I thought I caught a fig tree,
escaping over a stone wall,
but when I turned my attention
upon it, it stayed so very still.
Felonious Fig [Free Verse]
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Fortress [Senryū]
ancient fortress:
tree grows through cracks;
the tree will win.
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Muscular [Haiku]
a muscular tree
poses with limbs outstretched;
shrubs are unimpressed.
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Fig in the Wall [Lyric Poem]
It doesn't need wide open spaces. It doesn't need direct sunlight. No bark-wide chasm through the tombstone -- Gardner, leave that tree alone. Hey, Gardner, leave that tree alone! All in all, it's just another fig in the wall. All in all, we're just a bunch of figs in the wall.
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Fig Tree [Haiku]
an old fig tree,
gnarled and knotty,
grotesque but strong
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