Haiku On a Glacier At Dawn: Winter Dreaming

Glacial blue dawn;
Slender pink whiskers of warmth
touch frozen ruins

Icebergs sailing by
scatter rubble in their wake;
Sharp winds cleave hard rock

Jagged shards melting
slowly in shallow sunbeams;
Chill pebble strewn pools

Icy continents; 
Light glancing on still waters
mirrors frosted skies

Long days and short nights; 
Winter rules this citadel
in crisp white mantle
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Esquire Avatar
March 23, 2013 at 12:34 AM
Dear Michael, Haiku and Senryu are my Favourite forms. This is a POETIC Tapestry in Haiku. I can actually see this Glacier in dawn's light Superb Pen. You are a very Welcome addition To the Soup Family.It is getting late, I'm old and I shall say GOOD Night I Will be back to read more of YOUR Marvelous , Talented POETRY in a day or two.With LOVE ALWAYS and FOREVER YOUR Eternal Liege...Harry
Karim Avatar
December 31, 2012 at 10:02 AM
This is a beautiful poem made up of 5 amazing Haikus. Keep writing! I write mostly Haiku and also prose poems. You are reppin' Papau, New Guniea and you are a good African poet. Happy New Year to you...
Dom Avatar
December 31, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Cheers Ayesha and Prosperous 2013.
Ober Avatar
December 31, 2012 at 9:13 AM
This is such a powerful set of haikus! The imagery is astounding. Wonderful job!
Dom Avatar
December 31, 2012 at 9:38 AM
Hi Heather, thank you for your high praise. I'm very new to poetrysoup and look forward to learning more.
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