ancient cypress
gnarled and bent from ocean’s wind
roots buried down deep
leaning over the light
chasing warm sun-rays of joy
ancient sentinel
at sunrise
green shadows in golden glow
lone hawk soars above
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: #1689 Troiku Month Ancient Cypress
Below is the haiku given to work with to create the Troiku:
ancient cypress
leaning over the light
at sunrise
© Jane Reichhold (1937-2016) (Extracted from her never published gathering of haiku titled “Ocean Sanctuary”)
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