Ground littered with snow
Recent storm fading away
One drip at a time
Tag: Poetry
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Haiku – Hibernating Warm
Snow filled summer seats
Frozen white powdered landscape
Trees hanging heavy
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Haiku – Snow Bound
Precipitation
Drapes the world in endless white
Fat flakes falling soft
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Another Tuesday, another round of winter weather, this time snow instead of sleet and ice. They are saying we are due for another storm on Wednesday Night/Thursday Morning. Warm all winter in N. Carolina, and in 2 weeks possibly three winter storms, 2 down maybe 1 more to go. As I type this I can see snow falling from a storm that wasn’t predicted to hit like this. Supposed to be in the sixties next week. Crazy.
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Haiku – The Quiet Dark
Sitting in the black
Somber tones of reflection
Night’s golden silence
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Haiku – 6 Degrees and A Negative Wind Chill
Thermometer quit
Packed up its bags and moved south
Be back next summer
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Record cold high yesterday, record low last night, record cold high today – I think it might be time to find a tropical port somewhere warm and sandy. How about you? Are you ready for spring? Just give me a like if you are.
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Haiku – Winter’s Bite
Slip-sliding today
Frozen ground drenched in bright white
Teeth chattering cold
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Thought we might need this today.
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Haiku – Romance Kindling
The flames of first love
A spark ignites the fire
Love keeps it burning
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For more prompts like “spark,” go here: https://haikuhorizons.wordpress.com/
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Haiku – Dreams
Refuse to give in
Hold tight to your desires
They always come true
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Dreams do usually come true, but maybe not in the way you expect them to. I thought my dreams were one thing when I was a young man, now, I realize I hadn’t even begun to dream about the things I truly wanted way back then. Family, faith, home, love, those are the dreams I didn’t even know I was dreaming until they happened.
I was inspired to write this Haiku by this blog post this morning:
http://thewhisperingpen.com/2015/02/13/one-more-step-dreams-haiku-nicole-l-czarnomski/
Swing over and check out Nicole’s awesome site today!
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Haiku – The “Feet Stomping through Sunshine” Run
Wispy white thin clouds
Drift in an endless blue sky
Winter on a small break
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With all my errands this morning, I am surprised that I managed to get this walk/run (more walking than running right now) in today. I had to go though, because an arctic blast is headed our way, and I couldn’t pass up this day. Going to be cold for a few days after this. Overnight lows in the lower teens, day time highs in the twenties and thirties – cold. Not as bad as some though. All of those trapped by winter I am wishing you a lot of warm thoughts.
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As a sidebar, unrelated to running – I read this great article this morning and I wanted to share it with you guys. I found it fascinating. You might too.
Here it is:
Scott Kelly has found an unusual way to maintain a youthful advantage over his twin brother Mark. Next month, he will blast off on a year-long mission on board the International Space Station, a journey that will have one unintended consequence. During his 12 months in space, Scott will age less than his earthbound brother – thanks to the tenets of Einstein’s theories of relativity.
“The effect is known as the twin paradox, though it is not actually a paradox, it is a straightforward consequence of the laws of relativity,” says Mark, who has also flown on several space missions including two as a space shuttle commander. “Essentially, time will pass slightly more slowly for Scott than for me because he will be travelling at a greater speed relative to me.”
via Nasa twins to embark on year-long space experiment | Science | The Guardian
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Haiku – Spirit Chaser
He stood in the dark
Looking down the long hallway
Ghost pointing at him
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I don’t know if you guys watch any of those reality based ghost shows or not, but my favorite of the bunch is “Ghost Adventures.”
Is it real? Is it fake? Who really knows.
Personally, I do think they occasionally catch something, but not nearly as much as they claim. Sometimes, just a little too much happens, but it is entertaining to watch. During their first season (the earlier episodes seem to be more legit) they supposedly caught something big on camera. To me, it looks pretty authentic, hard to fake, but again it is a reality based show about ghosts. Here’s the video. You guys let me know, real or fake?
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For more prompts like “Point,” go here: https://haikuhorizons.wordpress.com/
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Haiku – Frozen Feathers
Cold songbird singing
A cheerful tune in winter
Hoping for the spring
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Haiku – The “Sunny Veil” Run 2
Vicious strong head-wind
Pushing into my cold face
Sunshine, a warm friend
A Poetry Journey 