Winter Roads Haiku
Winter Roads Haiku
a.
Stand in falling snow
wet heavy flakes that will stick
while drinking beer
Navigate ice paths
watershed of tire ruts
solid groove in ice
Over rocky slope
where many cars slide and bump
there is no silence
There is no life here
a slippery awkward land
nearby steam and smoke
No flutter of warmth
mountain groove like miner’s hand
sip some beer again
Polished shiny bulbs
putting chains on in flurry
all before dawn
Polished hubcaps gleam
mad dance spinning and laughing
gaining some traction
Engine flutters warm
ashes ashes we fall down
on Kingsbury Grade
b.
Old log roads nearby
there is only this frozen
“thirty miles of dust”
Finding frozen pond
nowhere in snow to take nap
leave our minds to wind
Hard callous winter
on the frozen sky and stone
our weather worn love
Intoxicating
design found within the frost
winter seduction
Tree roots remain still
underneath the hard blue soil
everything frozen
No coyote seen
squirrel is in hibernation
only people move
Slowly on the ice
more of a careful shuffle
more push than a pull
This frozen liquid
can breed a fast reaction
then stand back grinning
c.
From tree ice tooth glow
eyebrows solid with fresh snow
dance on the frozen
On this cold hard floor
beautiful walls made of white
no birds to be seen
Abundant love here
under the layers of Frost
near sting in fingers
Frost on the fence tops
reflects on the neighborhood
my snowy neighbor
Six in the morning
near excavation gravel
snow drifts to the sky
Scene a turquoise blue
light ice crystals on a breeze
float free around trees
Snow up on the hills
mostly ice in the valley
silent as feather
Water turns to ice
upon wrinkled granite slab
intricate crystal
d.
Mountain crumbling
as white as this winter breath
snowfields are melting
While drinking a beer
tiny ledges of frozen
flower underfoot
Solid groove in ice
this blue pandemonium
this slippery path
cracks on the highway
where many cars slide and bump
nearby steam and smoke
A repetition
find stability in glide
keep oneself standing
Polished hub caps gleam
with a rising shadow sun
gaining some traction
Engine flutters warm
putting chains on in a flurry
more push than a pull
Hard callous winter
underneath the hard blue soil
intoxicating
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Great work on the Haiku, Jamie. Well done.
Like the imagery, Jamie. I love the snow and ice but hate driving on it. We don’t have much here but it’s great when freshly fallen under a sunny sky.
Happy New Year!
Ann
Happy New Years Ann! It is good to hear from you. I noticed your new poems and I am heading there to read now. I am excited about your interest in sharing on TCE. Jamie