The sap from pine trees
When tracked in the house on shoes
Surely brings you grief!
(another Michigan history lesson, as our State Tree is the Eastern White Pine)
©2015 Annette Rochelle Aben
The sap from pine trees
When tracked in the house on shoes
Surely brings you grief!
(another Michigan history lesson, as our State Tree is the Eastern White Pine)
©2015 Annette Rochelle Aben
Brilliant. Mine are more sappy. 🙂
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There is a stately pine in the corner of the yard just waving at me for helping to make it famous. 🙂
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That sounds like a haiku in itself.
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The stately pine tree – in the corner of the yard – is waving to me
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How very good. Sigh
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You are so sweet! I shall lay pine cones at your feet
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If only it were so…but I shall not repine. ☺ Bon nuit.
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Ah, yes, the sap from different conifers I am well aware can cause grief when it gets on clothes or in your hair. A little bit of peanut butter, or butter works well to remove it, but then you have to get the grease out of the clothes.
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Sticky mess either way, that’s for certain! 🙂
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Hah! Surely! Great haiku Annette! Your work always blesses me with a smile 🙂
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Thank you so much for the grin you just shared with my heart! That makes this worth while. Watch out for those pine cones…
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HA! This one should stick to you. (But sometimes that pine smell is nice…not the sticky mess, though)
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Most agreed… I love the fragrance the wind brings me from the fragrant pines! ❤
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Very creative Annette! Ha, ha!
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Thank you so much! I tell you, this is such a joy to have the opportunity to continually share about my beloved Michigan!
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Still “needling” me because I write about Michigan? I gotta hand it to you buddy, you are taking your life into your own hands… (catch that, I got 3 Michigan puns into one sentence! Talent, I tell you, TALENT!! 🙂
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