Winter Haiku 2008/2009

Winter is over

2009-02-24T15:34:00.000-08:00

Hello Poets,

Well, as least in our Haiku world.

It's almost midnight in the UK, so I am closing this blog.

You can start posting very soon on Spring Haiku 2009.

If you aren't a member, please go over there to sign in. We are always looking for new poets!

Thanks to Steve for organizing this site. We hope that you feel better now!

Signing off now!

Isabel

comet lulin

2009-02-24T06:45:00.000-08:00

the green comet
passed-by last night
behind clouds

2009-02-24T06:07:00.000-08:00

winter – cling to life

deep breath of electric air

cross to Anelka…

2009-02-24T04:10:00.001-08:00

sparrows sit
touching heads -
Spring inches in

2009-02-23T23:35:00.000-08:00

Shrove Tuesday
latest posts
on Winter Haiku

***

Mardi Gras -
derniers messages
sur Winter Haiku

2009-02-23T19:48:00.000-08:00

rake … brown leaves … a ball

our last Fall day together

preserved under snow

2009-02-23T10:51:00.001-08:00

Morning shivers on
the way to school. Coats pulled tight,
head bowed as in prayer.

wild water

2009-02-23T10:39:00.000-08:00

wild water crashes over the edge of winter rock unyielding

words: mandy smith
photo: phill deason
© 2009

2009-02-23T07:42:00.000-08:00

mountainside forest

snow shaken from bough –

echo of axe

2009-02-23T07:38:00.001-08:00

garden
full of the sea's roar -
the crow's nest sways

2009-02-23T05:10:00.000-08:00

below a pale sun
people squelch here
and there through slush

2009-02-23T03:45:00.001-08:00

stars gleam
dewdrops
on a spun sky

2009-02-22T23:03:00.001-08:00

Snowman moved
tired of this non-winter
Antarctica

2009-02-22T16:48:00.000-08:00

knowing I've lived
through another winter-
quiet victory

2009-02-21T07:34:00.000-08:00

returning road -
fresh snow
filled my steps

***

chemin de retour -
la neige fraîche
a comblé mes pas

New : pages with my haiku in english on "Haïkus au fil des jours"
http://haikus-au-fil-des-jours.wifeo.com/haikus-en-anglais-in-english.php

2009-02-20T12:35:00.000-08:00

during the fourth watch
cold air seeps through the windows
and brushes my ear

cold front

2009-02-19T20:28:00.000-08:00

all night long she moans -
emptiness pregnant with sound
emptiness barren

2009-02-19T12:27:00.000-08:00

in the night watches
frozen moon crosses window
drone of the clock

2009-02-19T03:31:00.000-08:00

dark clouds roll away -
a crow drinks
from glittering tractor-tracks

2009-02-18T12:44:00.000-08:00

through the window-
snow dances on the river
birds swooping down low

2009-02-18T11:45:00.001-08:00

Under the surface
a rebel hidden
a vivid spring

2009-02-17T14:43:00.000-08:00

during crazy day
outside the office window
fat cat just chillin'

2009-02-17T08:42:00.000-08:00

bright line, connecting
me to your hospital bed
jet stream etch-a-sketch

2009-02-17T04:40:00.000-08:00

the snow is too deep
for the pot-bellied pigs
but not too deep
for the children
standing on the swings

2009-02-16T10:53:00.000-08:00

early shift-
stars fading into sun light
during the first break

2009-02-16T06:42:00.000-08:00

from highest branches
crows' great commotion:
Spring approaching?

Announcement

2009-02-15T08:56:00.000-08:00

The SPRING HAIKU BLOG begins on the 25th February

2009, for further information see here ....................

Note from Isabel: Beatrice is now setting up everything. She might not have time to respond to your email to join.

There will be an announcement here on this blog, when Beatrice is ready to send out the invitation to blog.

This winter blog closes down on the 24th.

