Living Backwards [Tanka]

young red leaf,
 on a sapling in Spring,
  slowly grows green.
 doesn't it know it should start green,
  and turn red in the Fall?

Balanced Chaos [Haiku]

the tree stretches
wildly in all directions,
and yet feels balanced.

Pink & Blue [Haiku]

pink blossoms -
alive against the blue sky;
one flower falls.

Before the Fall [Haiku]

flower-laden tree:
when next we meet
will be bare.

Overgrown [Haiku]

a building's corner
 shows like the edge of a face,
  under a tree's coif

Tree as Totem [Haiku]

the world beyond
 the nearest tree
  often feels suspect.

Stony Shore Living [Haiku]

a tree on the shore, 
in stony ground & briny
water, thrives!

Light Lover [Haiku]

one shaggy branch
cranes out over the shore,
receives light reward

DAILY PHOTO: A Tree in the Zambezi

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