change . . .
late autumn trees
half full half empty
[published in a somewhat different form at haiku du jour]
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I'm feeling optimistic today, so they're half full. :) Nice observation, Bill.
Posted by: aurora | November 27, 2007 at 03:36 PM
Enjoyed.
Posted by: Robert | November 27, 2007 at 10:21 PM
Don't know what the original was but this works. I hung up slightly on 'late'..wondering if all the leaves wouldn't be gone by then but looked out the window and see oaks still hanging onto many leaves.
Posted by: kirsty | November 28, 2007 at 08:06 AM
Cool observation.
Posted by: Matt | November 28, 2007 at 02:31 PM
Thanks for the comments.
Kirsty, this started life as a senryu about climate change. In late autumn in New York and New England (where I spent Thanksgiving), the trees should not be half full. It's evolved into a haiku about mindfulness of change and the ambivalence that goes with it, but I hope that the first intention is still present at some level for some readers.
Posted by: Bill | November 28, 2007 at 06:49 PM