Some Haiku Poems for Winter

Some Winter Haikus for My Mom (and One for Linda)

 Written January 23, 2014

Haiku is a Japanese form that normally has 3 lines, with 5 syllables in line 1, 7 in line 2, and 5 in line 3. These poems usually have vivid sense imagery.

Snow Days

Grim driving to work.

Snow and ice bring frowns (and smiles,

Recalling childhood).

                                   

January 1959

Icy Zeman Ave.

We grab car bumpers—great ride!

Hope Mom doesn’t find out!

Snowball

Denny flings snowball

At the Euclid Bus—breaks window.

Run boys—we’re in big trouble!

Mom in Winter 1959

Brings her red-faced boys

Steaming hot chocolate. She knows

We’ve been up to mischief—and laughs!

                       

And a haiku for Linda:

Surprise

Crocus pushing through

The snow.  First love blooming now,

     So unexpected!