The Haughty Forest

Kings of Creation
Ancient. Mighty. Virile. Green.
CRASH! — Bark that dulls blades. 

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haughty adjective

: blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior

haughty aristocrats

haughty young beauty … never deigned to notice us—Herman Melville

Imagine visiting earth as an extra-terrestrial and having to choose which lifeform is the most advanced. Trees might argue with the visitors on behalf of themselves. There are roughly a trillion of them, many of them are enormous, and they have been around a very long time.   

This haiku intended to depict a nature scene and to imbue the forest with the aforementioned sense of self-importance and pride. As the trees are being described, they abruptly face a challenge. The trees are undaunted and unbothered. The description shifts toward the greatness of their bark.