Haiku About Trees and Forests

DARK BRANCHED SILHOUETTESPLAY HIDE AND SEEK WITH THE MOONLANTERN TO THE EARTH

PALE ASPEN SPROUTSQUIVERING LEAVES KITE OVERTHOUSAND YEAR OLD ROOTS

AUTUMN

THE YELLOW LEAVES FALLAND SLOWLY FILL THE SPACE, WHERETHE SHADE USED TO BE

FROZEN OAK TREE, BLACKMANGLED IN A BITTER COLDI’LL SEE HIM IN THE TERROR

WINTER

TREES LAYERED IN DEATH,CHAMPAGNE AND SWEAT MIXED ON SHEETS,BLACK LEAVES FROM LAST YEAR.

I NEEDED REDTO DRAW A FIELD FOR BLACK TREESAND A BOG WITH SEATS

SKYVILLA WATCHES

SKYVILLA WATCHESANCIENT RAINFORESTS BEYONDITS WELL CARED POOLSIDE

YOGYAKARTA, APRIL 2012

GREY RAMBUTAN TREEWAITS IN THE RAIN WHILE PRAYERS WAFTON THE WIND LIKE LEAVES

EVERGREEN HAIKU

PIPED-FROSTING FORESTCROWDING EACH OTHER FOR SPACE,SHIELDING DIRT-CAKE FLOOR.

WINTER GREEN

I TRAMP IN THE WOODS.MOSS VEILS TREES LIKE SOFT VELVET--LUSCIOUS COMFORTERS.

DOE, YEARLING, AND FAWNFEED FROM LADEN PEAR TREETHIEVES BID WELCOME

CONFESSIONS

WHEN THE WIND WHISPERSITS CONFESSIONS TO THE TREES,LEAVES FLUSH, SLOWLY SCARLET.

AUTUMN LEAF TWIRLINGSWIFTLY DOWN THE LANE, BOUND TODANCE BY THE NORTH WIND.

ASPEN LEAVES SILVEREDBY THE SLOW SUMMER BREEZERINGING FULL CIRCLE

ORCHARD

LUSH PINK BLOSSOMSWILT AND FADE, MAKE WAYFOR A HARVEST OF GOLD AND GREEN

I'VE GATHERED TREESBACK INTO MY MOUTHI HOPE YOU SEND SMALLER BIRDS

REGENERATE

IN LOVE WILLOWS WEEPSUMMER BASKS IN A COOL TREEGOLDEN AS THE GRASS

AUTUMN BIRCH

MOTTLED AUTUMN BIRCHLEANING ON THE SKY"NOW IF I WERE YOU..."

THROUGH A PORTAL

THROUGH A PORTALTHE VIRGIN FOREST HIDESIMAGINARY FRIENDS

WONDERING ABOUT TREESUSING HUMAN SKELETONSBUILDING HOUSES

THE BEAUTY IN DEATH

GREEN TREES CATCH ON FIREGLASS LEAVES SHATTERED BENEATH FEETRED AND ORANGE DEATH.

AUTUMN LEAVES RESEMBLANCE TO FLAMES

ORANGE AND YELLOW AUTUMN LEAVESHANGING ON TREES SURROUNDED BY FOGRESEMBLE FLAMES IN A SMOKE CLOUD

A WIND MOVES

A WIND MOVESTHE TREE SHADOWS:CARP SCATTER

WILLOW THICKETBESIDE THE OLD STRIP MINEA FLYCATCHER CALLS

DRYAD

TREE LIMBS WILDLY FLAILHUMAN EYES ARE DISTRACTEDWOOD NYMPH SNEAKS AWAY

FALL

DUE EAST COMES THE STORMWIND SHARP AS A BUTCHER’S BLADETHE TREES STIR WHISPER

HAIKU STORM

WAKING FROM A NAP,SHE CLIMBS THE STAIRS TO HER ROOMFILLING WITH BRANCHES.

SHADOWS

TREES DIFFUSE SUNLIGHTAS TIME FILTERS MEMORIESSHADES OF OUR SHADOWS

SOGGY SPRING

SPRING SOAK, SOGGY GROUNDBUDS PUSH THROUGH LOOMY SOILA MURDER HOVERS.

