The Cold

The Cold

          The bite of winter

 

 

 

Tingle in cold hands

     Biting sweep of Winter wind

          Ice until the Spring

 

 

 

©2009 Richard Puetter

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A tree after an ice storm. Photographer: laffy4k (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laffy4k/). License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic. The above image has been modified from the original. The original image may be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/laffy4k/2313538414/sizes/o/in/set-72157604055416315/

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

An excellent Haiku Rick. I really think it marvellous how much imagery can be packed into a little piece of brevity. The harshness of a bitterly cold winter was felt. The posted photograph of the tree after an ice storm is beautiful. I prefer though to read the words first and form my own pictures. I tend to look at posted artwork after reading the poetry. Thank you for the link to this gem.

Chris

[Ladysue]

Oh I feel this one all too often lately...a gripping gem you have here...nicely done...

[Mizuki Tsukiakari]

Omg! I love haikus! And this one's really good. There's a true sense of feeling in each line. Love it! ;p

[alesuriko]

Good haiku, you can really feel the crisp air of winter in these short words. It's very descriptive, well done. I especially love that you used the tingling that everyone feels in their hands when it gets so cold. Great to relate to and makes the poem all the more real. Bravo.

[Ruth]

Concise, hard hitting, leaves the self with a chill, yep, think its a hit! lol xx

[Persephone Blum]

Very good Haiku! Made me feel cold (curses.... I've been trying to stay warm all day). Amazing how much you can convey to people in only 17 syllables.

[Mason Vail]

So good, it gives me shivers...

*collective groan*

[Anthony M Smith Jr]

Ha-Ho!
I love the winter time. Makes me know I am alive. This morning I went outside and my nose slammed shut! The snow was crunchie and the tree's were popping!

[SM Davis]

Very nice Haiku! Definitely brings out the cold in winter.

[Alz Alz]

Thanks for submitting this to the Haiku contest. It's a great poem! I like the format a lot! And it's very true! Ice until the spring, lol