old cedar
gnarled from the weather’s grip
saying our goodbyes
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This poem was inspired by the photo of a Colorado cedar, which was taken by Paloma during her travels on the road. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to find a working link to any of Paloma’s blogs to share here (!?).
And, to finish, here’s Ian Dury and the Blockheads –
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Poignant!
Hi Nathan, at certain times of the year, you do start to see the poignancy in nature, hey. Glad you enjoyed the haiku 🙂
Oh dear — I had to dodge a spammer and got a new address. Sorry – will update you.
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Sigh – you do seem to attract unsavoury types sometimes, hey 😦 Fortunately, everyone here has always been very well behaved! Yes, update as to where you’re blogging now.
And thanks for the inspiration 🙂