Congrats on the AoM jstro. 8D Strangely enough it snowed the day after I wrote that Haiku. I bet it looks amazing in the Rockies. Anyway... --- Fall, the fruits I see on cold earth, planting new seeds for another time.

Time freezes the sap In marrowed limbs, in heartwood, Slow beats full measure. Carolly And, yes, congratulations, Jon!

measure not the snow, by inches,foot,yard or mile enjoy the journey :) snowblowers....a good thing

Journey of seasons, white, green, a splash of colour. I see long shadows.

shadows touch and flee frost-edged rock and bladed grass: geese gabble above

Above, crystals form. North Wind mixes and stirs them. Autumn's first snow falls.

Falls of russet leaves sharp scraps like scissored paper Dry rain rustling (and, yes, I do pronoun the middle syllable in rustling)

Rustling has stopped now that autumn's gone away. Trees lay rest for now.

Now don't be hasty, For autumn's not over yet. Ignore all that snow.

(like it, jstro) Snow, what? Speak with haste, not so much to see here. It's blue sky or rain.

rain on the parade? I think not, snow? rain? or mixed please just watch the road **** my public service announcement, after a tangle with black ice last week, black and blue are NOT festival colors and bruised ribs are NO fun....be safe

Road of thin branches Whips the incautious squirrel: Nuts go scattering. ********************* And you take care, too! Black ice is dangerous even to walk over (I still have scars on my face from an encounter 20 years ago). Try not to get sick... you don't want to cough until those ribs heal. Carolly

Scattering leaves pass the window as I look out. A storm is raging.

raging and roaring clouds like albino lions snow the end result

Result of cycles Ever forming, without end. Fall fades to winter. --- Yes, be careful and be well. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. jon

winter of content feathered skies, downy landscape mountains' crystal crest **** thanks y'all for the good wishes I can't impress enough how quickly and out of the blue an accident can happen on icy roads....be cautious! I am still shaking my head, a week later, can't believe I'm still here. 'There is a reason for everything'

Crest of the sparrow, proud as it pecks for fell seeds. Will it pass winter? **** I'm aware of how the roads can be after extreme weather changes too, it was the best car I ever had, but luckily it was only the car and few bricks that were written off.

Winter steals the hue From sky, from leaf, from deep pool... Where is hidden hoard?

hoard the winter sun secret it to your abode bathe in it's lustre

Lustre in puddles. Last of autumn leaves reflect, sorry skies to me. --- "Me" can't be the easiest word to start a Haiku on. :S

Me, alone in woods. Naked trees bend in the wind. Autumn's glory, gone. --- I don't know. I'd rather tackle me than luster. That one had me stumped. Good job. jon

gone, in a moment
soon to be replaced by kin,
fate of the snowflake

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Snowflake and snowfall, chiseled scrap from solid cloud, Wind's serrated edge.

Edge of the forest, I enter wicked winter. It's cold in here.

Enter into rime crystal zephyr wind blows strong falling flakes down

Down jackets, cinched tight.
Raw red ears, and mittened hands.
They call this Autumn?

Message edited on: 12/17/2005 08:31

autumn? look around snow on the mountains, ice breaths crystallize mid-air

Midwest sunlight blast Across the autumn leaves strike Perspective view autumn

Autumn stirs its last, just echoes of the past life. It will replenish.

Replenish! Refill! Restore! Cloaked in early dark is land's recovery. Do we want to shift to winter mode... since it is after soltice... or keep this string going until the crocus pop up? :) Carolly

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