The Tree [Haiku]

in each forest,
there is a tree that is not
like any others.

Strong Bow [Haiku]

a hilltop tree,
bowed as if wind-shaped,
won’t budge for a breeze.

Windswept [Haiku]

windswept tree
on the rocky hilltop:
bare and bended.

“A Poison Tree” by William Blake [w/ Audio]

I was angry with my friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.

And I watered it in fears,
Night & morning with my tears:
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.

And it grew both day and night.
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine.

And into my garden stole,
When the night had veild the pole;
In the morning glad I see;
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

Kapok [Haiku]

the stout limbs
of a kapok tree,
stretch immovably.

Cherry [Kyōka]

some are made speechless
by falling cherry blossoms,
but -- for others --
speechlessness comes from
a mouthful of the fruits.

Lone Pine [Haiku]

a lone pine stands --
mangled and misshapen --
above other trees.

Tree of Life [Haiku]

home to birds & squirrels,
the tree holds life in every
crotch & hollow.

Mutual Longing [Haiku]

a tree reaches 
toward the pond; the pond
reaches back again.

Dancing Shadows[Haiku]

a barren tree
paints dancing shadows
on the sandy canyon.