Monday, December 17, 2012

After the snow

after the snow
a large-winged seagull
fills the sky

 —Haiku News, Dec. 16, 2009; Haiku News Anthology, 2012

 It was big news for us: a beautiful, light snow—the earliest one on record for Houston, Texas. Houston is located about 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico; it rarely snows there, much less the first week in December (not to mention one day before my birthday). An exceptionally cool winter would follow.

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6 comments:

  1. JennyDecember 18, 2012 at 11:55 AM

    I love how the white wings of the seagull fill the sky, echoing the snow.

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  2. janetldDecember 18, 2012 at 2:17 PM

    thanks for the comment! a memorable sight, that gull.

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  3. AdelaideDecember 20, 2012 at 7:52 AM

    a lovely image

    I wish you a happy holiday, although it seems callous to wish for a happy holiday when so many families are suffering...the Conn. families, the hurricane families and so many others.

    Adelaide

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  4. janetldDecember 20, 2012 at 10:13 AM

    Thanks for your comment and greetings, Adelaide; hope you have a good holiday too. But I know what you mean about the suffering - and the feeling we don't "deserve" any joy right now . . .

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  5. AnonymousDecember 22, 2012 at 12:14 AM

    I love your snow haiku, too, Janet . . .

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  6. janetldDecember 22, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    thanks, maggie!

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