Beatrice is doing a great job to organize things and Pat will be writing some posts also and act as the comment/spam reader.

valentine's day breakfast

2009-02-14T23:13:00.000-08:00

hard-boiled egg
with yellow roses
- spring is on the way

2009-02-14T10:44:00.000-08:00

babysitting for friends-
pitbull curls up with me on couch
during the news

2009-02-14T09:42:00.000-08:00

thaw -
the rustle of water
invades the night

***

dégel -
le murmure de l'eau
envahit la nuit

2009-02-13T14:17:00.000-08:00

first light
baking cheesecake for friend's child
licking the beaters

2009-02-12T19:42:00.000-08:00

through quickening clouds
night orb's cold unyielding gaze
fixing winter fast

2009-02-12T18:47:00.000-08:00

blustery morning-
tree branches stuck in fences
trash cans roll in alley

2009-02-12T05:59:00.001-08:00

first pale shoots--
whisking the matcha
to a jade froth

2009-02-12T03:15:00.000-08:00

snow on the apple tree -
warm in their buds
the apples

2009-02-12T00:44:00.000-08:00

A coy winter sun

looks on, through naked branches

-a veiled promise

2009-02-11T19:28:00.000-08:00

early commute
last of packed ice berm
melts into runoff

snow has thawed

2009-02-11T14:13:00.000-08:00

snow has thawed
over the recreation ground
boots trample through mud

© 2009, Gerald England

2009-02-11T08:44:00.001-08:00

zen garden
covered with snow:
zen garden

Winter Dawn

2009-02-11T06:07:00.000-08:00

in the hollows,
where frost and mist are thickest,
the dregs of night

www.conjuringsunlight.blogspot.com

Photo Winter in the Park by David Chare

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dchare/2273478209/

2009-02-11T04:06:00.000-08:00

Snowmelt brings a false
sense of security
and an ankle twisted.

2009-02-11T03:10:00.000-08:00

white winds
buffet from all angles
an icy path

2009-02-11T01:27:00.000-08:00

crow back home
in the tree
shakes off his white cap

2009-02-10T19:49:00.000-08:00

bird hops in circles
atop traffic camera
before roosting

Sunday at Lake Pontchartrain

2009-02-10T08:51:00.000-08:00

racing
white gulls gliding for shrimp
white sailed boats

heading for the seawall
and turning around
aqua ducks

blue sail - white center
from distance - miracle
Virgin Mary

Flag of no nation

2009-02-10T06:19:00.000-08:00

sundown's banner
seen through bare trees -
orange blue pink

2009-02-10T03:10:00.000-08:00

overnight:
the park full
of abandoned snowmen

2009-02-10T03:06:00.000-08:00

Awake, wondering,
whether you are asleep, somewhere
out there, full moon

* * *

Valvon ja mietin,
nukutko siellä, kaukana
jossain, täysikuu

2009-02-09T19:42:00.000-08:00

winter blahs-
my salary frozen this year
at least there's a job

2009-02-09T07:48:00.000-08:00

stooped arthritic tree
wrapped in vines against the wind
pale moon smiles coolly

2009-02-09T05:11:00.000-08:00

Thrush and sparrow
unseen in naked hedgerow.
Ice crunches underfoot.

2009-02-08T06:05:00.000-08:00

The stillness of cold
air, turning snow to dark ice --
birds under bushes.

2009-02-07T15:21:00.000-08:00

top of the hill -
alone between setting sun
and rising moon

***

sommet de la butte -
seul entre soleil couchant
et lune montante

Snow Melting

2009-02-07T07:16:00.000-08:00

across the fields
the remains of snowmen -
abandoned megaliths

www.conjuringsunlight.com

Photograph Snow Melting by Michele Morgan

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonclouds/3255524246/

2009-02-07T04:47:00.001-08:00

spring thaw--
an old friend and I
make amends

2009-02-06T19:05:00.000-08:00

Starbuck run today
being glad for heavy coat
for later commute

2009-02-06T07:44:00.000-08:00

finally sun--
the icicle's persistent
rhythmic drip

2009-02-06T02:23:00.000-08:00

Wet in wet
clouds in treetop levels
an excuse for winter weather

2009-02-05T19:34:00.000-08:00

frigid morning
lightly holding steering wheel
until first red light

2009-02-05T11:11:00.000-08:00

natural artist:
bare birch tree inks in shadows
across its scrolled skin

2009-02-05T01:54:00.001-08:00

whirling flakes of snow
mute every sound; cover
the world in beauty.

2009-02-04T21:12:00.000-08:00

fist light
last night's dusting of snow
melts into morning dew

2009-02-04T12:09:00.000-08:00

the door opened
and down they fell -
all the christmas cards

2009-02-04T07:00:00.001-08:00

crippled
he whistles in the snow
pretends his sticks are ski poles

2009-02-03T20:07:00.000-08:00

morning errands
seeing the snow line
while heading north

2009-02-03T08:17:00.000-08:00

Gentle white flakes float
Around the barking dog sound
Gathering numbers.

Basset in the snow--
Patchwork of brown, black and white
Howling at the sky.

