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Orion's little dog
gleaming through a tree-
its silent bark
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winter of Eden-
away with the fairies
in a twinkle
19
something's missing. . .
over by the misty woodpile
frozen stiff
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hey, snowman
with icicle hair-
relax!
20
winter blues-
all fingers and thumbs
at the door
G U E S T K U I S T
January wind
draws a circle on the snow
with a trapped leaf
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silent night-
in the luminous woods
not even a peep
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The word window originates from the Old Norse ‘vindauga’, from ‘vindr – wind’ and ‘auga – eye’, i.e. "wind eye". - Wikipedia
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cold snap-
after weeks of rain,
ice ballet!
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black ice-
with gritted teeth
(metaphorically)
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opening an envelope
that will seal its fate. . .
first snowdrop
24
the satellite through glass
on this slippery
Arctic night
NOTE: Here we have "the satellite" moon (not 'a', or any old satellite), seen through a window, on a sub-zero ("Arctic") night. It's 'like glass' out there with the ice, also. A view of shiny contrasts. This glossiness is emphasised by "slippery"; which also serves to pun on 'slippers' (wearing them whilst gazing out the window). Basically, it was decided not to go for a walk, under the winter stars, because of severe low temperature. Wimping out from doing the Eskimo in favour of remaining as snug as a bug in a rug. It probably saved my life! ◠‿◠ Thing to remember with ku is that it's not primarily descriptive poetry; rather, a dream is conjured by indirect suggestions ('allusion').
jp
A R T L U D E
Flask, American c. 1888. Gorham Manufacturing Company
"This curvilinear flask is a great example of the Aesthetic Movement style, which appeared strikingly new and modern to consumers at the time. The form was inspired by realistic Japanese metal objects with which Americans were just becoming familiar, and Gorham used a newly invented process to patinate the silver to resemble weathered copper for the Southwestern landscape theme."
25
tailback-
a dog runs ahead
of the snow
26
melting snow-
the people's face art
turns to chatter
28
a host of snowdrops
at the cutting edge of dawn-
but, that was then
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"Thing to remember with ku is that it's not primarily descriptive poetry; rather, an evocative and vibrant dream is conjured by indirect suggestions ('allusion'). Still life movies; imbued with indigo mystery of twilight - telescoping microscopically into the boundless." - jp
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winter gales
across a moonlit Atlantic-
tear up the stairs!
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"This is a tough, thought-provoking nail-biter." David Stratton
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some 30-somethings
(pretending to be grown-up)
steal wild snowdrops
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"The blank card, as I'm useless at art, now wears the picture of a little faery teddybear - I have an orphanage of them who have found me over the years." knitwitch70
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winter sunrise, 1969-
seems the gold of El Dorado
lights their wings
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