Winter has not officially arrived but here in Columbus air is chill, ice has occasionally formed, and we’ve had a dusting or two of snow. Here are haiku to mark and celebrate the season.
sullen gloom
or hush contemplative
choosing your winter
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serenity
of winter darkness
chapel of the stars
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twilight rooftops
snowfall sparrows
winter in their wings
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skipping on ice
OK with falls
winter-girls
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winter thaw
triple squirrels
daredeviling on branches
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watching
a meandering snowflake
tumble
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winter dawn
quarreling crows
irritate the silence
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a hint of light
in winter’s
dark compassion
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bile yellow
on winter white
canine watercolorist
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winter horse
pale stars
silent pasture
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winter thaw
neighbor kids
mud-puddling
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