I understand much of the eastern U.S. is buried until a ton of snow. It missed me (nyah nyah nyah), but some of you readers must be snowed in right now. Stay safe and stay home, if you can.
So who's in the mood for winter haiku? Review the rules at "Spring Haiku Challenge" and "Zen and the Art of Haiku," then give it a shot. I'm drawing a blank, possibly because there's little snow where I am, but here's Bassho --
Winter solitude--
in a world of one color
the sound of wind.
Maybe we can update that --
After the snowstorm --
in a world of one color,
spinning tires.
waking to gentle
snow after a night dreaming
of gentle snow …
Barbara,
Please read my reply to your earlier post “No end of days for us” in september 2009.
Please read my reply to your earlier post “No end of days for us” in september 2009.
Please provide a link. The archives here are cumbersome.
When there’s snow on the ground, I like to pretend I’m walking on clouds. – Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata, Animal Crossing: Wild World, 2005
all around there is snow
and it is cold very cold
but the sun is out
(living in South Africa and has experienced snow only twice)
blue sky with no cloud
breeze blows into my office
grasping the paper – futile
down south in Africa it is high summer this time of the year