Winter Haiku 2006

End of Winter Haiku Blog on the 4th of Feb

2007-02-05T09:40:00.000Z

Dear all,

As some of you would have realised, the Winter Blog was due to end on the 31st of January 2007. We have extended the last day for posts to the 4th of February, so that you have a few days of notice, should you need to make backups of the Haiku you have submitted here. After the 4th, we will remove you all as members - however the blog will remain as it is with everyone's contributions.

Alison Williams (see message below) will be hosting the Spring Haiku blog - thanks Alison! Please send her an email as requested if you want to join the Spring blog.

Thanks all for sharing in the Winter Haiku 2006 Blog.

Sangeet and Paul
(ps the post has been deliberately post dated to stay at the top of the blog)

white out

2007-02-03T18:11:00.000Z

fresh snow
follows a passing bus.
dancing in the streets

2007-02-03T17:07:00.000Z

a bare tree
against the moon
more than enough joy

[my response to One Deep Breath writing prompt, week of 1/29/07]

are they really

2007-02-03T06:10:00.000Z

are they really

different from each other,

snowflakes,

landing on a newspaper,

life and death on the same page

hailstones

2007-02-02T23:30:00.000Z

hailstones gather
on top of the wheelie bins
how long will they stay?

snow blanket

2007-02-02T05:22:00.000Z

snow blanket
fails to warm my spirit
winter walk

Spring Haiku 2007

2007-02-01T19:30:00.000Z

Many thanks to Sangeet and Paul for hosting Winter Haiku 2006! Please come and join us at Spring Haiku 2007

2007-02-01T16:36:00.000Z

in a
secure place
Christmas Rose says
that Winter is still here
for sure

2007-02-01T16:18:00.000Z

Gray skies of winter
seem to go on forever
color of my soul

2007-02-01T15:36:00.000Z

deep winter —
a stray dog sniffs
an empty coffee cup

2007-02-01T12:31:00.000Z

angry honking
a foreign duck
trys to join the group

2007-02-01T02:14:00.000Z

Repose

scattered leaves
leaning against the curb
filled with snow

2007-01-31T21:09:00.000Z

life
amid the bare branches
Japanese maganolias

Spring is coming...

2007-01-31T20:09:00.000Z

Please send me an email - alison.williams@virgin.net - if you'd like an invitation to Spring Haiku 2007.

2007-01-31T14:32:00.000Z

brilliant light
probing a deep sleep -
full moon

- Stephanie Roberts

2007-01-31T11:09:00.000Z

mother and daughter
planting bulbs -
the dark earth

2007-01-31T03:30:00.000Z

Dancing lights-
Afternoon snowflakes sparkle
as they skim river

2007-01-30T00:45:00.000Z

Transit Woes

Frigidly clear day
car in the garage for hours
where are my earmuffs?

2007-01-29T23:28:00.000Z

poet's funeral
the piper blows a lament
snowdrops' heads hang

2007-01-28T18:46:00.000Z

frigid wind -- rubbing happy hotei's belly

2007-01-26T22:34:00.000Z

chill in the air

favorite boss
resigns unexpectedly
rumors swirl

2007-01-26T19:35:00.000Z

wonderful!
snowdrops
I can't remember planting

2007-01-26T14:41:00.000Z

wind chill advisory —
a creditor’s
neatly-typed letter

Bird feeder

2007-01-26T13:18:00.000Z

Three Sparrows -
waiting in the bush,
for the cat to go away.

2007-01-26T04:11:00.000Z

rice paper shade
the tall potted plant leans
toward winter light

2007-01-25T20:19:00.000Z

View From Factory Window

new snowfall
cloaking the city with calm
children skipping

winter flood

2007-01-25T18:30:00.000Z

seven centuries bridge-
feeding swans
and my breath cloud

Alan Summers

winterflood detail
artwork by Dave Alderslade
reproduction rights paid January 2007

Note: 
Bradford on Avon's town bridge 
has 7 centuries of history 
and still going strong.

