Haiku: Chill Wind

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Chill wind in my face,
a cat watching from inside.
Heating on all day.

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Haiku: Snow Returns

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The day snow returned,
buds showing on the blackthorn —
chilblains on my toes

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Haiku (Four Line): Muntjac

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Walking winter woods,
a muntjac’s prints
lead the way ahead —
a twig breaks

*(This still conforms to seventeen syllables but in a four line format)

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Dead of Winter — The Cheesesellers Wife (Reblog)

I have two poems (Lilbourne and Summer Queen) in this great Anthology from Milk and Cake Press. It examines the dark, the supernatural, and the uncanny of a long, cold winter. As we move from the depths of winter toward spring, and from pandemic isolation to a more normal life, these poems may be the […]

Dead of Winter — The Cheesesellers Wife

January Reading Wrap Up! With Milly Reynolds