Park in Western Victoria. This is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Australia and is often visited by mini bus loads of international travellers on one day trips from Melbourne. There were originally only nine stacks when the name was given and one has been totally eroded, the rest will follow over time. Good news for a long term tourist industry is that further coastal erosion will see new stacks created , who knows, for a while there may be 12.
To learn more visit http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/port-campbell-national-park
This haiku is my contribution to RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge 133 Flow&Tear. To see many other haiku inspiring flowing tears visit https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2017/01/23/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-133-flowtear/
Living near water can certainly be amazing. I could hear the storm as I read this.
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thanks Annette, this place is way down the west coast of Victoria, near where I grew up as a teenager.
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Beautiful, fantastic coastline. At first glance I thought you were on holiday and photographing the coast of Oregon (looks similar to me anyway), but I’m no geologist!
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Thanks Agnes. This was my local coastline as I grew up. I have never been to the USA and given current politics i double if I will in the future now.
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I like the way you can read tears two ways. I also enjoyed reading about the rock phenomena.
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Thanks Janice, I only realised that double play after I finished, it was not planned.
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A stunning coastline and your haiku captures the wild weather beautifully :o)
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Thanks Xenia, this is indeed wild coast, hundreds of ships were wrecked here across the C19th.
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Those are some rough tears, Denis. Good one! 🙂
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Thanks Vashti. Not as rough as some of the tears being shed in the USA currently!!!
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Wahaha I’ve been there like 3 times and could never find all 12 *LOL* Your caption is so fitting.
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On your 4th visit there will probably be new ones
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