Haiku About Winter

BENEATH THE ICETURTLES AWAIT SPRING’S KEYSTO RATTLE IN THE LOCK

STONE-FACED GRAVITYREMINDS SHIVERING BRANCHESTO TRUST SPRING’S RETURN

SNOWFLAKES

SNOW FALLING SOFTLYA BLANKET OF COLD WONDERSILENCE ALL AROUND.

THE CHILD’S TONGUE

THE CHILD'S TONGUEFREEZES ON THE METAL SWING:BLOOD ON THE SNOW

ICE DRAGON

LIKE AN ICE DRAGONALONE ON THE WHITE HIGHWAYA WINTER RUNNER

TREES IN THEIRWINTER NAKEDNESSREVEALING BIRDS' OLD NESTS

I RUB MY HANDS ONROBINS’ BREASTS TO WARM DEAR OLDWINTER’S FROSTED BLUE LIPS.

SHAPE-SHIFTER

WOMAN WINTER-WRAPPEDSCURRIES SWAYING ON SEA LEGSA PENGUIN IN BLACK SPANDEX AND PINK

LONE SWAN, HALF A HEARTFORSAKEN DOWN IN THE BOGWINTER HEARTLESS AS DEATH

WINTER'S FLOWER

WINTER GROWS WHITE BLOOMSIN THE SKY, A BATTLE OFSMOKE, SNOW AND SHIVERS.

DENOUNCING WINTER

THE TREES QUIETLYDISSEMINATE OPINIONIN JOYFUL CARTWHEELS

WINTER SLUMBER

SLUMBER WRAPPEDIN A NEW WHITE BLANKETCORN STUBBLE

WINTER

TREES LAYERED IN DEATH,CHAMPAGNE AND SWEAT MIXED ON SHEETS,BLACK LEAVES FROM LAST YEAR.

SNOW ANGELS

DECEMBER SNOW STORM--FLIGHTS CANCELED, TRAVEL ON HOLD,SNOW ANGELS TAKE SHAPE

WORKING THE SUET,PILEATED WOODPECKERFEEDS CRUMBS TO THE DOVE.

PEPPERMINT STICKSAND OLD MEN WITH CANESBRITTLE SEASON

NEW WORLD

INTRICATE SNOWFLAKES,WOVEN INTO A WHITE QUILT,CREATES A NEW WORLD.

A SIMPLE CHANGE OF CLOTHES ON A WINTER

NIGHTTHIS NEW SKIN SUITS HER.SHE EMERGES BEAUTIFULFROM HER CHRYSALIS.

SNOW-COVERED BLOSSOMSOF YELLOW FORSYTHIAWINTER WILL NOT REST

RAINY FRIDAY -THE SOUND OF UMBRELLASSTIRRING ICE

SNOWFALLMORE WHITE DOTS ON HERKIMONO

WINTER BREEZESWAKE WITHINTHE SOUL IS REFRESHED

AMONG FROZEN RIVERS

SEASONS BLOOM FLOWERS,FLOW WATERS; ONE WHITE LILYSTILL COVERED WITH SNOW.

SOLITUDE OF COLDCRUNCHING GROUND, BARREN AND BROWNRECOLLECTION'S FAITH

WINTER

NEW WORLD UNDERNEATHEMPTY FROM ALL THE DEBRISDEATH LIES UNDER SNOW

EPHEMERAL WINTER

FRIGID ICE SCULPTURESOF TEMPORARY BEAUTYLAST IN MEMORY

SNOWFLAKES

A VIOLENT WINDUPON THE WINDOW PANES:SKETCHES OF SNOWFLAKES

LADY NACHT

NIGHTS COLD AS DIAMONDSARE LIKE PAPER TIGERS: SOFT,GLOWING WITH WARM LIGHT.

THE DAY AFTER MY BIRTHDAY

SNOW FALLS LIKE CANDYDUSTING OUR TONGUES IN CRISP WHITETHE WHOLE WORLD FEELS PURE

RIGHT BEFORE WINTER

PINK CHRYSANTHEMUMSINSIDE THE HIDDEN GARDENALONG THE ENTRANCE

CHRISTMAS BEGGAR

ANCIENT ACNED FACESQUATTING OUTSIDE LIQUOR STORECOINED CAN AT HIS SIDE

WHITE POLKA DOT

WHITE POLKA DOT STREWNON THE HILL, IBISES GRAZEON WINTER’S DRY GRASS.

FEBRUARY HAIKU 4

CHILL WIND BLOWS : DEW DROPSWAVE EXCAVATES GRAIN OF SANDLITTLE FLAME FLICKERS

WINTER INSECTS

WHITE CATERPILLARSSWELL ON BROWN PICKET FENCESGROWING FAT ON SNOW

FALL ILLUSION

THE TRANSLUCENT HAZEOF AUTUMN’S SOFTENED SUNLIGHTWARNS OF WINTER CHILL

CONDUCTOR OF WARMTH.WINTER RAIN, TEARS ABSORBER.ONE-EYED TEDDY BEAR.

WIND UNLOADS SNOW FROM TREESDUMPING IT DOWN MY BACKNATURE-AN OBNOXIOUS BROTHER

MARMOTA PROGNOSTICATUS

PUNK’D BY PUNXSUTAWNEY—’HOG RAKED US WITH A RAMIS-WINTER,KALPAS LONG, SCULPTING SOULS.

