The fallen tree rips
the spring lawn’s fabric, its buds
unaware of doom.
In the Virginia woods, it’s typical to see a fallen tree still growing, the stretched-out trunk now the base for new trees rising perpendicular to it, continuing the skyward climb. If a tree fell in our yard, we would either prop it up or turn it into lawn art.
I love the image of the tree ripping up the fabric of the lawn. Cute art piece!!
Dwight
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Thanks! My husband is an artist and “handy” man.
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I love the tenacity of those trees. When I lived in PA, I saw a tree riven by lightning…an awe inspiring phenom. I returned years later and a new tree had sprung from the trunk. Nicely told. The haiku–just perfect.
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Thank you. I think the trees that recover from damage are the most beautiful.
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Like people.
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“it’s buds unaware of doom”! Oh, that’s great. I imagine those great big spring storms and how destructive they can be. Here we had so much rain and wind – a number of rhododendrons uprooted
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Nature is amazingly resilient.
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How nice that you started this with a wonderful haiku. A few years ago, a hurricane ripped through here. It grabbed hold of my Japanese plum and uprooted it, laying it on its side. Now these years later there are about 50 trees growing in 3 ft. Saplings. I like your picture very much! I also like your theme of a tree putting out buds from its trunk.
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Thank you! I bet your forest of Japanese plum is beautiful.
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how amazing is that?! i love the haiku that gives such a beautiful description of sudden change.
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Thank you!
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Unaware of doom or making the most of the possibilities. I like that tree art.
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Good point!
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Trees have such strength… they always come back
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Beautiful write! Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you!
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