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Tree of Life (Haiku) by ALChemy

A lone winter birch filled with leaves bright red. They sing, then fly to warm nests.

ecargo 25-Jan-06/7:52 PM
amanda_dcosta: there are birches with red leaves, apparently--I was seeing it through my own geographical filter (where birches with red leaves would be unusual). Does it matter that it's precise, correct? That's for you to decide. For me? Depends on context and purpose--I don't mind poetic license for point or purpose or even effect, but if I read something as literal (I do, too often), then I like it to be pretty accurate. OTOH, I've "leafed" trees in birds, so who am I to judge?




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