APRIL SNOWSTORM

SERIOUSLY COLDICICLED EAVES, GLAZED WINDOWSLAUGHABLE ALMOST

WINTER MEMOIR

WINTER MEMOIRASH AND DUST OBSCURESMANTEL CLOCK FACE

ACROSS THE VALLEYCRISSCROSSING THE ANCIENT SNOWSNOW SHOES AND HORSE’S HOOVES

MINUS 15

ICE COLD MONTREALI DREAM OF TAKING A BATHIN HOT BLACK COFFEE

SNOWFLAKES

SNOWDRIFTS RANDOMLYBURY WHAT LIES UNDERNEATHTEMPORARILY

ICICLE

THE FROZEN SPIKE RESTSUPON THE EDGE OF THE ROOF,WHERE IT HAS TAKENREFUGE UNTIL ITS FATE ISSEALED WITH THE COMING OF SPRING.

SHEETS OF ICE ON THE RIVERTHE STORY OF WINTERWRITTEN ON THEM

STOPPING BY ROBBY'S HOUSE

LEAVES ARE ANKLE DEEP.THE MILES I WALKED TO MY RESTWERE THROUGH HIS DEEP WOODS.

FROSTED WINGS

A WINTER CHILL BLOWSUPON THE BARREN LANDSCAPESHIELDED BY A HANDTHE FACE OF AN ANGEL STRIPPEDBY THE FREEZING TOUCH OF LOSS

PAINTING THE SKY

TURNING LEAVESFALCON WINGS BRUSH THE SKYRACING WINTER’S CLOUD

IT COMES AND GOESTHE TOUCH OF THE SUN -WINTER TOWN

EXHALE

NIGHT’S MEDITATIONMOONLIT FROSTED BREATH FLOWS OUTHAWKS INTO THE WIND

WINTER SELF-REFLECTION

--AS AN ICICLEWATCHES HIMSELF UNRAVELDROP BY DROP….

TWITTERING MACHINE

TWITTERING MACHINE,IN THE NAKED TREE BRANCHES,BIRDS OF LATE WINTER

NORTH WIND

NORTH WINDTRAIN WHISTLE FAR AWAYOLD MEMORIES

CHRISTMAS PASSING

SILVER AND BRASS BELLS,A SLEIGH OR CARRIAGE TURNING—ST. NICHOLAS, DEATH?WHERE SNOW LEAVES NO DISTINCTIONIS DECAY, FROSTBITE CREEPING.

WINGS

FRIGID WINTERTIMEA PERFECT, LITTLE LOVE SOARSENJOYING THE GAME

UNCOLLECTED TREESCHRISTMAS DISINTEGRATIONROADSIDE DETRITUS

FROZEN WATERFALLICICLES LIKE STALACTITESSNOWY OWL ALIGHTS

SEASONAL CHANGES

FROSTBITTEN WINTERTRANSFORMS INTO BLISSFUL BLOOM,WAKENING NATURE.

THUNDERSTORM

STRONG WINDS, SNOW FLURRIESLIGHTNING STRIKES THE SLEETED STREETSWINTER THUNDERSTORM

HAY ROLLS IN THE SNOW

HAY ROLLS IN THE SNOWPASTORAL PASTRY TO TASTEWITH THE EYES AND NOSE

WE ARE NONETHELESS IN THE WORLD

HEAT AND HUMIDITYLIKE SNOW AND COLDREMEMBER US TO THE FLESH

YELLOW DEAD END SIGNAGAINST THE RED AUTUMN LEAVES —WINTER DOWN THE ROAD

WINTER THAW

WINTER THAWTHE SOUND OF SUNON SNOW

WINTER

WHITENESS COVERS EARTHJAPANESE SNOW FALLING UPSNOW ANGELS FLY DOWN

OF SPIDERS AND ICE

ICE ON SPIDER’S WEBSILK FROZEN, SAG AND FRAYDESTINY UNRAVELS

LONE GOOSE

GOOSE HONKING ALONEIN THE LAVENDER STILLNESSFOOTSTEPS CRUNCH ON ICE

SOLSTICE

FLOATING DOCK, THE SNOWFLAKES LANDING IN THE WATER:A HALO: FIREWORKS

ENGLISH TEACHER HAIKU

WRITTEN ON THE FROZEN POND,A BIRD FOOTPRINT ESSAY.I WILL NOT GRADE THIS.

WINTER HEART

YOU TURNED ME FRIGIDMY HEART, NOW AN ICICLETHAT NO ONE CAN MELT

THE SNOW ROSE

THE SNOW ROSEOVER THE DEADWINTER BLOOMS

COLD WIND

SNOW TOPPED FENCEPOSTAN UNFAMILIAR SONG...COLD WIND

BRINY TROOP

SALT PILES, SIDE BY SIDENATURE’S BRINY TROOP ALIGNSEA SHORE DRESSED IN ICE

WINTER BEGINS

SIGHS LADEN WITH FOGFROZEN CRYSTALS ON THE TREESTHE FIRST BLUSH OF WHITE

NEW WINTER

MY TIRED LUNGS ARE TICKLEDAS THE FIRST COLD AIR ENTERSWELCOME NEW WINTER

SNOWY SERAPH

A RED CARDINALPERCHING ON THE FROSTED PINENESTLESS NIRVANA

GENTLEMEN OF WINTER

PALE GREY AND SILVERFOUR GENTLEMEN OF WINTERSTAND TALL IN THE COLD.