Ravaged Pine Heart

May 19

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Rotting tree heart
 

these crumbling ruins
no longer forest’s playground—
fire-ravaged pine heart

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Kaibab National Forest, Northern Arizona
 
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Posted on May 19, 2012, in Arizona, haiku, Haiku Heights, Haiku My Heart, Himmelsk, Kaibab National Forest, Northern Arizona, Sensational Haiku Wednesday, Shadow Shot Sunday 2, Sky Watch Friday, Straight Out of the Camera Sunday, The Think Tank Thursday. Bookmark the permalink. 44 Comments.

  1. Anthony North | May 19, 2012 at 1:59 am

    So sad, but we know it will thrive again.

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  2. annkitsuetchin | May 19, 2012 at 3:50 am

    give a million year, they will become coal?

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  4. Mariya Koleva | May 19, 2012 at 7:00 am

    This is a very impressive and heart-rending haiku! Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Ramesh Sood | May 19, 2012 at 7:49 am

    Beautifully thought out.. MMT..

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  6. tigerbrite | May 19, 2012 at 7:56 am

    You describe a regular event here in Spain. The pines look devastated after a fire, but it is suprising how quickly the new growth begins.

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  7. Sylvia Kirkwood | May 19, 2012 at 8:45 am

    Great words and shadows as well as a sad reminder of just how much of our world is destroyed by fires! The ones in Arizona these days are really frightening because of the extremely dry weather they have had this year! Have a good weekend!

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  8. PranitaBhat | May 19, 2012 at 8:55 am

    Destruction and it’s effects! Sigh..
    Haven of solitude amongst rising thoughts

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  9. onestillframe | May 19, 2012 at 9:26 am

    new growth…it is well with my soul. nice shadow shot mmt.

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  10. Kelly | May 19, 2012 at 9:31 am

    Ah, but beauty comes from the ashes.

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  11. Ralph | May 19, 2012 at 11:00 am

    The fire destroys – yet the fire renews too, as the new growth replenishes the forest floor and then some. The poor pine at least provides shadowy brilliance…

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  12. Hannah Gosselin | May 19, 2012 at 11:46 am

    Fire ravaged pine heart…and such a stunning image…much enjoyed!

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  13. Joanne Moceri-Taveira | May 19, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    I think some forest creatures will still use the pine remnants to play…..Wonderful haiku

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  14. dimple | May 19, 2012 at 1:12 pm

    Wonderful photo, I like that the new growth can be seen. Forests need fire, although many think otherwise…

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  15. Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio | May 19, 2012 at 1:24 pm

    Like the Phoenix…very apropo image seeing as we are on or near the anniversary of last year’s wild fires.

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  16. Invisible Silence | May 19, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    wow…a completely new interpretation here!! very touching..loved it:)

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  17. brian miller | May 19, 2012 at 1:48 pm

    it is sad, but a burn can also promote new life and new hopes….

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  18. Gemma Wiseman | May 19, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    These crumbling ruins have a sadness but also a poignant beauty! A great subject for poetic thoughts!

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  19. Chie | May 19, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    I second demotion with Gemma. This old ruins really want to say something, just if they can talk.

    Very poetic shot.

    Happy SSS.
    /C

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  20. Leovi | May 19, 2012 at 5:09 pm

    Yeah, nice play of textures, lights and shadows. I love this composition with logs.

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  21. artmusedog | May 19, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    sad but excellent ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^

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  22. artmusedog | May 19, 2012 at 5:17 pm

    Sad but excellent haiku ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^

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  23. toadslayer | May 19, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    An interesting play on words. Your poem like mine is about a heart but of another kind.

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  24. toadslayer | May 19, 2012 at 5:58 pm

    An interesting play on words. Like my poem yours is about a heart but of another kind.

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  25. creepywitch | May 19, 2012 at 7:00 pm

    The picture’s a bit sad, right? Imagining what a great tree it was once..

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  26. LaVoice | May 19, 2012 at 7:21 pm

    So sad seeing the great trees in this manner. You captured all the details very well.

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  27. kaykuala | May 19, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    True enough MMT! How it hurts to see nature in ‘ruins’. Picture choice is so artistic, Ma’am!

    Hank

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  28. Patti | May 19, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    This is a sad haiku. You’ve made the tree seem like a feeling being, mortally wounded. I like that.

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  29. geogypsy2u | May 19, 2012 at 11:50 pm

    Home. The forest lives in cycles.

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  30. BLOGitse | May 20, 2012 at 1:38 am

    Even trees are not forever…that’s life.
    Beautiful shot!

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  31. NatureFootstep | May 20, 2012 at 2:00 am

    old wood is so beautiful. Love that shot.

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  32. Hootin' Anni | May 20, 2012 at 4:53 am

    So many see fire damage as ‘sad’…but in nature, fires are good for the forest.

    My Shadow Link: OLD RUGGED CROSS – do stop by if you have some time.

    Have a great Sunday!!

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  33. sparklysilverstars | May 20, 2012 at 6:28 am

    Very thoughtful and beautiful haiku 🙂
    Heart turned stone

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  34. dianne7777 | May 20, 2012 at 6:32 am

    the consolation is that it will grow again

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  35. The Summer Kitchen Girls | May 20, 2012 at 7:04 am

    This is beautiful, a wonderful shadow as well…even though it came from something devastating, it gives us hope how nature picks up the pieces and starts again! Lovely haiku MMT!

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  36. Bev | May 20, 2012 at 8:25 am

    What awesome texture. But it is sad as well – and your words really highlight that.

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  37. Bertil | May 20, 2012 at 9:40 am

    Nice pic on a old three !
    Thank you for sharing !

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  38. Karen | May 20, 2012 at 1:35 pm

    Image and haiku so well matched, and well done.

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  39. redondowriter | May 20, 2012 at 9:46 pm

    At first glance it looks sad, but then I realize that this is a natural cycle and my heart doesn’t ache so much.

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  40. toby | May 21, 2012 at 3:15 am

    Oh, how sad…

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  41. Irene | May 21, 2012 at 7:30 am

    The cycles of life, sometimes heart breaking, sometimes joyous.

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  43. Jenn @ You know...that Blog? | May 22, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    The life of a forest! Love the shot and the haiku both 🙂

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