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Mittened Hands

red noses dripping
pink cheeks stinging from cold air
mittened hands clapping

written November 14, 2021
for "Fall or Winter Holiday Haiku" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Tania Kitchen

Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2021

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Sara Kendrick Date: 11/24/2021 9:27:00 AM Very descriptive of a very cold winter day. Enjoyed reading your senryu. Sara Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 11/24/2021 9:37:00 AM Thanks so much, Sara. You are sooooo right...I miss classified my senryu!

Jan Allison Date: 11/18/2021 1:54:00 PM vivid imagery Milton, got to say I love my gloves when the weather is getting wintery:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 11/23/2021 9:10:00 PM Thanks so much, Jan. I sure do hope you are over your bout with covid. I'm back from my week in Puerto Vallarta about an hour ago!

Caren Krutsinger Date: 11/18/2021 12:40:00 PM A sweet haiku my friend. I smile knowing you are enjoying the sun! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 11/23/2021 9:11:00 PM Thanks, Caren. I hope I can get caught up on your poems. Just got back home about an hour ago.

Delice Arleen Skelly Date: 11/17/2021 2:58:00 AM Nice sharp haiku, reminds me of when I was young and bungled up in warm clothes with my mittens on a string so they would not get lost...Delice Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 11/23/2021 9:11:00 PM Yep, I remember those times, Delice. I can't tell you how many pairs of gloves I have lost in my lifetime because they were not on a string! LOL

Andrea Dietrich Date: 11/15/2021 2:09:00 PM it sounds like clapping for something really fun!! Like a happy holiday sight! Good one and I hope you are enjoying yourself right now, lucky guy. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 11/15/2021 3:35:00 PM All packed and ready to head out early tomorrow morning. You all have to hold down the fort while I'm gone for the next week.

Mike Gentile Date: 11/15/2021 4:37:00 AM Those bitter cold Winter days as a child, you captured perfectly in your haiku!! Great entry!! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 11/15/2021 7:27:00 AM Thank you, Mike.

Tom Cunningham Date: 11/15/2021 12:08:00 AM Can feel the chill in your haiku Milton, you captured it well. Good luck and hope you have a lovely time away. Tom Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 11/15/2021 7:27:00 AM Thank you, Tom. I have a zillion things to do today. Leaving tomorrow morning early.

Brian Sambourne Date: 11/14/2021 9:39:00 PM What a superb haiku, Milton. It captures the innocence of childhood glee beautifully. Best wishes, Brian Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 11/15/2021 7:28:00 AM Thanks so much, Brian.

John Lawless Date: 11/14/2021 3:28:00 PM Good one Milton, can't wait to build that first snowman for with my grandson... Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 11/14/2021 5:23:00 PM I'll bet you can't, John. It's always great fun.

Ilene Bauer Date: 11/14/2021 1:57:00 PM Great one, Milton! That’s how it used to be watching the Thanksgiving Day parade… Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 11/14/2021 5:24:00 PM Indeed. The last thing on my sister's bucket list was the Thanksgiving Day parade, which she went to see with her son and his family. Then, she passed away two days after our birthday, December 5. She and I shared a birthday. I was just glad she got to do that!