stiff and sustained
the hour has come to Garda
daily breeze
refreshing breeze
cooling torrid afternoons
siesta time
pinging sheets
the dock’s a concert hall
the breeze – soloist
through the vallies
blows the strong afternoon breeze
“l’ora” del Garda
The stiff afternoon breeze that we call “l’ora” (the hour) here in the Lake Garda area is so much a part of our summer life that this particular prompt could have become a haiku novella! It begins down at the southern end of the lake and reaches Riva/Torbole between 11:00 to 1:00 and blows up the vallies all the way to Trento, helping to cool the whole area, eventually calming down to close to nothing in the late afternoon.
It gets so cool in the towns like Riva del Garda and Torbole, which are right on the lake, that one must put on a sweater to be comfortable. The surfers love it when “l’ora” begins to ripple the lake and they can start their daily runs!
Written for Carpe Diem Haiku Kai – #488 Breeze
Sounds lovely how can you make a breeze be something one would want to bottle and take away 🙂
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Thaks Justine, that’s quite a compliment! 🙂
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Beautiful work. Love it.
Melanie
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Thanks Melanie glad you enjoyed it!
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Wow Georgia what a wonderful series … I like how you tell us something more about the background of your haiku.
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Thanks Chèvrefeuille, I’m glad you enjoyed the series. I usually just don’t have a lot of time to write more than the haiku or short stories, but in this case it seemed de rigor!
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I am happy that you have found the time … I know time is not always on our side.
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🙂
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I could use your breeze—and your sweater—to stave off the sweltering desert heat!
No Breeze This Morning
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Ach..I could use my breeze too today…I think I’m going to have to run to the lake, where the ora is right now … the temperature is 37° C, not as bad as when I lived in Djibouti and the temp stayed around 42 with like 80% humidiity … I’ll send some to you in a virtual bottle though when I go.
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A breeze by water is always the best thing…
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Definately…really makes a change!
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