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Cold Feet

ice-shrouded tree limbs tilt perilously groundward sparrows have cold feet THIRD PLACE WINNER written November 15, 2022 syllables checked by PS for "Winter Haiku Poetry Contest" sponsored by Tania Kitchin #20 on Best 100 New Poems List Poetry Soup February 1, 2022

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Jeff Kyser

Date: 2/14/2022 9:03:00 AM

in general, I am not a haiku fan, probably mostly because I am an oafish rube who doesn't understand the form, but this i like!

Eve Roper

Date: 2/11/2022 5:40:00 PM

Great Haiku, Milt, very cold feeling.

Hilo Poet

Date: 2/7/2022 7:48:00 AM

Oh! Good one, Milt, I'm glad to have found this gem of yours and chime in my friend, Aloha~aka William, moving forward with my life.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 2/7/2022 8:06:00 AM

This is good to hear, William. Good to hear from you. Hope you have a wonderful week. Aloha.

Mike Gentile

Date: 1/28/2022 8:37:00 AM

I can see why this was a winner Milt! Excellent !!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 1/28/2022 9:29:00 AM

Thanks, Mike. I really appreciate your compliment.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/21/2022 11:35:00 AM

this is sure a cute one with the sparrow line. Love it, and belated Congrats

L Milton Hankins
Date: 1/21/2022 12:13:00 PM

Thank you so much, Andrea. I suspect the other birds have cold feet, too, but the sparrows are so small and fragile.

Kim Merryman

Date: 1/18/2022 12:45:00 PM

I bet their feet aren't the only thing that's cold. Great haiku, Milt! Congrats on your win! Blessings, Kim M

L Milton Hankins
Date: 1/18/2022 4:28:00 PM

No doubt their patootie, too.

Sam Kauffman

Date: 1/18/2022 11:10:00 AM

Milt, congratulations on your win! The forest is truly an amazing, enchanted place when ice coats the trees. Love your metaphor of bending but not breaking and your observation about the sparrows is delightful! Hope they have a warm and cozy nest to warm those feet. Blessings.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 1/18/2022 12:07:00 PM

Can you send some of that snow our way? We have a blocking high off the coast that is keeping the rain from us and the snow from the mountains! Have noticed that you all have been in the grip of winter! Sending back warm and cozy blessings to you - and warm feet!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 1/18/2022 11:59:00 AM

Sam, thank you so much for your thoughtful response to my poem. We are in the midst of a cold winter snap with lots of snow. I hope you are warm and cozy.