I, Tree

by Lucian C. Ban

Anchor in the earth

Always reaching to the sky

I revel in life

October 31, 2010

Origin story:

This is the last post on my old blog and most likely an entry on a FanStory contest. It’s meant to be a self-portrait in haiku form. The photo was made by my wife during a forest hike near the countryside Romanian village where I spent part of my childhood.

Haiku poetry
Haiku doesn't rhyme. A Haiku must "paint" a mental image in the reader's mind. This is the challenge of Haiku - to put the poem's meaning and imagery in the reader's mind in only 17 syllables over just three lines of poetry.
It's often about nature but we are keeping the topic open. Write about nature, feelings, or experiences - whatever you feel will work - that follows this format (5/7/5 syllables).

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