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frosty breath escapes winter’s chill grips the landscape nature’s icy hold winter’s icy grip frosty breath upon the air nature’s stillness reigns

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Paige Hind

Date: 1/2/2024 2:47:00 PM

Lovely and enchanting, this poem is perfect for Winter.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 1/2/2024 5:54:00 PM

thank you for stopping by, Paige, and for your uplifting comments. Have a splendid week, Sara

Silent One

Date: 1/2/2024 11:18:00 AM

Woah now i feel cold.. such vivid imagery, but i have said that so much now.. a master painter of words you are my friend..

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 1/2/2024 5:54:00 PM

thank you, Silent One...hope you were able to chip the ice off your fingers! Ha. Have a great week, Sara

Sotto Poet

Date: 1/2/2024 7:52:00 AM

Dear Sara, the quality of your haiku is outstanding. Your adept depiction of winter frost, icy, and frigid embrace elicits a deep sensory response. I am shivering at the thought of the poignant image of the frozen air vaporizing through the atmosphere. I am genuinely captivated and enchanted by your poetry. Well done

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 1/2/2024 6:02:00 PM

dear Sotto--hope you've had a chance to thaw out after reading my poem :-) smiles Thanks for your visit and for your always supportive comments. I'm gratefully my poem captivated and enchanted you. Have a great week ahead, your poetess friend in Texas, Sara

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 1/2/2024 2:02:00 AM

Your haikus are great. I was sick but now I'm better. Hope to continue reading your wonderful poetry. Wishing you a Happy New Year.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 1/2/2024 6:01:00 PM

sorry to hear that you were sick, Victor. I've missed your poetry and your comments. Hope you continue to feel better. Have a blessed New Year, Sara

Ink Empress

Date: 1/1/2024 10:35:00 PM

Your haiku are so well written dear sweet sara! And what a most fitting picture to go with this freezingly poetic haiku . I love the way you’ve written both of them. And they both go so well together, especially the first haiku last line really stood out for me “ natures icy hold” wow! What an imaginative and descriptive way to express and deliver your thoughts. Natures stillness still reigns, a brilliant line to end this with, its my pleasure reading your work. Happy new year. Best wishes. FAVE

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 1/2/2024 5:59:00 PM

thank you for your delightful and supportive comments, dear Ink. I liked the picture as well...seemed to be the perfect match. Thanks for reading my poems with depth and purpose...I know that takes time and energy, but I very much appreciate you and your comments. Thanks for the fave! You made my day, hugs, Sar a

Tom Cunningham

Date: 1/1/2024 9:52:00 PM

It's getting colder by the day here now, won't be long before we're in its icy grip brrrr. Hope the new year is off to a good start Sara. Tom

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 1/2/2024 6:00:00 PM

same here....January is always bitterly cold...every once in a while we'll get a glimpse of spring, but the 'grip' has arrived. Thanks for your visit and comments, Sara

I Am Anaya

Date: 1/1/2024 9:35:00 PM

Breath taking, Sara! Both Haikus and image. Keep warm.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 1/2/2024 5:56:00 PM

Thank you, Anaya! I appreciate your comments and support. Have a splendid evening, Sara

Gershon Wolf

Date: 1/1/2024 7:11:00 PM

What a pic-poem combo! Reminds me of the novel, 'The Jungle,' by Upton Sinclair, where the icy fingers of Chicago's winter winds reach into the bedrooms of poorly constructed tenements behind the stockyards. Brrrrrrr.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 1/2/2024 5:56:00 PM

wow, thanks for the reminder about the scenes in "The Jungle." I read that years ago and now remember it a bit more vividly. Thanks for your visit and your comments. Hope your winter isn't too cold. Mittens might be order HA Sara

Hiya Sharma

Date: 1/1/2024 6:58:00 PM

Oh wow, beautiful Sara, this is such an intriguing haiku poem, paired with a brilliant picture too, so evocative.. Your wordsmithery here creates a profound image where winter's grip dominates and nature's breath holds itself in a frosty stillness.. So creatively crafted! I absolutely love how you've written "frosty breath escapes", "nature’s stillness reigns" It can also be symbolised as the icy and chilly silence of melancholy, yet in solitude our hearts still reign with resilience.. Beautiful

Hiya Sharma
Date: 1/1/2024 6:59:00 PM

This one's a FAV for me, also, sending you my best wishes for the New Year too ~ :)

Susan Ashley

Date: 1/1/2024 6:43:00 PM

Dear Sara, your brilliant Haiku portrays the cold, still, icy grip of Winter with vivid sensory imagery. The only thing moving is the "frosty breath" wafting in the frigid air. Sends a chill right through me! :) Splendid poetry my friend. Warmest wishes, dear poetess.. ~Susan P.S. love the pic too

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 1/2/2024 5:57:00 PM

thank you, Susan, for your heartwarming comments and support. I hope the chill from reading my poem didn't last too long :-) smiles. Glad you liked the picture, too. I thought it was ideal given the nature of the poem. Have a great new year, hugs, Sara

Bill Baker

Date: 1/1/2024 6:42:00 PM

Interesting ice sculpture, Sara, it goes well with your Haiku. Makes me feel cold. Brrrrrrrrrr Smiles ~ Blessings Bill

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 1/2/2024 5:58:00 PM

oh no! You're feeling cold...get out the mittens and electric blanket. hugs, me