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Winter Winds Quiver

winter winds quiver winter winds quiver when ice mists ride on torrents ~ cloudy vesper veils solstice zephyrs glaze meadows with crystal glitter ~ vanilla moons rise raw breath of evening bare boughs wear rough coats of bark ~ lavender twilights flurries of wild gales whistle through silent hollows ~ blue plaintive paeans boreal shadows fly on brumaled errant wings ~ tangled berry canes 12-12-22 Syllables check with www.howmany syllables

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Juliet Ligon

Date: 1/3/2023 8:20:00 PM

Gorgeous string of haikus!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 1/4/2023 9:24:00 PM

Juliet, my heartfelt gratitude to you for your lovely message! Thank you! Learning write haiku has been a joyful journey. Happy New Year! Sending you blessings and a cup of cheer.

Gary Radice

Date: 12/23/2022 1:08:00 AM

Lovely Sam. Your words I read here effortlessly became pictures in my mind. Have a great Christmas. Cheers - Gary

Sam Kauffman
Date: 12/28/2022 9:19:00 AM

Hi Gary! Can you tell how far behind I am in answering emails? I am so glad this poem was like a portrait of winter for you! I have loved learning about haiku with its emphasis on imagery and word pictures. Thank you so much for affirming my efforts! So encouraging! I hope you are having a Happy Christmas. Here's a toast to the new year! Cheers!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 12/19/2022 2:32:00 PM

Congratulations on this winning work. Way to go. It is very descriptive and creative. Thank you for sharing and for dropping by my page. Sara

Sam Kauffman
Date: 12/19/2022 8:17:00 PM

Had such fun writing this haiku string! I love winter's inspiration. So happy you enjoyed my winter whimsy! Merry Christmas. Sending you blessings of joy and peace for the new year.

Arlo Parker

Date: 12/17/2022 10:10:00 AM

Quite a delicious piece, Sam. Well crafted images. =;o]

Sam Kauffman
Date: 12/19/2022 8:14:00 PM

Arlo, thank you so much! Winter is a wonderful source of inspiration! So glad you liked it. :)"

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/15/2022 12:55:00 PM

Gorgeous images. Wow!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 12/19/2022 8:12:00 PM

So grateful for your message Andrea! Thank you so much. Watching the latest storm roll in was an inspiration for these quivering wind! Winter is filled with amazing inspirations! Merry Christmas.

Valsa George

Date: 12/14/2022 8:56:00 PM

Your telling haikus always stand out Sam. The images you use are so striking.... 'the vanilla moons', 'lavender twilights,' 'plaintive paeans' et all are some of the images so ingeniously locked together. A stunning piece with so much poetic appeal. Congratulations, dear Sam. I feel this should have been placed above my poem. (btw)

Sam Kauffman
Date: 12/15/2022 9:27:00 AM

Valsa, I am so grateful and honored by your lovely message! Thank you many times over. I was mentioning to Lasaad that writing haiku with its emphasis in nature has made me so much more aware of nature's presence - it's colors, textures and changes! The other night at dusk the sky was a beautiful shade of lavender and the moon was the color of vanilla ice cream! It is truly an honor to share the podium with you. Your imagery and poetic artistry just blow me away! How blessed are we that we get to share our writing with each other - one poet to another! I am so glad you were able to experience that special night through this poem. Sending you blessings of peace and happiness my friend!

Sotto Poet

Date: 12/14/2022 6:46:00 PM

Sam, Congratulations on your contest win, with this great poem conveys a distinctive perspective, various color patterns, and beautiful metaphors.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 12/15/2022 9:18:00 AM

Hi Lasaad! Heartfelt gratitude coming your way for your delightful message of congratulations. Thank you. For me winter is a vibrant season full of contrasts, full of colors only seen in winter like a lavender sky and shades of amber in both the sunrise and the sunset. Writing haiku has heightened my awareness of the wonder of nature! Sending you blessings of peace and joy for Christmas!

Hat Bueckert

Date: 12/14/2022 7:42:00 AM

Beautiful winter poem, I loved the "when ice mists ride on torrents" , well done!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 12/14/2022 10:17:00 AM

So grateful for your visit Hat! Thank you for your wonderful feedback and congratulations! So appreciated! Winter creates amazing images unlike any other season. Fun to try and capture their essence! All the best. Blessings of joy to you.

Jcb Brul

Date: 12/13/2022 10:59:00 PM

A cinematic sets of winter haikus. I couldn't ask for more. CONGRATULATIONS.

Sam Kauffman
Date: 12/14/2022 10:13:00 AM

What a wonderful description of this haiku chain JCB! "Cinematic!" Thank you so much for this delightful feedback my friend! Had a wonderful time writing this haiku drawing on our experiences of being in the mountains and seeing a vanilla colored moon in a pale lavender twilight sky the other night. Hope you are well. Sending you blessings of joy.

I Am Anaya

Date: 12/13/2022 3:28:00 PM

Sam, a unique perspective with color schemes and wonderful imagery, "vanilla moons ~ and Lavender twilights" and on. Great contender!

Sam Kauffman
Date: 12/14/2022 10:09:00 AM

Thank you so much Anaya! This poem was inspired by living in the mountains several years ago. The colors at twilight are always so much more vibrant! But, living in Big Bear you too experienced the winter sunset colors and the quivering winds! Are you still digging out from the last storm last weekend?! Sending you blessings of joy and clear paths!!!

Joanna Daniel

Date: 12/13/2022 8:08:00 AM

Boreal, brumaled, wow! Learnt two new words, a beautiful set of wintery haikus, Sam:)

Sam Kauffman
Date: 12/13/2022 9:58:00 AM

Hi Jo, thank you so much for your lovely message. For me, part of the fun of writing is learning new words and then trying to integrate them into a poem! So glad you had fun with these words! I am thoroughly enjoying the challenge of writing haiku. It is so visual and can be visceral. Sending you blessings of joy for Christmas.