summer heat
forest gives refuge
in oak’s shade
Carpe Diem Exploring the Beauty of Haiku
#1828 Baransu (balance) discusses balancing
a haiku through association in its lines, or choosing
one element of a line to proceed to the next.
Here that association is from heat to refuge to shade.
I think this is the technique I use most often.
Image: One of the many oaks on the trails at Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City, Missouri
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Tree shade is always a good refuge. (K)
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Peacefulness. Thank you, Kerfe.
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A beautiful thought!
~Cie from Poetry of the Netherworld~
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🙂 Thanks!
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Nothing better than the shade of an oak, ken!
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🙂 Yes!
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