Picturing Haiku

  Snow then rain now slush Walkers in the cold weather In boots or with paws Drip-drops one by one Icicles grow, freeze by night Breaking when so big Window-lit prism Casts winter rainbows briefly Then clouds blot it out Air-filled giant frogs Summer thoughts so far away Snow in the forecast Countless cold feathers Huddle on smooth hard cement Bridge Street in winter Sparkling flakes of snow Bank the kitchen window frame Heated birdbath there Rusty melted snow Cast iron plate at crosswalk Warm days months away Fish ladder flows cold Hard to swim upriver now Fishers wait for melt

 The overnight snow laid contrasty highlights on all sorts of views and figures in the landscape, offering numerous sights to see and write about. Tropical inside Winter grips the garden land Until spring returns Far from native land Towering palm wears bright bulbs Of greenhouse Christmas Babbling waterfall Keeps itself good company Even in winter Day breaks with fresh snow Branches dressed for painters' eyes And gentle brushes Early morning walk On the boardwalk's fresh snow Marking time's passage Cold pond for row boats Reflects the winter quiet Life is but a dream Circular meltwater Making wet geometry To warm winter hearts Copper Buddha head Frosted in night snow Loving-kindness rules Art of brush and ink Confident snowy branches Look something like this Turtles slumber now The world above frozen hard Until springtime thaws