Five Winter Haiku

a care FIVE WINTER HAIKU frozen is the moon every star an icy tear odd sort of beauty frost nipped the pumpkin charmed us all but never left strange jack-o-lantern hear their forlorn howl misting muzzles raised on high cruel winter’s heralds sitting by the hearth old dog asleep and dreaming hot woodfire crackling mantel clock tick tock two mice in breadbox eating i without a care