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Saturday, March 16, 2013

Tree Lessons


When branches die
before the tree dies,
careful pruning
is the answer.

When roots die
before the tree dies,
working the soil
is required.

Release what is
no longer needed.
Loosen what binds.

1 comment:

  1. Dr. MikeMarch 16, 2013 at 8:41 PM

    Easter 2013

    A gruel of dank bark
    From a sycamore, staunch teak
    With ivory taste.

    Sweats, exhausted, each
    Bead freezing in the cold wind;
    Cordwood calls for fire.

    To name the real thing
    Rearranges the chips, spine
    Splintered, high tension

    Wires screeching out
    And pointing, with fingers cracked
    Askew, toward the stars.

    From this mud brew, stirs
    Another staring over,
    Startled, without a

    Memory of what
    Came before. There: at the base,
    Duplicate copies.

    [Disposable Haiku, 2013]
    Dr. Mike

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