petal flutters down
from clustered Cherry Blossoms;
is it the first?
First Blossom [Haiku]
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Category Archives: trees
Winter View [Senryū]
with trees bare, one sees
what Spring won't reveal:
monkeys don't care.
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Blossom Blush [Haiku]
white blossom clusters —
Cherry trees of Early Spring:
some blooms blush, some not.
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Long Live Bonsai [Senryū]
the bonsai tree
isn't a BANZAI! tree,
yet looks 10,000.
NOTE: “Bonsai” [盆栽] means “potted plant.” “Banzai” [万歳] means “10,000 years,” (in the manner of “long live the king.”)
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Stony Ground [Haiku]
roots grow down
through stony ground -- still,
Spring brings deep green.
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Naked Wisdom [Haiku]
one bare tree
knew not to bud or bloom
before the last freeze.
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Spring [Haiku]
Nature writes “Spring”
in colorful blooms, even
over rough bark.
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Yellow Blossom [Haiku]
yellow blossoms
herald the Spring:
fragrance spreads the news.
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Red Maple [Tanka]
early Spring seed pods
of Red Maple hold tight
- patiently —
til one day in late Spring:
they’ll drop, spin, and fly.
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Fogless Fog [Haiku]
white blossoms
seen through still bare trees:
looks like fog, sans fog.
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