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Haiku #15

February 24, 2021Mary Jo MaloDanger, Darkness, Haiku, Nature, Winter 28 Comments

Dark murky winter
frozen breath shrouds horizon
stray dogs circle near

Photograph by Heather Crawford @ FreeImages.com

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Haiku #14

February 19, 2021Mary Jo MaloHaiku, Nature, Snow People, Winter 48 Comments

Swaddled head to toe
bundled up for polar pranks 
we dress snow people

Photography by Henri Bonell @ Flickr

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Haiku #13

February 16, 2021Mary Jo MaloFamily, Haiku, Nature, Winter 29 Comments

Mama scolds, we climb
higher up the tree, shaking
snow down on her head

Photo from the photography blog of Rebecca Budd @ https://celebrationart.blogspot.com/

Just one of her many wonderful websites @ https://teatoasttrivia.com/

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Haiku #12

February 11, 2021Mary Jo MaloHaiku, Love, Nature, Winter 55 Comments

Diamond dusted snow
prism crystals in moonlight 
He kneels with her ring

Haiku was inspired by the beautiful photography of Sandra Johnson https://intothelightadventures.com/science-of-snow-sparkles/

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Haiku #11

February 8, 2021Mary Jo MaloHaiku, Nature, Winter 35 Comments

Frozen dawn, bare trees
hide-and-seek with fog, tardy
school bus grumbles near

Photo by George Hodan @ PublicDomainPictures.net

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Haiku #10

February 4, 2021Mary Jo MaloChildren, Haiku, Nature, Snow Angels, Winter 26 Comments

Snow dazed kids escape
shout and flop down on their backs
waving angel wings

Photo is courtesy of “Woody Hokkaido” at Flickr

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Haiku #9

February 1, 2021Mary Jo MaloHaiku, Nature, Poetry, Quiet, Winter 28 Comments

White heavens press low
midst heavy mounds of fresh snow
Feathered song at rest 

This photo is courtesy of Leya…To See a World in a Grain of Sand

I encourage you to visit her beautiful blog at:

https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/

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Haiku #8

January 28, 2021Mary Jo MaloHaiku, Ice Skating, Love, Nature, Winter 44 Comments

Skaters etch our pond
couples grasp hands for dear life
Snowflakes drop softly

Photo by Tony Webster, courtesy of WikiMedia Commons

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Haiku #7

January 25, 2021Mary Jo MaloFamily, Haiku, Nature, Squirrels, Winter 21 Comments

Papa warns squirrel
glaring back from snowy pines
Laughs, then feeds him too

  Photo is courtesy of Sandra Johnson of https://intothelightadventures.com

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Haiku #6

January 21, 2021Mary Jo MaloHaiku, Nature, Winter 43 Comments

A drowsy sun guards
pristine snow blanketed fields
Intruders flaunt tracks

Image discovered at Wallpaper Cave

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