“A cold wind was blowing
from the north,
and it made the trees rustle
like living things.”
— George R. R. Martin
stripped clean of treasured
golden autumn leaves, branches
bow to bully winds
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As the moods of seasons change, so nature adapts • Tennessee artist Gloria McRoberts depicts the seasonal transformation of trees with her sculptural fiber weavings • “Windswept” haiku and photo by Mary O’Connor
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