DVerse’s haibun Monday is about solitude.
I might go into a forest to find solitude, or visit the nearby park with many trees. I wonder, do the trees feel crowded, or do they, too, find solitude? How peaceful is the forest for its oldest inhabitants?
Twig snaps underfoot
Silence broken by the step //
Of a predator
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Nice and brief! You ask the question I have often asked myself about trees.
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Interesting meditation — a koan
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good questions…
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This is a fascinating contemplation RW. I think they have deep peace and stately dignity. Loved the haiku, nicely intense!
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Loved this Haibun! I wonder if the unheard fallen tree feels its solitude?
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I often talk to trees and love woods and forests. Good questions, which apply to humans too, especially about finding solitude in a crowd. I love the way you’ve captured the breaking of forest silence in your haiku!
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I often feel like a predator in the woods – so conscious of how loud my steps must seem to the silence that prevails. Lovely post.
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a totally zen moment for me, I went on a hike today and was looking at the big trees, i never thought they might need solitude and privacy for their whisperings. you words are so thought provoking
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Beautiful! And I love the haiku!
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Very nice, RW. I tend to think the trees find their strength in their silent number. The Haiku nails it.
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I wonder too… but maybe they find strength in being a forest…
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I often ponder the thoughts of trees. The haiku certainly snaps the silence.
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