This kinda came to me at the last moment.lol though I prolly shoud’ve suggested this to Kristjaan for a separate prompt. The Chocolate Hills is a geological formation in Bohol, Philippines. The vast spread of almost-symmetrical mound shaped hills are covered in green grass that turns brown, like chocolate, during the dry season, hence the name.
These majestic wonders of nature consist of Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene, thin to medium bedded, sandy to rubbly marine lime stones with abundant fossils of shallow marine foraminifera, coral, mollusks, and algae. They were created by a combination of the dissolution of limestone by rainfall, surface water, and groundwater, and their subaerial erosion by rivers and streams after they had been uplifted above sea level and fractured by tectonic processes.
earth and sea makes love
from fiery undulations
majesty was born
恵
Legend has it that two battling giants once hurled rocks, boulders, and sand at each other. (From the story I heard as a kid, it was actually cacao that the giants threw at each other). The fighting lasted for days, and exhausted them to the point that they simply decided to kiss and make up. But they kinda forgot to clean up the mess they had made during their fight, hence the lovely Chocolate Hills were formed. This is just one of many many stories. The others range from romantic to gross (like the one about the hills being the result of a gigantic Carabao’s poo) ^^
even clumsy hands
when fueled with strong passion
can create greatness
恵
nature’s elements
thrown in a flight of whimsy
to conceive beauty
恵
lovely title:) and so agree with your second haiku. Passion can create wonders
Beautiful! Goes with Earth Day too.
Wonderful, kz…! Loved the intros…
Naturally, legend is always far more interesting than fact…! 😉
Wonderfully creative haiku and very informative post and photography ~ Excellent ~ thanks, ^_^
Passion creates wonderful things. Passion is the source for writing and sharing haiku. Lovely story you share here with us KZ.
very unusual formation
and something new to learn
very nice
thank you
JzB
“…Legend has it that two battling giants
once hurled rocks, boulders, and sand at each other.
+
From the story I heard as a kid, it was actually
cacao that the giants threw at each other…”
P.S.:
I prefer the version for kids,
maybe because deep in my heart
I still feel like a kid…
haha yes hurling chocolates at each other instead of rocks is definitely more fun! ^^
I remember being told about these from a singer that melted my heart and wallet, not that I regret one second. Of course she came from your area of the world..so your haiku mean a little extra to me…!
lol amusing story as well ^^
I love this… what a great haibun… Just so impressive haiku — melting — with your story.
Beautiful haibun,kz! Appreciate such info that touch on realities of other regions which otherwise we are not aware of. Thanks for sharing!
Hank
thanks for reading it 🙂