The leaves above me: a #haiku Posted on July 6, 2019 by Carl Setzer As I look upwards These leaves’ beautiful pattern A sign of illness Share this: Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading... Related Published by Carl Setzer A blogger blogging from just north of Seattle. View all posts by Carl Setzer
What? A sign of illness? Why? How about this: As I look upward, these leaves’ beautiful pattern, nature in harmony. Loading...
Apparently, the leaves turning brown is a sign the tree is sick. Though the leaves are pretty, this tree is dying. Loading...
The irony is that I, too, am sick. But the poem was focusing on the tree. My germs probably directed my focus a certain way, though. 🙂 Loading...
What? A sign of illness? Why? How about this: As I look upward, these leaves’ beautiful pattern, nature in harmony.
Apparently, the leaves turning brown is a sign the tree is sick. Though the leaves are pretty, this tree is dying.
So that’s what you meant! The tree is sick, not you.
The irony is that I, too, am sick. But the poem was focusing on the tree. My germs probably directed my focus a certain way, though. 🙂
So sorry.