originally this was two haiku I put together as a haiku series. then I rewrote them as an "mirror oddquain" after seeing examples on "imaginary garden with real toads." It was described thusly: A two stanza form with syllable sequence 1-3-5-7-1 1-7-5-3-1 = 32 syllables, with some kind of opposition between the two parts. The form seemed tailor made for this subject.
in
woods toadstools
over unmarked graves
push through decay: white shiny
skulls
through
humus from last year's garden
the mushrooms emerge:
baby's head
crowns
Interesting form ... the subject of visual similarity actually being the exact opposite of each other is indeed well suited for the mirror image character of this form of poetry. Nice.