Haiku

Tiny furry buds Yell welcome! All is now new! Start hoping again.

Each handsbreadth of moss A garden in miniature Look closely. Feel it.

Daisy! How I love Your sunny simplicity I wish I had it!

How we fear your sting Yet you make nourishing feed For prettier plants.

Each golden leaf falls Color is melancholy Dark nights stretch and grasp.

Dripping with folklore Fascinating parasite Toy of harassment. : : Photo: Mistletoe on an apple tree at Cliveden, a National Trust property in Buckinghamshire, UK