2009-02-03T06:36:00.000-08:00

cold front--
in the busker's guitar case
five copper coins

2009-02-03T05:46:00.000-08:00

this sweet morning
the world is freshly dusted
with powdered sugar

hiding place...

2009-02-03T05:25:00.000-08:00

another nut
on a snowy branch
gently tucked away by crow

Still snowing

2009-02-03T04:21:00.001-08:00

through the night suburbs
we slept on a pillow of snow
that fell soft and delicate, down

Photo Still snowing by GothPhil www.flickr.com/photos/phil_p/3245948000/

Haiku by David Loffman www.conjuringsunlight.com

2009-02-03T03:10:00.000-08:00

snow-covered fields -
gull
lit from below

2009-02-02T20:04:00.000-08:00

late commute
snow dancing in the streetlights
taking the scenic route

2009-02-02T13:05:00.000-08:00

the mid-winter thaw –

hear birdsong and see neighbors

this one afternoon

2009-02-02T12:51:00.000-08:00

ice patch on boulder –

gentle nephew of him who

left her in that spot

2009-02-02T10:59:00.000-08:00

pulling plump package
over ice, tug slackens
son's smile gliding by

2009-02-02T07:34:00.000-08:00

tangled undergrowth -
forgotten clumps of old hair
caught in nature's brush

first fall

2009-02-02T03:29:00.001-08:00

2009-02-02T00:32:00.000-08:00

a gull
struggles against high winds -
the clatter of hail

18C (65F)

2009-02-01T16:40:00.000-08:00

on the lake -
white sails
clear sky

1° Celsius

2009-02-01T12:40:00.000-08:00

Trees rustle
on with hat
white curtain falls

Streams trickle
distant click-clack
of falling stones

2009-02-01T07:55:00.000-08:00

the old pine:
one green shadow
on the stream

-27,4 °C

2009-02-01T06:50:00.000-08:00

This white-cold sun,
breath freezing on eyelashes -
gifts from Siberia

* * *

Valkoinen säihke,
hengitys jäänä ripsissä -
Siperian tuomiset

2009-02-01T05:59:00.000-08:00

upon still waters
this rustic boat
rides its reflection

2009-02-01T03:05:00.000-08:00

Snowflake here and there
through the garden
slowly floating

2009-01-31T23:00:00.001-08:00

first snow -
the mailman's cycle
with new tires

***

première neige -
le vélo du facteur
chaussé de pneus neufs

2009-01-31T04:49:00.000-08:00

Chill clouds gathering
the winds about them like a
snow-speckled perfume.

2009-01-31T02:42:00.001-08:00

old friends leaving -
snow falls
fills their footprints

2009-01-30T20:00:00.000-08:00

up the frozen hill
windows' welcoming glow
waterfalls of light

2009-01-30T19:43:00.000-08:00

today's top to-do
reminding male coworkers
V-Day in two weeks

Pat is the Spring 09 Administrator

2009-01-30T15:55:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Pat for volunteering to be the administrator.

Pat and I will be working on formatting the site. Pat will be doing most of the work; I am the consultant.

Pat will be sending emails later.

Pat, I sent 2 emails to your gmail and yahoo accounts. Check your spam folder, if you don't see them.

Diane, Thanks for volunteering to be the spam checker. Pat will admit you soon.

Keep warm, ya'll
Isabel

Metaxa

2009-01-30T13:26:00.000-08:00

Sweet
Greek fire
- refill the glass?

2009-01-30T11:59:00.000-08:00

glass tinkle branchlets
timpani deep step crunch
utter silence cracked

2009-01-30T06:31:00.000-08:00

stirs the sleeping owl -

gangly creatures with strange wings

tapping her maples

2009-01-30T04:30:00.000-08:00

grey pig
wrinkles red nose
delves in heap of snow

2009-01-30T02:17:00.000-08:00

The heart of winter -
stopped? No, covered
in snow like you.

* * *

Talven sydän -
pysähtynyt? Ei, vain lumen
alla kuin sinä.

2009-01-29T19:53:00.000-08:00

day after storm
brown grass turning green
in the melting ice

2009-01-29T15:02:00.001-08:00

pristine slice of ice
tossed aside to clear a path
forever broken

2009-01-29T11:16:00.000-08:00

well-polished blankets
sculpted by a master hand
brighten their tombstones

2009-01-29T10:59:00.000-08:00

For Debi

a sliver of light
slices through
the icy landscape
beneath the snow
a dormant seed awaits

Vic Gendrano

2009-01-29T08:54:00.000-08:00

appeal to heaven

shriek over the winter wind –

spring-trap stays clamped shut