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  I love this one! It reminds me of my favorite hikes and how their personalities change from one season to another.

  Comment by mary hatch — March 1, 2009 @ 6:37 am

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  Thanks. This one took a while to write.

  I was so drawn to the idea that the word “visibility”, with it’s five syllables, should stand alone in one line. Once I’d established that, though, I couldn’t figure out how to end it.

  I kept trying to put the word “nest” into it, but there were too many different kinds of nests . . . bird, hornet, squirrel.

  And I wanted to use the word “hole” but that didn’t work.

  And then I realized they were all “homes”, plus, I could also see the backs of human homes that in the summer are hidden by leaves.

  It was one of those realizations that I came to in those precious moments just before falling asleep.

  Comment by Kelly — March 1, 2009 @ 9:01 am

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  Yes, I like the word “visibility” standing alone in the first line. As well as the feeling of the openness of winter.

  Interesting to hear what you have to say about how this developed. I love haiku moments right before sleep:)

  Comment by Alison — March 1, 2009 @ 9:31 pm

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  During the Civil War in Missouri, the guerrilla warriors could not hide in the woods as they did in other seasons because their “homes” or hideouts were so easily spotted. In summer, they could disappear into the same wilderness without a trace. On a hike, ever try to find a discreet place to “do your business” in the woods after the leaves have fallen? I can really relate this haiku.

  Comment by Susan Westhoff — March 3, 2009 @ 6:35 pm

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  Hmmm.

  Leave it to you, Sue, to comment about “doing your business” in the winter woods.

  I, personally, have not experienced this. Summer woods, well, yes. Winter woods, no.

  My dogs, though, I can tell you from experience, do have a hard time finding a spot to “do their business” in the winter woods, especially after a snow fall. All their smells are gone!

  Comment by Kelly — March 4, 2009 @ 7:42 am

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  Oh, I’ll keep the “doing your business” convo going.

  Made me think of my experiences backpacking in Alaska. No trees in the tundra means no privacy at all….

  Comment by Alison — March 4, 2009 @ 3:17 pm

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