Kristjaan shares for today’s prompt at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: ” I discovered that “Shevet Uul” is the valley of Shiveet Khairhan Mountain and that it is a very sacred place for the Tuvan people. Shirveet Khairhan means “holy carved mountain” and it points towards a very large amount of petroglyphs which can be found on this mountain. Those petroglyphs are telling the creation of the Altai Mountains region and its religious meaning for the Tuvan.”
eyes trace fissures
breeze carries holy chants of old
hands caress the past
Photograph: Rock Formation in New Mexico by L. Moon 2012
Beautiful, Leslie.:I like the idea of hands caressing the past. 🙂
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Poem gives a sense of the site…enjoyed it much.
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Each line so good – and as complete a haiku full of wonder – very nice.
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Wonderful words, thank you.
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Between the photo and your words, you transported me there and I almost heard the “holy chants of old.”
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I could feel the rock formation in my hand. I think we all touch rocks!
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