tree sits on boulder, its roots curled over rocks; child sits on the roots
Nature Stacks [Haiku]
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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.

lopsided firethorn
remains unbowed despite
the weight of berries

one autumn tree
contains all the colors:
spring green to winter ____