The patience and perseverance required to produce, and more specifically maintain, a bonsai must be absolutely phenomenal — regardless of whether the tree in question is a genuine work of wonder or a rather more modest midget.
And yet for all their unquestionable beauty, perhaps most fascinating of all is that despite a lifetime’s work, it’s more than likely that the person who initially set out with a mere specimen won’t be around to see their creation bear fruit.
Quite literally.
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That one of the coolest things I’ve seen.
pruning the tree / pruning the verse
removing unneeded twigs / removing unneeded words
creating bonsai / creating haiku
( by Dave Burke )
Thank U, Lee.
Soo beautiful and … unreal :O
yes! very true words. i am not fond of bonzai… seem like imprisoned trees with arthritis. but this one is magnificent. thank you. kenza
Thanks for the kind words. They are much appreciated.