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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