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Paths Through Branches

Haiku
Ruby
recursionnaturetreespathscyclesgrowthalgorithmsmeditation
# green shoots pierce the earth
# tender branches spread their wings
# reaching for the sky
class TreeNode
  attr_accessor :left, :right
  def initialize; end
end
# leaf by leaf we trace
# through the garden's branching paths
# wisdom waits for us
def traverse(node)           
  return if node.nil?        
  traverse(node.left)        
  visit_node(node)          
  traverse(node.right)       
end
# one path leads to two
# each branch holds a secret now
# truth flows back to root
def visit_node(node)
  yield node if block_given?
  nil
end
# our garden grows here
# seedlings form their patterns new
# walk the path and bloom
root = TreeNode.new
root.left = TreeNode.new
root.right = TreeNode.new
root.left.right = TreeNode.new
puts "  🌱"
puts " / \\"
puts "🌱  🌱"
puts " \\"
puts "  🌱"
puts
traverse(root) { |node| print "🍃 " }
puts
Created by Poetic Source

The poem is structured as four linked haikus, each serving both technical and poetic purposes. The first three develop the core algorithm with natural imagery ('shoots', 'wings', 'garden'), while the fourth introduces a visual demonstration. Botanical emojis (🌱, 🍃) provide a visual metaphor for growth and traversal, transforming from seedlings to leaves as we walk the path.

Each haiku corresponds to a specific technical component: 1. First defines the TreeNode class with left and right children 2. Second implements the recursive traversal pattern 3. Third handles visit logic with Ruby's block system 4. Fourth demonstrates the structure with a visual tree representation The code is both poetic and functional, using Ruby's natural syntax to implement an in-order tree traversal algorithm.

Explores the harmony between natural and computational structures through Ruby's expressive syntax. Trees in nature and in code share fundamental patterns of growth, exploration, and recursion. The transformation from seedling (🌱) to leaf (🍃) emoji in the visualization represents both the traversal of the tree and the journey from potential to realization. The poem suggests that programming patterns are discoveries of natural forms rather than purely human constructs.