haiku: mud and muck

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Herb Stone

haiku: mud and muck

a raw winter’s day
heavy rains melt pristine snow
mired in mud and muck

Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
January 10. 2022

photos by author

https://herbstonejr.com/haiku-mud-and-muck/11/Test

haiku: winter tableau

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Herb Stone

haiku: winter tableau

perching lone red bird
warming in the the winter sun
snow covered earth white

Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
January 8, 2022

photo by author

Author’s note: I have been
working on this haiku all
week while being housebound
by heavy snows in the Central
Basin of the Highlands of
Middle Tennessee. I wrote the
haiku before witnessing the
actual event of a cardinal
appearing in the underbrush
on a freezing sunny snowy winter
day when I took this photo.
Matching my poetry with art
and photos is a major part of my
creative process.

https://herbstonejr.com/haiku-winter-tableau/10/Test

quote: “….offering our presence and attention to another, can be the most holy and beautiful thing.”

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Herb Stone

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haiku: big ole snow

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Herb Stone

haiku: big ole snow

skies pink and purple
frozen winter wonderland
silence’s softening

Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
January 7, 2022

photos by author

Author’s note: Upon awakening
this morning early, after 6 inches
of snow yesterday, my front door
was frozen shut, and as the dawn
arrived the sky offered a dazzling
display of soft colors in the frozen
white silence surrounding me.

https://herbstonejr.com/haiku-big-ole-snow/07/Test

haiku: the falling snow

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Herb Stone

haiku: the falling snow

watching clumps of snow
falling from tree tops snow flakes
billowing in air

Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
January 3, 2022

photo by author

https://herbstonejr.com/6040-2/05/Test

haiku: first snow 2022

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Herb Stone

haiku: first snow 2022

snow blankets the ground
layered upon the tree branch
floating white crystal

Herb Stone
here&now working poetry
January 3, 2022

photos by author

Author’s note: A familiar glow
from outside woke me last night
where upon looking out, I was
greeted by several inches of snow
on the ground. For those of us making
our homes here in middle Tennessee,
we have experienced wildly
varying weather over the last week
from record heat in the 70’s, to tornado
warnings and storms, and now snow
with temperatures in the 20’s. The
snow and cold are beautiful!