early morning frost
a thin layer of sleep
on the windshield
winter morning
playing with my thoughts
on the snow
winter stillness
deer shadows rustling
behind the trees
layer upon layer
fallen snow fills in
a blackbird's tracks
winter beech -
twigs cover the sky
with brushstrokes
field of snow
in the distance
tufts of trees
Written between the early days of December 2004 and late January 2005. December 2004 marked the rather long moment when I seemed to have discovered my style. These are, in effect, my first ever winter haiku. And now, it's almost spring ...
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