2007-01-25T17:10:00.000Z

tonight
the moon and I
smile at each other

2007-01-25T17:07:00.000Z

winter hives
tiny hearts
in the darkness

2007-01-25T15:43:00.000Z

January —
a broken toy
in the snow bank

sun's warmth

2007-01-25T04:13:00.000Z

2007-01-25T03:50:00.000Z

dust motes dance

in the winter light

words vanish

2007-01-25T01:01:00.000Z

Crankin'

whiff of hyacinth
wakens tremendous longings
to play in the dirt

Comet McNaught in Daylight

2007-01-24T18:43:00.000Z

Comet McNaught in Daylight

Photo: Alexandru Conu
Text: Andrei Dorian Gheorghe

A preview of a new international astro-haiku project, which will appear on February, 2007 in Cosmopoetry - SARM and Friends - http://www.cosmopoetry.ro/

2007-01-24T17:55:00.000Z

sixtieth birthday -
her garden celebrates
with the first snow

2007-01-24T04:37:00.000Z

cold terrace --

resting on the eave

a lopsided moon

2007-01-24T00:16:00.000Z

Unexpected Treasure

winter morning
glistening on back porch
rimed nandina

2007-01-23T22:12:00.000Z

many tiny worlds
raindrops
on my glasses

2007-01-23T14:28:00.000Z

restless night —
a distant
snow plow

2007-01-23T03:38:00.000Z

she sees him
singing in all his glory
winter sky gazing

aaargh.

2007-01-23T00:41:00.000Z

finally.
his boots on, and snowsuit zipped.
me potty, mommy?

2007-01-22T23:50:00.000Z

First snow of season
catching up on reading
yen for oxtail stew

Hazel

2007-01-22T13:27:00.000Z

continued cold —
the dog lies down
between us

2007-01-22T11:09:00.000Z

four days on
from the winds
and still no dustbin

2007-01-22T04:08:00.000Z

turning 63....Moon of Frost in the Teepee

2007-01-21T11:00:00.000Z

January wind
one less sycamore
on the avenue

more on the storms at Ackworth born and Hyde DP

2007-01-20T19:50:00.000Z

surprise at dawn
the glazed world
shimmers

weeeeeeeeeee

2007-01-20T18:47:00.000Z

sailing through the air
his reflection in the ice
no cleats on his boots
.

2007-01-19T23:27:00.000Z

Feeling it'

distracted at work
winter cold seeping into my bones
over paperwork

2007-01-19T17:27:00.000Z

Executive presentation
I count the number
of nouns he uses as a verb

2007-01-19T04:30:00.000Z

freezing rain —
our unpaid
electric bill

2007-01-19T04:07:00.000Z

Look Forward

Jammed packed schedule
spending precious moments
Planning spring garden

2007-01-19T04:00:00.000Z

at the end of
the reaching shadow
snow dusted chair

2007-01-18T19:06:00.000Z

sun through winter trees
the first green carpet
of wheat

2007-01-18T18:50:00.000Z

56 degrees -
the bite of winter
in my office

- Stephanie Roberts

2007-01-18T05:16:00.000Z

Winter Solace

After shift from hell
curled up with tea on couch
watching frozen moon

Hazel

2007-01-18T03:50:00.000Z

(yesterday)

from fifty-five

to nineteen degrees:

one day's journey

(today)

frozen fingers

and the full shopping cart --

a cup of tea

2007-01-17T03:56:00.000Z

rising winter sun

gift given again

again embraced

2007-01-17T00:39:00.000Z

Personal Winter

Warm January day
Missing the cool winter breeze
when flashing

Hazel

2007-01-16T20:23:00.000Z

In the past 24 hours, there has been a 30 degree drop in temperature.

Yesterday, 8:30 a.m.

finishing breakfast
in sleeveless dress
staring at garden

******************************

Today, 8:30 a.m.

socked foot into
closed shoe
ouch!

2007-01-16T13:34:00.000Z

January rain —
a new leak
in the basement

syncopation

2007-01-14T17:52:00.000Z

black ice (and variation)

2007-01-14T04:37:00.000Z

black ice —
an impromptu meeting
with the boss

black ice —
waiting to meet
with the boss

love in montana

2007-01-13T20:46:00.000Z

winter’s lips
on my shoulders.
goosebumps.

the warmth is gone

2007-01-13T06:11:00.000Z

the warmth is gone,
chased away by the rain
and wind-
writing at midnight
with swollen and stiff knuckles

waving goodbye

2007-01-13T05:12:00.000Z

(haiku only was published in Simply Haiku V1 N1)

