Haiku Forest Poems

STILLNESS*
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In stillness they stand,
deep roots sip from ancient streams,
time's hands slip away.
Branches weave through endless skies,
the heart learns to stretch and breathe.

*Note:Poem originally written for...

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enticing bouquet
canopy above my head
feral timberland...

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palest forest ~

     grows softer in pastel 

 of night
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breeze cools forest
branches sway in unison
windy melody...

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Drifting through the woods
Look up trees above my head
Mesmerizes me....

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laughing sun rises,
writing its shadow stories
in forest journals


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The other side of nowhere

Clear running water.
The other side of nowhere.
In the deep forest.

A place we once played.
Away from the scorching sun.
As children we joyed....

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melted toys ruined 
scared animals flee by trees
 humans without homes...

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into the forest
swiftly walking through the woods
stars are in the sky...

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pine trees and branches
scattered on the forest ground ~
a collapsed woodland

strong hurricane winds
ravage pines in the forest ~
windswept aftermath

6/4/23
Contest: Show don't tell, tell don't show...

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deep in the forest
a bird hums to her babies ...
the silence listens

three oval eggs hatch
wispy little fledglings peep ...
beaks open for bugs ...

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ancient forest moss
camouflage fairy fungai ~
toadstool paradise...

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rain, kissing tall pines
moonbeams lighting brown cones,
midnight enchantment


3/8/2023



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