Here are some examples given by Chèvrefeuille:
mineral baths
at night the many colors
in dreamsmoonlight
around the hot springs
dried saltsoul bathing
in hot springs
desert stars© Jane Reichhold
I love water ... my Japanese master would say because my water element is kyo since my fire element is jitsu (but perhaps I'll talk about kyo and jitsu in another post ;-) ) Water is the element of life from the oriental point of view. Each person is born with a limited amount of water element and when it's gone we leave this world. But we can preserve our water element in many different ways and what better way than bathing in a hot spring!
When I was a youngster, my family went by car from Illinois to Alaska (where my "new" dad was posted) through Canada then along the ALCAN highway, in the fall of 1966. It's one of those bright memories in an otherwise dark period of my life. When we reached the ALCAN we went to Liard Hotsprings. A beautiful Provincial Park with wooden walkway through the woods that leads the trekker to the bathes. This video reminded me a lot of that walk I took some 40 years ago. Now, the bathing area has been refurburshed I'm told and I've seen the photos... they have metal railing now instead of wood ones, which might be sturdier ... but when the temps go down to minus 50 C, I wouldn't want to touch them with wet hands!
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mystic walkway
through the Canadian woods
Liard Hotsprings
through the Canadian woods
Liard Hotsprings
warm memories
dreaming of rugged moutains
living water in the woods
dreaming of rugged moutains
living water in the woods
fire, water and ice
bathing in the hotsprings
in the dead of winter
golden leaves tumble
warm water soothes the soul
troubles drift away
warm water soothes the soul
troubles drift away
For Petriolo a hot spring in Italy
under the fall moon
sipping wine in the hotsprings
soft whispering leaves
sipping wine in the hotsprings
soft whispering leaves
lovers hold hands
under the autumn moonlight
in the hotspring pool
© G.s.k. '14
Looks like a gorgeous site --- and yes, some day you need to tell us about kyo and jitsu. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd what a delight to hear the video ending with Great Big Sea -- just discovered them recently and love their music.
What a wonderful journey in haiku this has been. :)
It is truely awesome .. glad you liked the video. I'll try to see what I can do about kyo and jitsu ... an essential in understanding diagnostics as a Shiatsu Therapist.
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in the hotspring pool
It certainly would be fun in the warmth of bubbling water. How nice! Wonderful take Georgia!
Hank
It is fun ... especially under the moon light. Thanks for the lovely haiku Hank i enjoyed it very much!
DeleteI can feel the experience of hot spring bliss permeate your words... glorious.
ReplyDeleteAh that's a great compliment Bjorn ... one of the most beautiful experiences one can have in my opinion is to visit the hotsprings in the middle of a woods and even more so in the moonlight.
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