# 6 colors

chilly nights

a Nordic summer day

still lingers

# 2 ice

on ice ...

when one bucket of roses

is not enough

NaHaiWriMo January 2013. Promts by Violette Rose-Jones

# 1 green

New Year’s morning
an emerald green silk dress
on the kitchen floor

# 2 ice  (haiga)

on ice . . . .
when one bucket of roses
Is not enough

# 3 evoking the season

heavy snow
in every woman's magazine
a new diet

# 4 smoke

open air concert
i move a little closer
to the pipe smoker

# 5 love

my hand
the way it disappers
in yours

# 6 favorite color (haiga)

chilly nights
a Nordic summer day
still lingers

# 7 shoes

dead rats
the neoprene shoes
outside the tent

On longer kayak trips, neoprene boots/shoes can have a strange smell ;-)

# 8 flame

winter darkness
one flame lights another
and another

# 9 soil

old stories
deep in the Danish soil

silver coins

# 10 wind

piercing wind
a red flag
on Tibetan soil

# 11 Intensity/extremes/passion (haiga)

ocean breath ~
thirty ways to roll
a kayak

# 12 religion

in this life ~
the privilege of freedom 

to choose

# 13 your favorite food.

hdhr*
passing the hot dog stand
I hold my breath

*hot dog holic rehab

# 14 concrete/bricks/ general building supplies.

Berlin sky
a tiny piece of concrete
for sale

# 15 storm

snowstorm
a hydrangea nodding
in all directions

# 16 fresh water (haiga)

frozen pond
do you still remember
that summer day

# 17 stone (haiga)

ebb and flood ….
all our sharp edges
rubbed off

# 18 summer or (haiga)

twenty below zero ~
a haiku postcard from
sunny California

# 19 Interconnectedness

a butterfly’s wing ~
we lean against each other
in the storm

# 20 favorite place (haiga)

deeper
stroke by stroke
into silence

# 21 doll

Barbie dolls
two giggling girls
whit scissors

# 22 female

her mantra
again and again
om tare tuttare . . .

# 23 home

deep frozen morning
the crackling wood stove fire
whispers staaaay

# 24 ghosts/the ephemeral/the almost intangible.

jasmine ~
a white shadow
leaves a trail

# 26 wisdom intelligence (haiga)

another grey hair I learn to weigh my words

# 27 favorite flower

frosted vase ~
the squeaky sound
of fresh tulips

# 28 road/path/lane

northbound ~
the road signs change
from deer to moose

# 29 rain

turning a page ~
the sound of summer rain
on the tent

# 30 animal

crisp morning air ~
the baboon and I share
a bag of peanuts

# 31 free

steep mountain path
a smiling Buddha waves
from the ski lift

This was a life changing dream for me ;-)

# 15 seeking solace

gun shots in the deep darkness we move a little closer

# 14 outside the box

December dawn

outside the empty box

a little red hat

NaHaiWriMo December. Prompter Patty Harding


# 1 signs

fluttering fluttering a soft voice whispers
g
r
o
u
n
d
i
n
g



# 2 baby’s first word

mam mam ~
her mouth full
of mashed potatoes

# 3 dragonfly (haiga)

noon sun
I rest in the shade
of a dragonfly



# 4 green

the first candle
in the advent wreath
is hope still green?

# 5 ornaments

golden glitter

a fallen angel needs

a new thread

# 6 lipstick

lipstick

on his white collar ~

icy night


# 7 jungle cat

biting wind
urban jungle cats  fight
in the backyard



# 8 mirror image

stolen glances
in the shop windows  ~
another diet



# 9 shark

reef shark . .
I keep staring
at his scar



10+11 twin wishes and mountains

from the land
of no mountains
peace and love

# 12 teeth

first snow
in a small glass of milk
two front teeth

#13  candles

light in the dark children in white sing Santa Lucia . .
 . 

ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucy's_Day



# 14 outside the box (haiga )

December dawn
outeside the empty box

a little red hat



# 15 seeking solace (haiga)

gun shots in the deep darkness we move a little closer 



# 16 time

splintered glass they say time will heal



# 17 all I want

peace around the table their smiling faces



# 18 motor bike

soft curves ~
I lean against
his leather back



# 19 framed



framed for grandma
on Santa’s lap a child 
with a weapon



# 20 I hear a mouse

18 million kr.
for a new fauna bridge. . .
I hear a mouse laugh



# 21 one line

this yearning even the old poplar wears light

Happy Solstice ;-)

#22 wrap it up

clove and cardamom . . .
Christmas cookies wrapped up 
in cellophane



# 23 loud

Silent Night ~

my little boy 
on his trumpet



# 24 once a day

a b c d e . :.
on my tongue 
a yellow pill 



# 25 company has arrived

winter sun 

in every corner of the house 

laughter 



# 26 coffe or coffe beans

from Ecuador 

to my coffee grinder

how many hands

‎

# 27 write about a frog without using the word

an extra sip
of the French white wine. . . 
those legs on my plate

# 28 bubbles

evening mist on my glasses former soap bubbles

# 29 tiger blue

back and forth
along the fence
tiger blue(s)

# 30 pencil

1+1= 2 teeth marks in her yellow pencil


# 31 marble

a new year's bath
for the white marble Tara ~
may you all shine

Happy New Year and thank you so much for your poetry and company through 2012

winter blues