Barren

barren branches
a million threads
reach to the sky

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Photo: Indiana Woods, c.b.w. 2018

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2018

Song

sun-speckled leaves
birds chirp
a morning song

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Photo: Oregon, c.b.w. 2015

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2018

the leaves are
still and silent
storm clouds descend

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Photo: Arizona Sky, c.b.w. 2017

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2018

rustling leaves
tree to tree
traveling song

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Excerpt from Threads

pink petals
soak in the warmth
of midday sun

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Photo: Flowers in Hyde Park, London, c.b.w. 2011

Words: haiku, c.b.w. 2018