Autumn

strelitzias die -
shrunken birds of paradise
sag between green leaves


* It is now autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
Strelitzia is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa.  A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower.
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April 10, 2013 at 10:07 AM
david, lovely write i like how you captured the change of season in this haiku...p.d.
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