First There Was Mountain

A haiku

By George OchsenfeldPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

Photo by arnie chou on Unsplash

a soft autumn mist

swollowes a rocky mountain

in total silence

nature poetry

About the Creator

George Ochsenfeld

Secret agent inciting spiritual revolution. Interests: spiritual awakening, mindfulness meditation, Jung, Tolle, 12 Steps, psychedelics, radical simplicity, ecological sanity. Retired addictions counselor, university faculty.

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First There Was Mountain

A haiku

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