When you walk a mountain path the first time, climbing uphill, surprises hidden by the mountain itself, a rare flower, a bird crossing my path, or just a rock formed like an old man. It reminds me how the mountain path is like life itself. Small surprises hidden, but still the path leads uphill and once we reach the top a new view, new mountains and more paths lead onward. In reality I know it doesn’t matter where it leads, within its the path and not it’s end that make the difference.
around the bend
yet another sweet surprise
the path leads on
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A path in the Sarek wilderness taken last summer by me.
Linked to Carpe Diem – I try to capture the element of surprise Kristjaan writes about.
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February 7, 2014
Björn Rudbergs writings 
These were beautiful thoughts and a photo to match. Good work!
The end is just another beginning…
Thanks for your “CD” visits.
May another surprise wait around each bed. 🙂 Beautiful thoughts.
I know what you mean, Bjorn. So many surprises as one walks ANY path…including the path through life.
I saw the movie The Way with Martin Sheen. So well done. You captured in your haiku some of what I felt during the film.
Lots of surprises when one reaches the end or the top. They are not uncertainties but certainly they are challenges. Nicely Bjorn!
Hank
like your take-up on the prompt…very nice Bjorn
The photographs have complimented the lines wonderfully…
i def think of life as less a destination as roadstops & waystations along the way….the journey is
These style haibun are just so therapeutic and uplifting to read. I am a great fan of these simple moments expressed this way – simple but which reach deep. Very nice Bjorn, and I appreciate your reading on Medium.
Just the right spirit of a haiku … loved your blog 🙂
Thank goodness for sweet surprises! Bitter ones, on the other hand…
Pilgrims’ Shadowy Resting Place
sometimes when I drive at nite, each curve is a surprise!
Every corner will bring new insight and visions … wonderfully composed haiku Bjorn.