Winter Serenade

winter serenade

winter serenade
 frozen crystal melodies ~
  red cardinal chants

leafless boughs sing out
 arias of roaring storms ~
  snowdrops harmonize

blasts of icy frost
 chanting plaintive elegies ~
  daphne flowers bloom

short days intone night
 with a solstice lullaby ~
  fir trees wear white stoles

shadows of springtime
 creep into amber twilights ~
  bears snore rhythmic dreams

1-18-23
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Date: 2/21/2023 9:36:00 PM
Sam, I cannot decide which group of lines are my favorite. I think your poem would make a lovely children's book or a song. Just delightful and so pretty.
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Date: 1/24/2023 10:12:00 AM
A lovely set of haiku that perfectly captures the wonder of nature in the wintertime... I thoroughly enjoyed reading these this afternoon... Very well done, Sam!
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 1/24/2023 11:27:00 AM
Thank you so much Kelly! Winter is indeed a time of wonder in amazing contrasts! So glad you enjoyed these snippets of winter on a winter afternoon! All the best. Blessings to you.
Date: 1/23/2023 2:05:00 PM
these are all so wonderful, Sam. Amazing winter images!
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 1/24/2023 10:07:00 AM
Hi Andrea! Many thanks for your lovely message - so uplifting for this heart that does love winter and all of its ambivalent contrasts! Seems winter just can't make up its mind whether to be beautiful or brutal! Take care my friend. Continued prayers and blessings coming your way!
Date: 1/19/2023 7:25:00 PM
I love these, Sam, especially "fir trees wear white stoles" - brilliant:)
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 1/20/2023 11:16:00 AM
Jo, thank you so much for sharing in the song! Every year winter dresses her landscapes in glittering, eye-catching fashions that are almost hypnotic in their beauty! Hope you are staying cozy and warm. Blessings to you wrapped in winter's beauty!
Date: 1/19/2023 5:42:00 PM
There is a lot of truth packed within your poetry, dear Sam. I found myself enjoying each of these haikus as well as the great imagery. That beauty truly is awe-inspiring.
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 1/20/2023 10:54:00 AM
Hi Lasaad! What a wonderful gift to know that you enjoyed each haiku. Truly the lyrics of winter's song reverberate with seasonal truth about beauty , rest, rejuvenation and courage to bloom in the depths of long nights and cold. Thank you for your lovely message - a bright spot on a winter day! Blessings my friend!!
Date: 1/19/2023 4:29:00 PM
Nice haiku string - I like bears snoring rhythmic dreams :-)
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 1/20/2023 10:45:00 AM
Thank you so much Jeff! It was fun composing this winter symphony in haiku!!! So glad you enjoyed this winter song! Blessings!
Date: 1/19/2023 2:07:00 PM
A great winter string of haiku Sam, love the imagery. Over Fork Over. Hope your week is going well. Tom
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 1/20/2023 10:43:00 AM
Hi Tom! Sending you my heartfelt gratitude for your lovely, delightful, message! With its stormy winds and sparkling scenes, winter sings to me. Thank you for joining in the song. Every time I think things are going to settle down after the holidays they just seem to get crazier!!! But, overall, all is well. Hope you are well and staying warm with a cozy cup of tea! Blessings! Over Fork Over!
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