haiku

wintry day 

turning on the news 

muting the sound

(AW, Jan 2026)

 

haiku

hoarfrost returned

the red glass

of the tail lights

(AW, Jan 2026)

 

haiku

an unexpected 

winter sun

unexpected indeed

(AW, Jan 2026)

 

haiku

mid-January

no tv news

becoming a Neanderthal

(AW, Jan 2026)

 

haiku

these bare winter trees

to ground oneself

in some way

(AW, Jan 2026)

 

haiku

now this winter is

mild again

the complaints go on

(AW, Jan 2026)

 

haiku

in this real winter

a morning coffee

and dystopian news

(AW, Jan 2026)

stone buddha in our garden in winter; photo: Martin G. Wienert

 

haiku

no black ice here

now my ego pretends

to be brave

(AW, Jan 2026)

 

haiku

severe frost 

these blue tits are doing 

everything right

(AW, Jan 2026)

 

haiku

cold air

the magpie's calls 

like cuts

(AW, Jan 2026)

 

haiku

snow flurry

fluffy jasmine rice

for dinner

(AW, Jan 2026)

stone latern in our garden in winter; photo: Martin G. Wienert

 

 

haiku

in this wintry city 

these brave people

and their cuppas

(AW, Jan 2026)

our garden in winter; photo: Martin G. Wienert

 

poem

salt was spread

the dog owner's 

complaint

he is carrying

oranges in a net

big oranges

six suns on this winter day

(AW, Jan 2026)