Walking in Muir Woods with Dr. Arima in 2007,
I had to ignore the redwoods a moment
to look at the ferns growing on this tree.
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Redwood
So, redwood,
I finally know you:
you are a tall bishop of dust
whose arms extend in every direction
to bless the earth.
Morton Marcus
The Santa Cruz Mountain Poems, Capra Press, 1072, n.p.
This is not a haiku, but a short poem with an interesting structure;
one can see how a person who writes haiku could also be inspired to write a poem like this one. Redwoods grow in the Santa Cruz Mountains as well as in Muir Woods north of San Francisco.
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