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A blog devoted mainly to haiku and senryu and to thoughts about, and inspired by, haiku and senryu.

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Saturday, February 02, 2013

winter grass

the sharp edge

of the moon

First published in Haiku Calendar 2013

Adelaide said...: This gives a sharp feeling of cold.
For me, it is only too real.

Adelaide; 6:37 AM
Frank... said...: This is the haiku that you left as a comment on my blog. Nice one, Bill...; 10:33 AM
Crafty Green Poet said...: very clear and cold haiku; 5:53 AM
Monika said...: Oh ! Wonderful, this one !; 7:56 AM
jem said...: This makes me think of the line where our lawn meets our path and how the relation between the two changes throughout the year - a little give and take.; 2:57 AM
Danièle Duteil said...: I like it very much.; 8:23 AM
Warren said...: Lovely haiku, Bill - always a poem full of insight.

Warren; 5:41 PM
Anonymous said...: I live in Maine, and I know all too well that clear crispness everything has in the thick of winter. Great job with that imagery.; 12:20 PM
Bill said...: Thanks for those comments, everyone. You'd be surprised (or maybe not) how long I've worked on this one. I'm delighted it seems to be working now. And , from what you say, working about as I'd hoped it would.; 6:27 PM