Tag Archives: trees

Fooled by Fall [Haiku]

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such light green leaves
 for the end of summer: 
  doesn’t that tree know?

Amid the Oaks [Haiku]

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it’s cool & rainy, 
 but the canopy is green:
  last days of summer.

Reclamation [Haiku]

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a mined gouge
 in the hilly, green landscape:
  reclaimed by trees.

Tree Unique [Haiku]

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to human eyes,
 the man-made stands out —
  while trees seem the same

Cypress Glow [Haiku]

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cypress tips
 glow with afternoon sun:
  yellow for a time.

Willow River [Haiku]

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willow leaves,
 slender and sinuous,
  hang to the river.

Twisted Petals [Haiku]

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twisted petals
 of frangipani blossoms
  stay one when dropping.

Cathedral City [Haiku]

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city streets
 under vaulted dome:
  ribbed by rain tree.

Bougainvillea [Haiku]

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Bougainvilleas, 
 densely blossomed, 
  nonplussed by rain clouds.

Forest Road [Free Verse]

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The forest is parted
   by a line of asphalt.

Speeding cars send
   leaves fluttering. 

Everything that crosses
   that road is imperiled

by someone's need 
   to get nowhere quickly.