The lone tree

Another nice picture Sticki.

a lovely photo Sticki..

Yes a lovely picture and good composition :)

for the last few weeks I have been trying to get this photo of a lone tree before it starts to 'bud up' but its impossible to park safely to get the shot. Today however being a cold Sunday the roads were quiet so I rushed a quick op to 'park n snap'. Magic to see the framework of these mature trees. Good shot Sticki, adding my lone tree shortly, actually its right next to a house so not so lone ;-)

thank you everyone.

i cant resist trees in this situation ~ i just love them and have to take the shot. a bonus if there is an interesting sky behind. stormy sky might look better.

i will look forward to seeing your not-so-lone tree bampy.

Feel a Cinquain in the making Sticki.

great pimpernel ~ cinquain away!!!

Lovely atmospheric shot, Sticki!

thanks sheila, btw have you tried cinquains?

.......................Stand.
At ease.
My toes loose.
Head, proud and high.
Stand.

I thought I should

very good ~ so 5 lines, in a 1, 2, 3, 4, 1 pattern??

that's it.

A real Moody Blues picture, lovely a tribute to your photography;0)

oh thanks pansy!!

hmmm pimpernel thats more complicated than before ~ have to think about that one.

Makes me think of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre!

it is quite high but not so bleak!!! if you looked over the ridge of the hill you could see birmingham spread out.

loved jane eyre.

getting rather clever with the camera me ole love, great shot

thanks yorks, i take lots and just hope for the best!!

same here.

;-))

Here is my attempt at a cinquain:

Lone
Grounded
Stands in time
Beauty in strength
Sure

have you got the 1,2,3,4,1 right?

There should be 11 words in total

oh ok, thought it was syllables.
words will make it easier.
thanks

It made me snuggle deeper into my cardi !!

wasnt too cold, honestly! just a bit windy.

Oh good - now I know what a cinquaine is . . . trying to think of one should help me get to sleep tonight, lol!

thats what i was doing sheila but i think it kept me awake!!

:((

Does my insomnia no good either...Sheila will be doing Haiku's before she knows what has happened Sticki.

i have no doubt whatsoever that sheila will be very good at haiku and cinquaine.

i really like them.

Actually from Sheila's previous posts, I know she likes poetry Sticki...

sheila is quite a wordsmith! is that the right word?

'Tis

Great shot.......

Thank you DD

Just looked up Cinquaine......I really fancy having a go at this, my type of thing. love poetry, so many different ones I feel it could be addictive though.

Oooh, I heard that Sticki and Pimpernel . . . lucky you were being complimentary! Yes, I do love words, and SOME poetry. I'm confused by Haiku though. In a lovely book "A Haiku Garden" it says that Haiku have three lines of five, seven and five syllables; but then goes on to quote Basho (who is thought of as the greatest Haiku exponent) with

The moon speeds on -
the treetops
still holding rain

Maybe something is lost in translation from the Japanese?!

i think pimpernel said some of the haiku are different in english ~ different rules!!

have a go DD

it would only ever be complimentary sheila, you are a clever lady.

The problem with translating Japanese to English is that the Japanese language has less sylables than the English language..So the interpreter has to be very skilled or the Haiku is lost..

That is why the Americans would like English language Haiku's to have less sylables.

sheila is highly skilled ~ she will manage it.

I'm blushing now - that's pressure! If inspiration should strike, I'll let you know . . . but I think Pimpernel knows much more about it than I do. :))

Photo being posted that Sticki inspired

have a go sheila then i will have a go too, going out this evening so will think later!!!

thanks pimpenel

OK, my midnight effort. Am I allowed a title? If so, "Under the Cherry Tree" (but I don't think Haiku have titles).

Bittersweet blossom blew down
Like white confetti -
She returned his ring, and wept

thats great sheila, a whole story in a haiku!!!

:)) Your turn now!

Ha..I was just going to say exactly the same thing Sticki..Word for word..

You shameless romantic Sheila ;0))

now that was my next comment pimpernel ~ does that tell us your secret sheila? romantic at heart?

whatever i put now you might dissect it and psychoanalyse it!

so what are the rules? is it done on word count or syllables?

Syllables this time: 7, 5, 7 - go for it!

Lol, Pimpernel: bet you're a romantic too?!

i agree sheila i think he is!!

Drifting, dream-like silvered clouds
Painted blue silk sky
Roots give life, roots hold secure

Romantic...Mee! Pah. Sitll on your pic..

This is where I stand

Day on day, day in, day out

Oh to be a cloud

Like that one pimpernel

I missed an O in "too be a cloud"

Sheila is a natural in poetry corner..

Yes that's true.

Lovely pic Sticki :o)

Thanks TT, and homebird, i find them fascinating and irresistible for my camera!!

That's a lovely photo!

Great photo Stickytoffee..;o))

thanks mushy, just looking at it again, i think the tree wants pruning a little ~ be better with more light through the branches???