2007-01-13T01:02:00.000Z

Windchime's pleasant sounds
warning of a coming storm
swirling leaves at play

2007-01-12T21:30:00.000Z

Hibernia

winter retreat
quieting my spirit
awaitng the change

Hazel

2007-01-12T19:53:00.000Z

family pictures

with no memories attached

endless winter sky

2007-01-12T04:38:00.000Z

January purge -
escaping the drawer
stag socks

- Stephanie Roberts

2007-01-11T18:40:00.000Z

winding
a friend's alpaca yarn
in air-conditioned cafe'

2007-01-11T14:04:00.000Z

Orion swirls
in a deep blue wind
-late night walk

angelee

north wind

2007-01-11T04:15:00.000Z

north wind...
her voice

Duck platforms and fishermen's ledges

2007-01-10T20:15:00.000Z

winter rains:
the duck ledge also gone
for the fishermen

2007-01-10T04:50:00.000Z

new year

and old photos

striking a balance

2007-01-10T02:32:00.000Z

Cranes fly overhead
gliding on south wind currents
temperatures will fall

2007-01-09T22:49:00.000Z

Monet calendar--
skating across the lake
a spider

winter grooms

2007-01-09T22:10:00.000Z

2007-01-09T05:22:00.000Z

dreams of her
memorial service cling
turning up the heat

cold...

2007-01-09T04:35:00.000Z

cold rain —
the sad girl
at the end of the bar

cold drizzle —
my ex-wife’s voice
on the answering machine

2007-01-08T14:05:00.000Z

in the bitter chill
yellowed ginkgo leaves
still holding on

angelee

2007-01-08T05:00:00.000Z

one strand left

of a spider web-

winter wind

starless

2007-01-08T04:16:00.000Z

starless winter night —
all the Christmas lights
are gone

call from the past

2007-01-07T10:59:00.000Z

.
First published in Haigaonline, issue 7-2, autumn/winter, 2006
.
Natalia L. Rudychev

2007-01-07T09:17:00.000Z

pussy willows
bursting through the branch
winter wind through their hair

2007-01-07T07:49:00.000Z

new year clouds
the panda's birth news
switches to the battlefield

2007-01-07T03:27:00.000Z

January
on the promenade
forsythia buds

bacci ball
in shirt sleeves
winter on hold

2007-01-06T17:03:00.000Z

a neighbor strolls

comfortable in shorts

where's winter

2007-01-06T12:52:00.000Z

our house -
a little paler with
Christmas packed away

January rain

2007-01-05T23:01:00.000Z

January rain —
we take down
the Christmas tree

2007-01-05T21:43:00.000Z

after the rains
rose petals
on the bricks

after the rains
blue sky
skinny gray clouds

2007-01-05T13:35:00.000Z

packing decorations -
the snow-globe
plays a last few notes

2007-01-05T03:26:00.000Z

swords earthed....the cold rain passes

I pulled the above card -- the Three of Swords in The Manga Tarot -- at random, with the intention of using whatever card I got for inspiration for a 'ku. BTW, the Japanese glyph in the upper left is "winter." [The Manga Tarot, by Riccardo Minetti and Anna Lazzarini, published by LoScarabeo/Llewellyn]

2007-01-04T18:27:00.000Z

global warming
digging out last year's
snow haiku

first full moon

2007-01-04T17:21:00.000Z

first full moon —
a midnight conversation
with my son

Vancouver Haiku Contest

2007-01-04T04:29:00.000Z

The weather in the US has been rather unusual lately.

On the eastern coast, cherry blossom trees are already blooming in Washington, D. C. and Brooklyn, NY!

So, look on the web if you need inspiration for this Vancouver contest!

http://www.vancouvercherryblossomfestival.com/submit.php

2007-01-04T04:20:00.000Z

nation of immigrants
purple African violet blooms
among Irish 3 leaf clovers

2007-01-04T02:23:00.000Z

fading
in the cold sky

The 40th. WHA Haiga Contest (12/2006) Natalia L. Rudychev

2007-01-03T10:13:00.000Z

Japanese translation by Ban'ya Natsuishi
.

Natalia L. Rudychev

2007-01-03T03:45:00.000Z

tears....setting winter sun in my eyes