sunless sky
through my window
white-frosted branches
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sunless sky – – haiku
returning cold – – haiku
returning cold
the frantic waving
of cedar boughs
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crocus blue – – haiku
crocus blue
where a rabbit went
in the snow
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*It’s thought that rabbit urine turns blue when they nibble buckthorn. Whatever the cause, the blue adds a brilliant colour to the snow.
all day snow – – haiku
all day snow . . .
waiting for a lull
to shovel
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clear winter day – – haiku
clear winter day
inhaling the crisp air
of home
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February sun – – haiku
February sun
a flurry of beetles
about the window
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winter sun – – haiku
winter sun . . .
the ebb and flow of ch’i
on arctic days
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returning light – – haiku
returning light
the forest glows once more
with bird song
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morning moon – – haiku
sounds of a symphony
echo from the clouds
morning moon
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COVID winter – – haibun
the news is a cacophony of stress … more COVID variants, more positive tests, more deaths, talk of ICU triage guidelines, and the vaccine rollout slowing to a trickle. What can I say? What can I do?
deep snow
on the deck and
it’s still snowing
But who wants to read gloomy observations? Most of us are wanting to be soothed, to forget.
darning
blue mittens
the colour of spring
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