Thunder in the sun
Ice berg in the desert sand
Autumn in the air
Ice berg in the desert sand
Autumn in the air
Winter Haiku Poems
Haiku shaped by cold, snow, bare branches, short days, and winter stillness.
408 published haiku
On a winter night,
the black echo of my breath:
my sole company.
the black echo of my breath:
my sole company.
moonlight on crisp snow
one year gone, one rolling in
rocking, changing life
one year gone, one rolling in
rocking, changing life
season's cold blanket
the muffled silence of night
hello winter moon
the muffled silence of night
hello winter moon
Winter's chill freezes
unripe fruit in the orchard-
spoiling migrant hopes.
unripe fruit in the orchard-
spoiling migrant hopes.
Youth-endowing snow
All earthly wrinkles smoothing
Turning adult child
All earthly wrinkles smoothing
Turning adult child
hardy dogwood stems
appear, jutting through the snow,
awaiting springtide
appear, jutting through the snow,
awaiting springtide
This hemisphere leans
Sunward as winter breeds spring.
Hibernators rise.
Sunward as winter breeds spring.
Hibernators rise.
Silence on the beach.
Children winter underground.
Castles of bright coal.
Children winter underground.
Castles of bright coal.
leaf-rot is fading
air now tastes of light and snow
on new hunting grounds
air now tastes of light and snow
on new hunting grounds
Across the city
the distant snow capped mountains
echoes of winter
the distant snow capped mountains
echoes of winter
Persephone weeps
Pomegranate juice lingers
Winter-bringing lips
Pomegranate juice lingers
Winter-bringing lips
Perfect snowflake falls
Dancing across my eyelash
Warm woolen mittens
Dancing across my eyelash
Warm woolen mittens
Frosty silver lakes
Ice skating over my heart
Bitterly cutting
Ice skating over my heart
Bitterly cutting
Dreaming of summer
Clouds bring the bite of winter
Ice cold kitten toes
Clouds bring the bite of winter
Ice cold kitten toes
in dreams through the sash
snow tires and a clink of chain
transport me away
snow tires and a clink of chain
transport me away
Japanese maple
leaves turn from green to amber . . .
bracing for winter
leaves turn from green to amber . . .
bracing for winter
Suspended halo
Ice crystals caress the moon
Frigid, hushed moon dogs
Ice crystals caress the moon
Frigid, hushed moon dogs
Stabbed between shoulders
with no coat for protection
from winter assault
with no coat for protection
from winter assault
pair of owls night-dance
enfolding the balsam pine
snow embroidery
enfolding the balsam pine
snow embroidery
Hoofprints in the snow
Filling with the windblown flakes
Disappearing now
Filling with the windblown flakes
Disappearing now
red bird minds nearby
stark against the crisp snow drifts
my late dad's spirit
stark against the crisp snow drifts
my late dad's spirit
Fall retains its glow
Falling leaves and golden times
Followed by the snow
Falling leaves and golden times
Followed by the snow
watch, inhale the frost
you, my thunderclap woman
justifying me
you, my thunderclap woman
justifying me
Freezing rain and snow
Silken black lace of winter
Children ice skating.
Silken black lace of winter
Children ice skating.
Shot glass in one hand
Ice cubes smoke collide in blue
Laid-off yesterday.
Ice cubes smoke collide in blue
Laid-off yesterday.
midsummer snow squall
cottonwood pelts the windshield
in flights of fancy
cottonwood pelts the windshield
in flights of fancy
big fat snowflakes fall
silently to the pavement -
a streetlamp flickers
silently to the pavement -
a streetlamp flickers
Snow-capped mountain peaks
Last vestiges of winter
Storing desert hope.
Last vestiges of winter
Storing desert hope.
Winter melts away
Like a song lost in the wind
Birds come soaring home
Like a song lost in the wind
Birds come soaring home
Winter still hangs on
Flowers bloom and quickly die
Confused birds take flight
Flowers bloom and quickly die
Confused birds take flight
red-robed cardinal
posing in naked pear tree
cloaked by winter dusk
posing in naked pear tree
cloaked by winter dusk
Feathery snowflakes
Drift-glide to bluestem grasses
Wheels frozen to ground
Drift-glide to bluestem grasses
Wheels frozen to ground
The sky black with cold
Icy white stars glittering
Sunrise too distant
Icy white stars glittering
Sunrise too distant
swirling skiff of snow
leaps and spins on windy gusts
a phantom ballet
leaps and spins on windy gusts
a phantom ballet
first snow of winter:
I lace up my father's boots
and my mother cries
I lace up my father's boots
and my mother cries