cloudy sky brings rain
east wind carries no sunshine
oak branches swaying
This haiku is my response to
Frank Tassone’s #Haikai
Challenge #128: east wind.
Image: McBaine Bur Oak, Missouri, 11 April 2018 (350-400 years old)
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beautiful tree! must be high winds to sway those mighty branches
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It’s maybe 20 feet from the road, on a curve, and has the scars to show for it.
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I just realized you took the picture and then I followed the link to see it’s a famous tree. Great photo, Ken!
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Thank you, Lisa. The tree is pretty impressive.
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Are we neighbors? I live in these here parts.
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Jeff 😉
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I’m in COMO. Small world!
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🙂
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Nice Haiku. I am ready for the wind to shift and bring some sunshine!
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Yes!
Thank you, Dwight.
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#Haiku Happenings #3: Ken’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!
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Thank you for sharing this, Frank.
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Your words make the image twitch … those branches swaying!
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Thank you!
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