Winter – THE WOUND THAT HEALS

Micro-Season: “Haze First Covers The Sky” (2023) — Naturalist Weekly

We have entered the micro-season of “Haze First Covers the Sky”. This is the second micro-season of the mini-season Rain Water. To celebrate this season, we will learn about haze and read seasonal haiku from Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki.
Micro-Season: “Haze First Covers The Sky” (2023) — Naturalist Weekly

In response to Mark’s prompt, I choose fog for its several autumn/winter/spring appearances. Sometimes the precipitation creates frost, sometimes fog, sometimes both. Here’s one from last year:

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

https://maryjomalo.wordpress.com/2021/02/08/haiku-11/

Superficial

Rivers roar deeply
Under cloudy mute surface
—Frozen waterfall—

Poem inspired and suggested by Naturalist Weekly https://naturalistweekly.com/
Photo by Laurel Highlands under Flickr & Creative Commons

Reclusive

Spring snow melts quickly
sunlight brings cardinals out
—winter monastics—

Photo by Jocelyn Anderson, Creative Commons

My response to this week’s haiku challenge

http://naturalistweekly.com/2023/01/20/micro-season-the-pheasant-first-calls/

Micro-Season: “The Springwater Holds Warmth” (2023) — Naturalist Weekly

We have entered the micro-season of “The Spring Water Holds Warmth”. This is the second micro-season of the mini-season Minor Cold. To celebrate this season, we will learn about springs, aquifers, and read seasonal haiku by Basho, Issa, and Shiki.
Micro-Season: “The Springwater Holds Warmth” (2023) — Naturalist Weekly

My response…

giant snowflakes fall
—soft carpets of bright green moss—
hot springs melt each one