winter – Sarah Potter Writes

#Tanka 47 — Sleeping Snails

Snail shells, ornate,
laid bare in February,
their seals intact.
Succulent shoots break cover;
gastropod heaven ascends.

#Tanka 46 — Coal

Materialised
overnight, huge lump of coal
in garden border.
Inked carbon slick with rainfall,
December too warm for snow.

Monday Morning #Haiku 192 — Bird Truce

Jackdaws and magpies
Annual Branch Meeting starts
Armistice short-lived

Monday Morning #Haiku 188 — Bud

One daffodil bud
Solitary winter scout
Is it safe to bloom?

Monday Morning #Haiku 186 — Mulch

Woodland winter damp
That aroma of leaf mulch
Rich nature unraked