Twoku: The weather last week / brought in a chill wind that blew / no one any good. Derivation: obviously the Haikook is commenting herein on the big chill currently…
Twoku: Snow-raining / day can’t decide to / chill or warm.
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…
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.
Twoku: Relentless cycle / the commercial holidays’ / year-end procession.
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…
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… …
Twoku: State of the onion / layers peeling, revealing / what’s lying beneath.
Twoku: Concrete rat / gazes out upon / the new year. Threeku: Cement rat / sees business as / usual.
Twoku: It’s 2013! / New year, new chances to make / good and bad choices.
Twoku: Since the world / did not end this year / celebrate!
Twoku: Reflecting upon / this year’s many tragedies / glad for those still here.
Twoku: There’s a secret place / at the tops of trees, unseen / by all downcast eyes.
Twoku: Again, white sky sheds / itself in countless fragments / falling down to earth.
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…
PHOTO CREDIT: NASA (not one of mine) borrowed lovingly and respectfully, of course, to illustrate my little haiku/senyru for today…
