January 2008 Winter Activities Haiku Thread Choices—Editor, Karina Klesko

 

Touch   Hot tea— the old man warms his hands against the cup. # 55. Zhanna P. Rader, US

 

Humanity   midwinter the child is learning subtraction # 44. Bill Kenney, US     One by one they disappear; hikers in the snow # 39. hortensia anderson, US     winter seclusion writing a comment in the margin # 35. Bill Kenney, US     Home from work— we turn on the lights by dinner's end. # 47. Zhanna P. Rader, US     moonless night— even the rotten bread has its taste # 41. Rita Odeh, IL     snowshoes stand by the cabin door your hand finds mine # 43 trish shields, CA     dancing up a storm a line of galoshes against the wall # 40. Bill Kenney, US

 

Nature   Crossing the border between autumn and winter birds without a nest # 02. Vasile Moldovan, RO     melting snow... the same openwinged birdstatue on that fence! # 52. Rita Odeh, IL     Light like day at the birds canteen— winter moon # 07. Magdalena Dale, RO

 

Visual   At the window all the children gazing the first snowfall # 18. Vasile Moldovan, RO     winter morning... high waves challenge an empty chair # 11. Rita Odeh, IL     a few crocus bloom in the January thaw I walk coatless # 20. john daleiden, US     fresh new snow— the movement of arms and legs making angels # 15. Betty Kaplan, US     The leaden clouds sifting slowly the snow— light curtain # 26. Magdalena Dale, RO     winter bareness a gray squirrel crosses the park # 33. Bill Kenney, US     winter evening— the calmness of the boat under the lake lamp # 36. Rita Odeh, IL     Winter fashion— even the thistles wear now snow-white caps # 37. Vasile Moldovan, RO

 

Humor   novice snowboarder her wet buttocks wobble home # 08. John Stone

 

Emotions   New Year's Eve the divorced man hugs his daughter #24. Bill Kenney, US

 

Senyru   Chinese New Year men in gray suits guide the dragon # 17. Bill Kenney, US

 

Visual and Sound   Snow on the apple trees— in front of the window the carol singers # 14. Magdalena Dale, RO     two vultures feast in a forest clearing whistling winter wind # 25. john daleiden, US     baseball field winter wind on the mound # 28. Bill Kenney, US     White Symphony— under the flakes rustle wheat germinating # 42. Vasile Moldovan, RO

 

Hikers in the Snow Sketchbook Poets Hot tea— the old man warms his hands against the cup.                            /zpr midwinter the child is learning subtraction                                   /bkenny One by one they disappear; hikers in the snow                        /ha winter seclusion writing a comment in the margin                                /bkenny Home from work— we turn on the lights by dinner's end.                           /zpr moonless night— even the rotten bread has its taste                                  /ro snowshoes stand by the cabin door your hand finds mine                    /ts dancing up a storm a line of galoshes against the wall                            /bkenny Crossing the border between autumn and winter birds without a nest                     /vm melting snow... the same openwinged birdstatue on that fence!                              /ro Light like day at the birds canteen— winter moon                                /md novice snowboarder her wet buttocks wobble home                              /js At the window all the children gazing the first snowfall                          /vm winter morning... high waves challenge an empty chair                            /ro a few crocus bloom in the January thaw I walk coatless                           /jd fresh new snow— the movement of arms and legs making angels                             /bk The leaden clouds sifting slowly the snow— light curtain                                 /md winter bareness a gray squirrel crosses the park                         /bk winter evening— the calmness of the boat  under the lake lamp                     /ro   Winter fashion— even the thistles wear snow-white caps                         /vm New Year's Eve the divorced man hugs his daughter                        /vm Chinese New Year men in gray suits guide the dragon                         /bkenny Snow on the apple trees— in front of the window the carol singers                          /md two vultures feast in a forest clearing whistling winter wind                   /jd baseball field winter wind on the mound                              /bkenny White Symphony— under the flakes rustle wheat germinating                       /vm