Whips that Trip

few towering whips
trip upwards making a map
agin lowering skies

Here, whips denote slender, unbranched shoots, or plants. Agin is the dialect form of against. Lowering means dark and threatening, as if it’s about to rain.

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This post is written in response to the ‘Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt’ by Ronovan. The challenge words for the week are Trip and Whip.