It’s a mild winter so far in Columbus, Ohio. Little snow, but chill temperatures, great for winter walking! Days sunny or gray. Dark nights, gleaming stars. Here are haiku to accompany the season.

sullen gloom

or hush contemplative

choosing your winter

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winter thaw

triple squirrels

daredeviling on branches

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watching

a meandering snowflake

tumble

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bile yellow

on winter white

canine watercolorist

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twilight rooftops

snowfall sparrows

winter in their wings

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serenity

of winter darkness

chapel of the stars

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winter dawn

quarreling crows

irritate the silence

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winter thaw

neighbor kids

mud-puddling

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a hint of light

in winter’s

dark compassion

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skipping on ice

OK with falls

winter-girls

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winter horse

pale stars

silent pasture

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in barren winter

give yourself

the great gift of love