Haiku Heights Prompt: Pine

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

happy in its flaws,
safe from saws in December
twisted pine still grows

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pine sparks dance, sizzle
snapping ladder to night sky
supplanting pale stars

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About Susan L Daniels

I am a firm believer that politics are personal, that faith is expressed through action, and that life is something that must be loved and lived authentically--or why bother with any of it?
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27 Responses to Haiku Heights Prompt: Pine

  1. himanshusahay23's avatar himanshusahay23 says:
    May 18, 2012 at 9:35 pm

    Great post! I have a post here that us like you to read: http://bulletinamaelstrom.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/a-memory-in-the-rain/
    It’s got a photograph and an accompanying poem, both by me.
    Comment and tell me what you think. 🙂

  2. nelle's avatar nelle says:
    May 18, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    Perhaps it’s twistedness spared the poor sprout.

  3. tigerbrite's avatar tigerbrite says:
    May 19, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    Nicely done. Its imperfection lets it live on 🙂

  4. Ramesh Sood's avatar Ramesh Sood says:
    May 19, 2012 at 2:20 pm

    I don’t know why but somewhere I feel we were on the same page when we were thinking.. this is a nicely penned haiku..I love haiku which help the reader paint their own picture.. thanks..

    • Susan L Daniels's avatar Susan L Daniels says:
      May 19, 2012 at 2:22 pm

      Thanks Ramesh–I just read yours (beautifully done, btw), and I think we were trying to suggest some of the same feeling/impression. Thanks for checking my haiku out!

  5. Pranita's avatar PranitaBhat says:
    May 19, 2012 at 3:49 pm

    Adored the second one! Night sky and pine… beautiful!
    Haven of solitude amongst rising thoughts

  6. Invisible Silence's avatar Invisible Silence says:
    May 19, 2012 at 8:15 pm

    “happy in its flaws”..beautiful phrase 🙂

  7. carol mck's avatar artmusedog says:
    May 19, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    Absolutely love the …dancing sparkles …. lovely haiku ~ thanks, namaste, (my main blog is http://www.acreativeharbor.com

  8. Grace's avatar Grace says:
    May 20, 2012 at 12:53 am

    I like the twisted pine still growing…love set ~

  9. kaykuala's avatar kaykuala says:
    May 20, 2012 at 1:54 am

    That’s right Susan ! Let them be! It’s nature’s gifts for us to savor. Brilliant write Ma’am!

    Hank

  10. sparklysilverstars's avatar sparklysilverstars says:
    May 20, 2012 at 12:44 pm

    Beautiful one….filled with wonder and happiness that twisted pine is still growing..

    Heart turned stone

  11. Patti's avatar Patti says:
    May 20, 2012 at 5:35 pm

    I like these a lot. The first is very thought provoking. Survival in imperfection… wonderful thought.

  12. Jaideep's avatar Jaideep says:
    May 22, 2012 at 10:00 am

    Awesome energetic haiku 🙂

  13. followingfrogsongs's avatar A Walk In My Heart says:
    May 23, 2012 at 2:59 am

    I like happy in its flaws. Very nicely done.

  14. magicalmysticalteacher's avatar magicalmysticalteacher says:
    May 24, 2012 at 12:13 am

    May I climb your ladder to the night sky, please? 🙂

    A Pining Peach

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