Haikus for Winter
Towering ice glows,
Shimmers, glitters; a palace
Frozen, yet vital
A warm breath of life
Vapor kisses lips, departs
Rises, frozen, new
Bright, so goddamn bright
I squint, make shape out of light
New dawn’s first hello
A crisp, frosty crunch
Step by step, away from warmth
Ever toward life
I’m no poet, but I stretched my comfort zone and wrote these for The Mountaineer’s winter haiku contest.