the snow is too deep
for the pot-bellied pigs
but not too deep
for the children
standing on the swings
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Posted by Gwil W at 4:40 AM
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Winter Haiku 2008/2009
A little bit about Winter Haiku 2008/2009
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RULESThis blog is open to all haiku poets! Please submit your FAMILY-FRIENDLY haiku, senryu, tanka, haiga, or haibun.You can also submit photos or drawings to enhance our experience of reading your one-breath thoughts!Artwork or photographs should be the original work of the contributor. If not, it is the contributor's responsibility to ensure that they have permission to use the work.ALL POSTS WILL BE BOLD AND IN (you decide the color). If you decide to use another color, please make sure that your text doesn't disappear into the background.The only requirement for posting is that there should be an WINTER theme.Postings/day: 3 maximum.
If you participated in the previous seasonal blog, and all the information is the same, just let Steve know that fact.If you don't receive an invitation, check your TRASH or BULK or SPAM mailbox, in case the invitation ended up in those folders.You will need to register with Blogger in order to contribute to the blog. You can register with your email address; you don't need to get a gmail address.
RULESThis blog is open to all haiku poets! Please submit your FAMILY-FRIENDLY haiku, senryu, tanka, haiga, or haibun.You can also submit photos or drawings to enhance our experience of reading your one-breath thoughts!Artwork or photographs should be the original work of the contributor. If not, it is the contributor's responsibility to ensure that they have permission to use the work.ALL POSTS WILL BE BOLD AND IN (you decide the color). If you decide to use another color, please make sure that your text doesn't disappear into the background.The only requirement for posting is that there should be an WINTER theme.Postings/day: 3 maximum.
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- Winter is over
- comet lulin
- winter – cling to lifedeep breath of electric airc...
- sparrows sittouching heads -Spring inches in
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- Announcement
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- early commutelast of packed ice bermmelts into runoff
- snow has thawed
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3 comments:
What fun! Kids will always find a way...
...and the pigs... belly too fat ...legs too short ... snow too deep...always a problem...if it's not the snow it's the rain...they do like to stay indoors in winter, that's for sure
Lovely touch!
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