Monday, January 17, 2011

Winter



sleet and rain-
stirring extra sugar
into hot mush

all day long
the rhythmic beat
of melting ice

blank date book-
the gray afternoon
turns to white
Modern Haiku
Acorn
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6 comments:

Frank... said...

An evocative haiga, Adelaide...

Adelaide said...

Thank you, Frank. A lot more winter still to come.

Adelaide

Gillena Cox said...

three is my favourite "blank..." for its skillful resonance

---much love---

Adelaide said...

Thank you, Gillena.

Adelaide

Lorena said...

very nice, I like the way you jazzed up a winters day. I can almost see the jazz music cover for a band called Hot Mush and a title track called "extra sugar" !

Adelaide said...

Thanks, Lorena. Here's to Hot Mush and "extra sugar" and the hit parade.

Adelaide

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