Leaves of gold shining
Fall sun warms the air and us
A great time for thanks
Photo: Dwight L. Roth
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warm sunshine
Snowing Cherry Blossoms
Surprise Spring snowfall
Snowflakes melt in warm sunshine
Cherry Blossoms fall
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
Today Frank Tassone asked us to write a Haikai poem that alluded to cherry blossoms. Cherry blossoms welcome spring in the United States and in Japan, where festivals are held to celebrate them. Last week it snowed one day and was in the sixties F. the next day!
A Taste of Spring
While the North thaws out from the minus fifty+ wind chills of a week ago, The South East enjoyed the warm air flowing up from the Gulf Of Mexico. My daffodils had heads on them for the past two weeks. The burst of warm air caused many of them to bloom. It is a wonderful taste of spring in the middle of winter! Today the cold weather is back and the daffodils will feel the chill!
Daffodils blooming
Can’t resist the warm sunshine
Our first taste of Spring
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Winter’s not over // today
blossoms shivered in the chill
Photo: Dwight L. Roth
This Haibun is for Frank Tassone’s Haikai challenge to write a poem about “first spring gust”. We were gone the beginning of the week and when we came home on Wednesday, we were greeted by smiling daffodils blooming. Spring is just around the corner!
Signs of Spring
Signs of Spring
It’s the end of January the air is crisp
I turned the garden the vines I clipped
The sun climbs North the days grow long
Signs of spring with sweet bird songs
Some grass is green some weeds are too
Fat buds on vines the sky is blue
But the sure sign Spring will soon be here
Green shoots pushing through the ground appear
Won’t be long till those buds will bloom
Seems early for such to grow so soon
We still may have cold wind and snow
Temperatures may drop to freezing or below
Buds will wait till the cold winds pass
They are reminders that winter won’t last
No matter how much the cold winds blow
Daffodils defy the rain and snow
Reminding us not to worry or fret
We’ll leave the winter with no regret
When Daffodils bloom along the stream
We’ll soon be warm with bright sunbeams
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
