full moon on the rise
shadows of branches on white
my breath a pale mist
This haiku is my response to
Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #62: winter moon.
Image source: pixabay.com / Joe Valle
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #7: Ken’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!
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Thanks, Frank.
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My pleasure, Ken! 🙂
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I enjoy the moon shadows on snow, especially before the little critters make tracks.
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I like the sense of presence in the tracks.
I couldn’t find a way to say that, but these two lines would make it a tanka. (Thank you for the prompt!)
squirrel tracks climb the branches
telling me I’m not alone
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Reminds me of the time I did see a fox trotting in the snow… via moon light.
One might add:
after the deer pass
their stories make impressions
the bright stars cannot
(J/h)
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remaining for me to find
long after moonlight is gone
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dawn’s open book states:
look I was here, are you there?
aye, too with my love
(J/h)
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