snowfall . . .
following the tire grooves
a meditation

.
.
©️2019 Ontheland
snowfall . . .
following the tire grooves
a meditation
.
.
©️2019 Ontheland
morning
stars
on the snow
©️2019 Ontheland
light snow
some say
spring is here
the days stretching longer
all I see is white
.
.
©️2019 Ontheland
The traditional spring kigo, ‘light snow’, in a tanka for Frank Tassone’s Haikai Challenge.
I wrote this on March 2 afternoon (yesterday) when it was snowing.
snow prints
passage
of a parallel world
:
©️2019 Ontheland
shovelling
banks of snow
white and more white
:
©️2019 Ontheland
wind playing
in the snow
.
snow
flying up the sky
a cloud of mayflies
.
wind
in my ears
swirling sideways
.
©️2019 Ontheland
a snowdrift
hugs the house
flood tide frozen to the shore
:
shovelling
the window well
flinging snow onto bare grass
:
©️2019 Ontheland
the shop clerk’s warning:
the road may be greasy
it’s got that skiff
:
I knew she was talking about the slippery conditions outside, the fresh layer of snow but ‘skiff’ is a new word for me. Apparently it is a colloquial term used in Canada (where I live) and the Northern States for a light flurry or cover of snow.
©️2019 Ontheland
space voyage
driving in a blizzard
into a funnel of snow
:
©️2019 Ontheland
December 11, 2018
steady calm
as snowflakes drift
a choir in white
.
December 14, 2018
cold rain
melted puddles swell
another rinse
.
across the road
frozen snow patches
remains of yesterday
.
©️2018 Ontheland