eager to open
wisdom found in a cookie —
sometimes it’s spot on
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Snow Sculpture
abstract snow sculpture
nestled in plum tree’s branches
winter’s gallery
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Valentine
valentine’s sushi
tradition despite covid —
delivered for two
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Traveler
marsupial friend
hitched a ride in my suitcase
three decades ago
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Patience
a test of patience
waiting for perfect ripeness
anticipation
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Observing
silent observing
symmetry, softness and shape
summer memories
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Serendipity
forgotten treasure
unearthed from scarcely used drawer
serendipity
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Invitation
soft cushion of snow
invitation to rest
despite arctic blast
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Beads
jewel-tone strands of beads
laissez les bon temps rouler
waiting to party
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Branches
tangle of branches
intersect and bifurcate
snow-covered vessels
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Heart
open heartedness
transparent, vulnerable
must handle with care
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Unfortunately
unfortunately
metaphor in the making
web of distortion
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Tiny Flowers
millefiore
a thousand tiny flowers
blooming under glass
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Hierarchy
snowy oasis
Maslow’s needs hierarchy
for all earth’s creatures
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Comforter
snowy comforter
wrapping the landscape in white
frigid coziness
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Check-In
snow begins to fall
scarlet visitor appears
to check in with me
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Patterns
one tile at a time
shifting the rows and columns
patterns now emerge
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Snowy Day
a masked marauder
disguised by a snowy day
vigilant til spring
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Reborn
war-shattered stained glass
from brokenness to beauty
reborn in new form
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Win-Win Day
seeking out shelter
filling up at the buffet
it’s a win-win day