past barren trees
path leads toward evergreens,
spring in infancy
earth still hard from winter’s cold
pine needles soften, endure
tender green shoots
entwined with fall memories
struggle toward sunshine
dream of golden summer warmth
tiger lily hearts leaping
Copyright 2014 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: These two tanka are inspired by the Carpe Diem Haiku Kai,
and I dedicate them to Kristjaan, on the birth of his new grandchild.
blue dormancy
bitter winter winds cease
lavender in March
HAIKU INVITATION! Please feel free to leave your own haiku here, in the comments, to celebrate spring and the tenacity of all creatures who survive the bitter winds of winter. So much more could be said, perhaps by you!
Note: The photograph is a visual haiku: a photograph suggesting more than is there. In this case, the photograph made me think of the tenacity of life, to go dormant, slumber throughout the cold, and then wake to sunshine and spring. Another Visual Haiku is at Come and Gone.
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