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Haiku and Tanka Journal 2018 H # 1-4 T 1-3

2018 Haiku and Tanka Journal

#1 Jan 5
in autumn gardens
buried under winter snow
seeds of new promise
                    ~~jvg

#2 Jan 5
fresh seed catalog
open on kitchen table
plan for Spring garden
                    ~~jvg


#3 Jan 7
January moon
rises behind giant trees
promise of bright year
                    ~~jvg

#4 Feb 4

she is ready
bundled in red wool parka
football at sub zero
~~jvg


Tanka

#1 Jan 16

surprises welcome
January hides its gifts
under ice surface
the ground waits to be opened
by seedlings pushing upward
                              ~~jvg

Tanka #2 Jan 17

life's cycle persists
carrion scatter from feast
when I drive by
rutting season completed
a pregnant doe in the field
                   ~~ jvg

Tanka #3 March 26

heavy clouds hang low
on this brooding March morning
the sorrow will lift
when Winter tears are released
and we can breathe Spring again
                              ~~~jvg