Winter

The puppy shivers
a hip breaks in a fall
flashing lights retreat

Chills run down my spine
warm hands caress and liven
smoke rings blow

jingle bells
car trips and carols again
bloated stomach

sled rides
slippery steps caution
mistletoe kisses


**Eleventh place win in the serial haiku contest!!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 10/8/2010 3:31:00 AM
Congrats on your win, Doris! Enjoyed catching a glimpse of winter through your haiku series :)-- nikko :)
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Date: 10/5/2010 8:29:00 PM
The third one I MOST relate to. GEEEEz. Congratulations, doris!
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Date: 10/5/2010 3:00:00 PM
Congrats Doris on your win in the Haiku contest with this super write.. enjoyed my friend as u enjoy your victory tonight with luv..
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Date: 10/5/2010 1:26:00 PM
11th place win
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Date: 10/5/2010 12:46:00 PM
Doris, Congratulations and thanks for supporting my contest. I had lots of fun running this contest,.p.d.
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Date: 10/5/2010 12:42:00 PM
congrats on your win with this great collection of haikus
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Date: 10/5/2010 12:19:00 PM
Congratulations Doris on your win in P.D.'s contest *Going Haiku Crazy*. Love, Carol
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Date: 10/5/2010 12:18:00 PM
Congratulations on this well deserved win, Doris
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Date: 10/4/2010 2:01:00 AM
Shiver me timbers, Winter draw-s on, roll on Summer! Very expressive poem Doris, if it wasn't for Christmas to warm us up, I'd rather be somewhere hot! Gordon Hickman, (hicky) Thanks for calling, and comments.
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Date: 9/30/2010 3:32:00 PM
I see you had a good night out in the town. By the way the police are looking for a girl who thought their Beat car was a sed. she was dressed as daddymas singing Ho Ho Ho. lol good one girlfriend
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Date: 9/30/2010 10:39:00 AM
Good luck in the multiple Haiku contest..Reads like a winner to your mother..Mom
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Date: 9/30/2010 7:04:00 AM
Very sharp and sensitive expressions you have penned in this haikus with good images, Doris. I particularly enjoyed the last one
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Date: 9/30/2010 6:21:00 AM
Modern haiku...
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Date: 9/29/2010 7:32:00 PM
Luv those mistletoe kisses Doris... enjoyed your selection of Haikus'...if for the contest good luck... Luv those mistletoe kisses... need lots this year..
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Date: 9/29/2010 6:20:00 PM
wow.. I really enjoyed this poem.. mistletoe kisses..mmmm very good.. I like it because those two words together have more than one meaning... the holiday tradition of course, also mistletoe being a poison,,, and third a great healing herb... Wonderfully written.
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