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First Blossom [Haiku]

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petal flutters down
 from clustered Cherry Blossoms;
  is it the first?

Stony Ground [Haiku]

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Photograph of a tree on the granite hill named Uttari Betta in Karnataka, India. 
roots grow down
 through stony ground -- still,
  Spring brings deep green.

Naked Wisdom [Haiku]

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Photograph of a barren tree taken on the Butch Kennedy Trail, near Lake Hartwell, in South Carolina. 
one bare tree
 knew not to bud or bloom
  before the last freeze.

Spring [Haiku]

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Nature writes “Spring”
 in colorful blooms, even 
  over rough bark.

Hidden Spring [Haiku]

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Photograph of a bare branch and small cloud taken in Grant Park of Atlanta.
branches aren't budding,
 but shoots are sprouting 
  under dead leaves.

Last Blossom [Haiku]

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bloom-laden Cherry
 tree attracts no viewers;
  the last blossom does.

Winter Blossoms [Senryū]

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Photograph of pink blossoms in Winter. Taken from the Big Creek Greenway Trail in Alpharetta, GA in early February.
Winter plum blossoms
  try to trick mind and eye;
   cold fingers won't buy.

Cherry Lovers [Senryū]

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Photograph of a Cherry Tree branch taken in Yerevan, Armenia. 
some love cherries;
 some, blossoms; some, Fall leaves.
  who loves trunk & branch?

A Hint of Green [Haiku]

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Little green sprouts growing out of a branch in a barren winter woods. Taken in North Georgia in early February.
little green sprouts,
 the only verdant hue:
  barren Winter woods.