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Backyard Maple

Russell Anderson 1962 (San Bernardino)

Haiku
Green backyard maple
Soon quadruples in color
Restoring the soul

About this poem

My 2nd Haiku. Sitting in the living room, looking out the back window at green maple leaves. Everybody seems exhausted by the record heat this year (again?). Autumnal equinox just around the corner. Whew!

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Written on September 10, 2022

Submitted by rnadc on September 10, 2022

Modified by rnadc on September 13, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 64
Words 10
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
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Russell Anderson

Russell Anderson-raised in a small, remote, California town. He is now living out his later years in small-town Oregon. Still gets "Verklempt" by a good, sad song, poem, or testimonial. more…

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  • Symmetry58
    Symmetry58
    How true and profound that this subtle transition does indeed restore the soul. This is a beautiful rendering, good Sir. Thank you for sharing your gift. I, too, get quite "verklempt" by beautiful music, poetry, etc. In fact, as I type this I am listening to the following. - Brian McKnight, One Last Cry. Brian McKnight - One Last Cry (Official Music Video) - YouTube 
    LikeReply 21 year ago
  • teril
    teril
    Really nice. Perfect anticipation of the colors that will be.
    LikeReply 21 year ago

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