I was the maple
green, strong, making food from light,
Then came the changes.
Longer nights chilled me,
what cold did change, color and more,
Called forth a new me.
Who am I now, tree?
Or a lone leaf? One of many,
Many leaves falling.
Yes, falling alone,
Under this tree gathering,
Until the wind comes.
Copyright 2013 Brenda Davis Harsham
28 thoughts on “Maple Leaf in Fall: 4 Haiku”
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How pretty! I really love those colors.
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Thanks! I love this time of year.
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Utterly beautiful, Brenda.
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Aww, thanks.
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Beautiful x
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Thanks!
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a wonderful metaphor for life
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And families. 🙂 And America. Thanks for noticing the metaphor.
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A change is good – sometimes traumatic, or tedious and difficult, but always leads to greater things!
I love this poem – very thought provoking – an pictures too! 😀
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Change is confusing, but results in a brand new you. I like that, that we all have second chances. And third… 🙂
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Perfect Fall Haiku, great pics too!!
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Thanks. Fall is a bittersweet, fleeting time. So glorious when the trees outshine the flowers, then they are all gone.
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The process is captured in a delightful way! Thanks for this fall haiku and sending you a smile for it!
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Sending you a smile back! Have a great weekend! Hope you don’t have to work! Brenda
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Wonderful colours and a great viewpoint for your poem. I imagine myself looking far up into the trees. 🙂
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Thanks, I like to do that sometimes. So magical with the sun peeking through.
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Very nice! Wonderful progression of words and images!
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Thanks!
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Wooohooooo! I wrote a maple leaf-ish haiku today tooowooowooooo!
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Very cool, I like yours, too. 🙂
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I became that Maple Tree… That is excellent writing!
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Thanks! You always say the nicest things!
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i mean them… 🙂
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🙂
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Poor little leaf. Great haiku.
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Thanks. 🙂
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Great imagery. Love this.
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Thanks, Professor!
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