Posts Tagged ‘winter’

Winter Tales

 
…here are three winter tales of beauty and love
 

 
Midnight Snowfall

in moonlit forest
midnight’s snowfall shimmers
through the boughs
of old growth
deep and still
as if spread by star clusters
it blankets
our high-mountain meadow
in crystal down
this night
fell quiet and crisp
a great white owl
echoes
through frosted cedar
lover and beloved
we entwine
‘neath winter’s window
with dreams
and one another
we sleep
in gentle slumber
we traverse
time
and space
adrift
in random wonder
we breathe
the [...]

Seasons

 
Author’s note: This is a suite of four haiku that reflect the seasons of the year.

 
Seasons

 
Spring
(haiku)

wings flutter gently
spring breeze bends full flowered stems
meadow dance begins
• • •
 
Summer
(haiku)

green leaf on blue pond
turns in golden summer sun
red bird softly sings
• • •
 
Fall
(haiku)

stalks lie down in fields
arbors burst with ripened grape
fall is on the land
• • •
 
Winter
(haiku)

coarse lands [...]