The reason why I chose this haiku is for the nostalgic memories and feeling it invoked in me. When I was a child, my grandmother would bake, and I remember the smell of sweet apples and cinnamon in the air on a rainy autumn evening.

In my interpretation, I drew an earth mother, a goddess grown and nurtured by the trees. The earth mother awakens in fall and represent the changing season before winter moves in and puts the goddess to rest yet again.

I wanted to capture the feeling of a dream, to spark something within your own imagination and creativeness. I wanted this piece to be surreal and serene, drawing you in, all of which was inspired in me by this beautiful haiku.