Season's Breath

Three haikus for each season

 

Summer

Days of burning sun

Raging like fiery passions

Will it ever end?

Waiting for coolness

Many restless, sleepless nights

Dreams of cold waters

Darkness falls, look out

See the lights, see those fireflies

Flickering like stars

 

Fall

A new cold wind blows

Bringing new shades of color

To the once-green leaves

A kaleidoscope

Beautiful red, brown, yellow

The waltz of colors

Life slowly ending

Fleeing to a death-like sleep

Waiting and hoping

 

Winter

The dance of white starts

Raining ice cold on the world

That is still, quiet

Glimmering crystals

Priceless jewels that fade slowly

Few moments to live

Freezing, chilling sigh

The cold that is always there

Warmth is almost here

 

 

Spring

A warm breath sweeps through

Stirring the long-dormant world

With its wings of green

Coat of ice melting

The frozen air becomes warm

Winter is no more

 

See those flowers bloom

Rivers flowing, birds singing

New life starts again

 

Author's Note

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Reviews

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... a scintillating haiku string ... incrediby inspiring and astonishingly vivid ... "days of burning sun" ... "dreams of cold water" ... "fireflies flickering like stars" ... amazingly expressive imagery ... gorgeous alliteration ... what a summer ... "a kaleidoscop" ... "the waltz of colours" ... "fleeing to a death-like sleep" ... are expressions and images that take fall into a surreal world ... the mark of a visonary poet ... one who paints on nature with words ... as much as nature paints on the poet's mind ... excellence incarnate ... "the dance of white starts" ... "glimmering crystals" ... "freezing, chilling sigh" ... are enthralling expressions ... a ballet of beautiful words and images on ice ... charming and epic ... a winsome winter ... "a warm breath sweeps through" ... "with its wings of green" ... "winter is no more" ... a heart-warming welcome to spring ... gentle and magical ... beautifully felt and written ... this haiku string is an ode to the form that celebrates it in all its glory and splendour ... exceptionally well written ... and exceptionally well presented ... thank you for writing this and thank you for sharing it ... this is an unforgettable feast for the soul ...

(serah)

[Salvatore Buttaci]

Congratulations on winning the Japanese-form contest!

[Sseoni]

Wow! What great haikus! I loved all of them! Amazing writing! I've never seen so many haikus on one page before! So cool! :D

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

Congrats on your winning Haiku! Well done! New Haiku String Along Contest Do enter

Author: Nancy Lee Shrader
Haiku Smiles

[Wicahpi]

Beautifully done! I enjoyed each string
following the seasons of Mother Nature.
Congratulations on your win.
Well deserved.

[Alaska Frost]

Very good haikus!!! Thanks for entering and good luck!

[Frances O'Neill]

I liked each season, especially enjoyed the spring!

[Kaa Na Kalyanasundaram]

Very nice, I enjoyed the seasons and also the nature's beauty. Well done.
.......Ka Na Kalyanasundaram......

[Kaosu]

Really nice! I could almost feel each of those seasons! So much to say in so little lines XD

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

Now that is what I call a string of Haikus

Well done. Thanks for entering my contest

[Adeline]

This is really good, again! I love the colors you added and the way you typed it, it gave character to the haikus, since they are simple poems to begin with. I thoroughly enjoyed this, keep writing! :)