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snowdrifts swallow fences
a single man’s shadow
stitches the silence
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snowdrifts swallow fences
a single man’s shadow
stitches the silence
snow piling higher
driven by a wildling storm~
winter's icy breath
January 16, 2022
Winter Haiku Contest
Sponsor: Tania Kitchin
Checked with howmanysyllables
snowdrifts hug windows
reflecting warm colored lights...
fantasy land view
Reality, like snowdrifts
Catching off guard, disregarding warm glow of sun.
Chilling through the bone.
Soul turns physical.
Pain,
Losing clarity, rational thought and peace of mind.
Snowdrifts, catching of guard
Showing unbearable clarity to reality that won't be changed.
Teeth chatter,
Soul clatters,
Pain,
No rain only snowdrifts.
Journey to the burning cold of hell on earth leaving innocence to suffer.
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