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Letter #8 This is Ink That Waits

Letter #8
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tired autumn reeds
snap beneath relentless hail—
ice grey clouds press on

::hail
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bare branch festooned with
red gift tag fluttering wild—
nameless winter wind

::tag
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tired autumn reeds
snap beneath relentless hail—
ice grey clouds press on

::hail
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

bare branch festooned with
red gift tag fluttering wild—
nameless winter wind

::tag
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

winter light wavers
as I raise a cup of tea—
chickadee flits past

::raise
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frozen steel mailbox—
label curling in cold wind
frost seals every tongue

::label
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freezing rain at dawn—
idea shifts beneath soil
crocus measures snow

::idea
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old year breathes frost as
snow wraps up the riverbank—
buds hold their dreams close

::year
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

December settles
hot ash under maple logs—
embers fade silent

::ash
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

winter light wavers
as I raise a cup of tea—
chickadee flits past

::raise
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

frozen steel mailbox—
label curling in cold wind
frost seals every tongue

::label
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

freezing rain at dawn—
idea shifts beneath soil
crocus measures snow

::idea
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

old year breathes frost as
snow wraps up the riverbank—
buds hold their dreams close

::year
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

December settles
hot ash under maple logs—
embers fade silent

::ash
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

New Year’s dusk creeps near
shadows steal the fading time—
chill gnaws at bare hands

::steal
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winter farm market
vibrant with summer preserves—
crisp air tastes of gold

::sell
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crystal ice on pond
invites sharp crackle of skates—
laughter melts cold hearts

::crackle
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frost burns the morning
nature exudes amber light—
crisp air sparks my cheeks

::nature
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pine trees draped in white
Yule fire crackles through the hush—
smoke scents Yoolis night

::Yule
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

sparrows kindle dawn’s
frosty scarlet morning light—
crisp air tinged with storm

::kindle
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

cardinal exhales
a lone carol drifts through dusk—
breath shaped like halo

::carol
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winter’s threshold brings
cold wind resting on my steps—
drifting snow with smoke

::threshold
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winter steals my breath
iron air stinging bare cheeks—
snow squeaks as we walk

::winter
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

soft vine curls sunward
noon warmed leaves scent the still air—
late spring hums with bees

::vine
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lantern flickering
crickets hum by warm twilight—
summer smells of life

::lantern
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

a lake’s soft glimmer
under spring rain—warm petals
brush my winter dreams

::glimmer
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

dim December day,
snow hushes the scent of smoke—
cold gathered in ash

::dim
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ivy grips the fence,
cold wood damp against my palm—
wind rattles dead leaves

::ivy
#haikufeels #prompt #poem

holly berries gleam
as frost bites the quiet edges—
winter smells of pine

::holly
#haikufeels #prompt #poem