pastel dawn… on ice
winter frosts branches, fence rails
diamonds will sparkle
mid-western disaster
11 Apr 2019 8 Comments
in distillation, free verse Tags: bales, bridges, cattle, clouds, dam, flood, ice, mud, rain, snow
Linking late to Linda’s “water” prompt at dVerse poetics…
water, water, water, everywhere!
dark clouds broiling across plains’
hard-crusted snowy landscape; soil
soaked by heavy rains, washes into
half-frozen rivers, ice breaks loose
floating icebergs grind along banks
dragging down bridges, trees, poles;
pressured dam gives way into torrent
that floods downstream in spreading
wave that engulfs barns, farmhouses’
families escape on muddy roads while
cattle are trapped on shrinking islands
hay bales swept away, fields ruined and
Nebraska is once again a broad ocean…
voice of northern lights
23 Aug 2018 2 Comments
in haiku, music poem, Uncategorized Tags: fire, glacial, ice, stone, tundra, waves
Folk music of Iceland featured at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai…
undulating waves
over tundra, glacial stone
land of fire and ice
cold that purifies
29 Dec 2017 2 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: cold, elegance, ice, tree, white
bare tree silhouettes
world iced in dazzling white
winter’s elegance
“Elegance is the correct posture if the writing is to be perfect. It’s the same with life: when all superfluous things have been discarded, we discover simplicity and concentration. The simpler and more sober the posture, the more beautiful it will be, even though, at first, it may seem uncomfortable.” – Paulo Coelho
Quote taken from Chevre’s prompt on Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
seasons flow
12 Apr 2017 1 Comment
in classical haiku Tags: ice, spring, thaw, water
warm weather thaw
spring is winter’s changeling child
ice water gurgling
Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s “yukidoke” (thaw) theme.
the feather
29 Nov 2015 4 Comments
in haiku, Uncategorized Tags: feather, ice, swan
Inspired by Ese’s beautiful haiku at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai and Hans Christian Anderson’s classic The Ugly Duckling.
left behind
in the frozen pond
white feather
© Ese
winter pond freezing
young duckling missed migration
white swan escapes ice
lynn__
klompen prints in snow
12 Feb 2015 8 Comments
in haiku Tags: festival, ice, snow, tulip, windmill
tulip festival
snowfall surprises tourists
may not so merry
_____
may not so merry
frosted flowers weeping ice
parade is cancelled
_____
parade is cancelled
bakery sells hot koffie
windmill park empty
_____
windmill park empty
nature’s moods are capricious
tulip festival
Linking this cascading haiku with Carpe Diem Haiku Kai today…
april fools’ pantoum
14 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: ice, weather, winter
Winter’s final assault of triple fury:
freezing rain, glazed ice, heavy snow,
worse than a typical blizzard’s flurry
deals a vengeful, destructive blow.
Freezing rain, glazed ice, heavy snow
covers fences, rooftops and trees;
deals a vengeful, destructive blow
to spring’s warmer, mellow breeze.
Covered fences, rooftops and trees
break under weather’s weight, or melt
to spring’s warmer, mellow breeze.
as seasons’ changing moods are felt.
Break under weather’s weight, or melt,
a snowman kneels, then dies on grass
as seasons’ changing moods are felt
by robins confused after blustery blast.
Weather reports could not predict
worse than a typical blizzard’s flurry;
soon sunshine returns to contradict
winter’s final assault of triple fury.
a poem in my pocket 
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