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Hiking stick waiting
for yearning to climb higher–
offering support.
This was inspired by my friend, Soulbro, who loves to hike the mountains.
Hiking Stick
Posted in Haiku
Posted by Bodhirose on October 19, 2010
https://bodhirose.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/hiking-stick/
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2zpoint
/ October 19, 2010eagerness for usefulness? just a thought 🙂
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Bodhirose
/ October 19, 2010I believe your thought may be right! 🙂
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Tamasin McGregor
/ October 20, 2010love it x
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Bodhirose
/ October 20, 2010So happy for your visits, Tamasin and glad you loved this. xoxo
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trisha
/ October 20, 2010Fabulous. it does sounds like soulbro. 🙂
prepared to conquer adirondack or catskill.
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soulbro*
/ October 20, 2010yes, isn’t that strange my Dearest Golden Lotus of God’s Love… 🙂 xo—{–@
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trisha
/ October 20, 2010a little strange 🙂
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Bodhirose
/ October 20, 2010And conquer them he does–or maybe not conquer, but join with them! 🙂
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trisha
/ October 20, 2010so very true.
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soulbro*
/ October 20, 2010seems I heard this before..hmmm?…Catskills?…loved it Bodhiriose… 🙂 xo—{–@
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Bodhirose
/ October 20, 2010You shared about your hiking stick–so thought I would write a poem about it and then found that wonderful photo. xoxo 🙂
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soulbro*
/ October 20, 2010I loved it my Dearest Bodhirose and thanks for sharing as that is just how they did it in the Catskills when we came down for the next person to venture with…Love ya both, that means you too Golden Lotus of God’s Love(+) 🙂
soulbro* xo—{–@
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Bodhirose
/ October 20, 2010When I found this photo, I was so glad, because it showed so perfectly what you had described to me about the sticks “waiting” for hikers to use them as needed. 🙂 xoxo
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Jingle
/ October 20, 2010simply lovely..
Glad to do cool Haikus.
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Bodhirose
/ October 20, 2010Thanks, Jingle–I’m trying to make them really cool! 🙂
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mairmusic
/ October 20, 2010A lovely haiku– makes me want to go off tromping through the woods.
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Bodhirose
/ October 20, 2010Makes me want to go too, Marilyn–like my friend has been doing lately.
Gayle~
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megzone
/ October 21, 2010lovely haiku 😀
so much that i love trekking i rarely get a chancde to go
blame it on my work life or my laziness 😀
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Bodhirose
/ October 21, 2010Oh, thanks, Meg! I could go more often myself–but it’s too dang hot here in Florida in the summer–just now it’s cooling a bit so I feel like I want to get outside. 🙂
Gayle xoxo
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trisha
/ October 23, 2010so thats the story behind those sticks and this pic 🙂 thanks for explaining.
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Bodhirose
/ October 23, 2010The story behind this is that Soulbro has been going on hikes in the mountains around his home lately and he inspired this poem. He told me about one hiking trail where people would leave hiking sticks for others to borrow if they needed one. And then I found that photo that illustrated it perfectly.
Did you see what I wrote under the poem–that it was inspired by Soulbro.
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trisha
/ October 24, 2010that makes the picture complete. yes i read it on the first time, but missed the part of leaving their sticks for others 🙂
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Bodhirose
/ October 24, 2010I thought that was such a nice thing for the hikers to do for one another–isn’t it?
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trisha
/ October 25, 2010its a very beautiful gesture. there is no doubt about that.
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Jamie Dedes
/ October 22, 2010I always enjoy visiting here … and this is just nice.
Makes me feel like I should stop with this cuppa jo and donut and get on the road…move the old bod!
Have a great day …
Thanks for a good post.
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Bodhirose
/ October 22, 2010I’m happy you enjoy visiting, Jamie and liked the post. 🙂
I need to get the old bod moving too–get some energy flowing here!
You have a great day too!
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Olivia
/ October 24, 2010Gayle, this is so meaningful..
“offering support and yearning to climb higher..” Aren’t woman made of the same threads? Always standing as a support, wanting to go beyond. Their dreams are replaced with their loved ones’ and then they learn to walk for them and feel happy for herself.. Like the hiking sticks.. themselves not walking and yet wanting to walk..!!
This is how I looked at it My Dear.. xx
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Bodhirose
/ October 24, 2010Dearest Olivia, I think you are so right. What a nice interpretation that you came up with–you made it sound so noble–many women do have those selfless qualities. I so appreciate your visit and lovely comments.
xoxo
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Olivia
/ October 27, 2010Like I always do- I try to relate everything on a larger view!!
Reading beyond the words- 🙂
Mom often thought I was crazy- so be it- I like myself for whatever I am.. LOLss
Love Sweets- xox
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Bodhirose
/ October 27, 2010I think that’s a good trait to have.
I guess Mom’s aren’t always right, are they?
xoxo
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