OAKS AND ELMS

OAKS CLOTHED IN LEAVES,ELMS UNCARING IN THEIR NUDITY--GRAY NIGHT WITH BLACK TREES

THE MOCKINGBIRDPLUCKS ONE RED BERRY--WHOLE TREE SHAKES.

TRADITION

THE GINKGO WAVES LEAVESLIKE THE GEISHA WITH HER FANS.COY, THE FLESH IS SWEET.

VETERANS BRIDGE

VETERANS BRIDGEA WEEPING WILLOW FLOWSINTO STILL RIVER

UNSOUND SPRING: SCENE TWO

CHERRY TREE UNDRESSEDBY AN UNWELCOME WIND;BENEATH HER WHITE FLOWERS WEEP.

RAINFOREST

TOO QUIETRIVERS PENSIVE WITH DESIRELOST DAPPLED LIGHT

HAIKU 378

THE WIND FROM NOWHERESHAKES A RED OAK’S KNOBBY LIMBSNIGHT IN APRIL’S HANDS

LEGACY OF ROOTS

TREES REMINDING MEHOW LOVE GROWS IN EACH OF US,LIKE LEAVES ON A BRANCH.

LIVE OAKS AND PALM TREES

LIVE OAKS AND PALM TREESRING AROUND COMMUNITIESFLORIDA DREAMERS

WIND UNLOADS SNOW FROM TREESDUMPING IT DOWN MY BACKNATURE-AN OBNOXIOUS BROTHER

LOOKING AT GRAY CLOUDSBROWN LEAF IN A PUDDLEREMEMBERS THE TREE

THE PROMISE OF SPRINGCAPTURED IN THE FIRST SIGHTINGSOF DOGWOOD BLOSSOMS.

PAUSING

SMALL SCRUB PINECATCHING THE MORNING LIGHTBESIDE THE COMMUTER RAIL STATION

CLOUD HALL READING GARDEN

THE WOUNDED BIG TREEPRESIDES AND PREVAILS OVERSTONE RIVER MINIONSFINALLY, THE RAINTHEN THE GREEN MOSS AND MARROWEATEN LIKE A SEEDTHE SORROW SHOOTS UPTHE CRACKED AND THIRSTY SOILRELIVES ITS LONG LOSSWITH OLD BITTER TEARSNOW WASHED AND SCENTED WITH SAGEA PURPLE HERE, THERE

HAIKU # 57

RELUCTANT LEAVES FALLFROM THE OLD TREE SHOWERINGAN OLD MAN WALKING.

BIRD

SOME VISIT THE GROUNDBUT SANCTUARY IS HIGHTHE TREES KNOW IT ALL

FALLING ACORNS-AUTUMN DANCE IN GRASSOAK SWAYS IN TIME

UNDER MAPLE TREE

UNDER MAPLE TREEPEDESTRIANS RUSHCATCHING RAIN

PAST BLOOMINGTHE CHERRY TREE DIFFUSESITS SILENCE

QUICKSILVER ~SPRING LEMON AND CHARTREUSESPILLS FROM TREES

16-3

THE WATER MIRRORWATCHES THE SWAYING WILLOWSTANTALIZING DANCE

SOLITUDE

MAPLES GUARD ROADSIDESSPREADING ARCHING DARKNESSMOLDING LOVER’S LANE

BRANCHES AS BRIDGESCRITTERS SCURRYING ABOUTHIGHWAYS OF NATURE

FRAGILE WHITE BLOSSOMS

FRAGILE WHITE BLOSSOMSSPRINKLED ON DROOPY PINE LIMBSTAP DANCE IN THE BREEZE

CHILD CLIMBING

MAGNOLIA BRANCHES:RUNGS OF A SOUTHERN LADDER.I SEE EVERYTHING.

A FINE JEST

THE FALLING RAIN, HERSECRETS WHISPERED TO THE LEAVESMAKE THE TREES CHUCKLE.

STEADFAST

OLD CHILD WHO RISES TODAY.I LOOK TO THE TREES.STEADFAST IN THEIR CONFIDENCE.

MOON TIGHTROPE CABLE

MOON TIGHTROPE CABLESHAMBLING AND SLIDING TREETOPSLEAFY APPLAUSE

SKY

CEDARS, SENTIENTGUARDIANS OF THE FORESTPARTING ENDLESS SKY

GENTLEMEN OF WINTER

PALE GREY AND SILVERFOUR GENTLEMEN OF WINTERSTAND TALL IN THE COLD.