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Category Archive: Winter

As soon as the new / season finally arrives / we yearn for the next. Haikumages
12 Jan

As soon as the new / season finally arrives / we yearn for the next.

2014/01/12 at 5:25 pm 2 Comments
The polar vortex / far from home, holds us tightly / in its icy grip. Haikumages
07 Jan

The polar vortex / far from home, holds us tightly / in its icy grip.

Twoku: Arctic air, chilling / reminder our degree of / tolerance is small. Threeku: Jet stream neglecting / its duties, sagging, polar / vortex fills the void. Brrrrrrr!!!!  Stay warm…
2014/01/07 at 11:27 am 3 Comments
Ending nigh / a new beginning / promising. haikumages
31 Dec

Reckoning / with the past, future / beckoning.

Twoku: Reflection / hindsight is so clear / not foresight. Threeku: Ending nigh / a new beginning / promising. Fourku: Distant friend / already in future / says it’s bright.
2013/12/31 at 9:02 am 3 Comments
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25 Dec

A bright winter day / the shadow shapes and snow lines / recede together.

2013/12/25 at 2:44 pm 4 Comments
Leaves' leaving / revealing the scars / left by storms. Haikumages
19 Dec

Leaves’ leaving / revealing the scars / left by storms.

2013/12/19 at 10:39 am 2 Comments
Still recovering / from Thanksgiving, Black Friday / it's Cyber Monday. Haikumages
02 Dec

Still recovering / from Thanksgiving, Black Friday / now Cyber Monday.

Twoku: Relentless cycle / the commercial holidays’ / year-end procession.
2013/12/02 at 11:11 am Leave a comment
Whipping wickedly / chill wind makes a liar of / brightly shining sun. Haikumages
30 Nov

Whipping wickedly / chill wind makes a liar of / brightly shining sun.

2013/11/30 at 11:23 am Leave a comment
Fall fallen / shoved aside, Winter / takes the stage. Haikumages
29 Nov

Fall fallen / shoved aside, Winter / takes the stage.

On this bright, chilly day, with belly and heart still full from yesterday’s family gathering, it feels as if autumn just gave way to Winter…with the same suddenness and aggression…
2013/11/29 at 11:07 am Leave a comment
Reminded / to feel, speak, today / thankfully. Haikumages
28 Nov

Reminded / to feel, speak, today / thankfully.

Twoku: We’re thankful / on the day ordained / for thanking. Threeku: We must remember / to be thankful always, not / just when reminded. Be thankful today, and always… …
2013/11/28 at 1:43 pm 1 Comment
13 Feb

State of the union / President’s address leaves me / full of hope again.

Twoku: State of the onion / layers peeling, revealing / what’s lying beneath.
2013/02/13 at 9:40 am 4 Comments
Cement rat / sees business as / usual. Haikumages
02 Jan

Concrete rat seeing / business as usual / in the year ahead.

Twoku: Concrete rat / gazes out upon / the new year. Threeku: Cement rat / sees business as / usual.
2013/01/02 at 12:45 pm 2 Comments
It's 2013! / New year, new chances to make / good and bad choices. Haikumages
01 Jan

A new year / to act wisely or / misbehave.

Twoku: It’s 2013! / New year, new chances to make / good and bad choices.
2013/01/01 at 3:56 pm 2 Comments
Since the world / did not end this year / celebrate! Haikumages
31 Dec

2012 ending / happy the world did not end / though it did, for some.

Twoku: Since the world / did not end this year / celebrate!
2012/12/31 at 3:13 pm 2 Comments
So thankful / for all the loved ones / still with us. Haiklumages
30 Dec

So thankful / for all the loved ones / still with us.

Twoku: Reflecting upon / this year’s many tragedies / glad for those still here.
2012/12/30 at 3:00 pm 2 Comments
Secret place / treetops, unseen by / downcast eyes. Haikumages
29 Dec

Secret place / treetops, unseen by / downcast eyes.

Twoku: There’s a secret place / at the tops of trees, unseen / by all downcast eyes.
2012/12/29 at 2:17 pm 2 Comments
Wicked wind / of the west blew in / late last night. Haikumages
27 Dec

Wicked wind / of the west blew in / late last night.

2012/12/27 at 10:12 am Leave a comment
White sky sheds / in countless fragments / down to earth. Haikumages
26 Dec

White sky sheds / in countless fragments / down to earth.

Twoku: Again, white sky sheds / itself in countless fragments / falling down to earth.
2012/12/26 at 10:53 am 1 Comment
Loved ones exchange gifts / mindfully, thankful we are / here to exchange them. Haikumages
25 Dec

Loved ones exchange gifts / mindfully, thankful we are / here to exchange them.

Twoku: Giving, accepting / thankful for loved ones still here / and those departed. Threeku: According / to our gifts, thankful / we are here. Fourku: Mindfully / accepting, giving…
2012/12/25 at 11:08 am Leave a comment
At such points in time / we must contemplate something / bigger than our selves. Space pic by NASA. Haikumages
24 Dec

At such points in time / we must contemplate something / bigger than our selves.

PHOTO CREDIT: NASA (not one of mine) borrowed lovingly and respectfully, of course, to illustrate my little haiku/senyru for today…
2012/12/24 at 12:50 pm Leave a comment
Pines pining / for Spring shed needles / unneeded. Haikumages
19 Dec

Pines pining / for Spring shed needles / unneeded.

Twoku: Pines shedding / unneeded needles / winterized.
2012/12/19 at 11:31 am 2 Comments
I thank you / and would do the same / for your child. Haikumages
15 Dec

Heroes, I thank you! / Though this time they were not mine / I am so grateful!

Twoku: Teachers, I thank you! / Protecting our little ones / as if they were yours. Threeku: I thank you / and would do the same / for your child.…
2012/12/15 at 1:51 pm Leave a comment