Since the New Year, I have neglected my practice of haiku writing. Shameful of me so here is a Carpe Diem Special featuring the haiku of **Alexey Andreyev. The challenge, to “write a new haiku inspired on the one given [below], but it has to be in the same tone, sense and spirit.”
Here we go…
first snowflakes!
I love them too much to think
They’ll melt by noon**
even before dawn,
snowflakes drift first over path
…make way for footprints!
For those in their winter months, I hope you enjoy some time walking in the snow, hearing the crunches with each footstep. Most of the first snow here is long gone. Maybe more snow later but I hope spring is near and anxious to give warmer weather.
Thank you and peace be with you.
Photo credit: Wikimedia.org
Oh, if only …
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…okay… 😆
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Lovely 🙂 There’s no snow out of here, Sunshine, in comparison with last year, it feels like Spring is on its way. Pawkisses 🙂
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hmm, interesting, LB. our weather has gone crazy. well, spring is a great time especially for you. garden walks with all your bird friends. 😉 have a happy weekend!!
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We haven’t had snow yet here in The Netherlands, but you never know … and than I surely will go walking in it (on bare feet).
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i don’t know why i have this image of the Netherlands covered in snow all the time…i’m just another geography dummy. 🙂 thanks for bringing good cheers and a smile thinking about you walking around – bare feet – in the snow…when it comes, Kristjaan.
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I hope it will come soon, because it feels like we have already spring here … far to warm for this time of year.
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This is lovely, Sun.
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i’m basking in your kind note, Celestine. thanks! 🙂
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Really lovely!
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thank you, Stefan!! 🙂
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As much as I’m not a big fan of snow, there’s something magical about those first footprints in fresh snow
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i agree with you, Bryan…the magical moment quickly fades when nature decides to let the snow rip on for days. thanks for brushing in a kind note.
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I wouldn’t mind jumping into that snow now for sure Sun. Wish my screens were teleports..hahahaha. Great haiku and photo. 😀 *big hugs* to you and Chuckles. xxx
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you must be having rising temperatures by now. gosh, it would be nice if we could blow some cold air over to you. 😛 jump in the pool time, Sonel!! 😆
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May there be many more footprints! 😉
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yes, but can we wait until next winter? 😛 thanks, MMT.
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i love snow!! since we never have it here 😦 :p (forbidden things/things we don’t have are so much more pleasurable)
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maybe one day you will have a chance to just jump in and play in the snow and ice skate outdoors…you never know, Ayesha. 😛 thanks for playing.
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All that crunching is dancing knowing spring is already considering an appearance
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yes, Philmouse…winter did go by pretty fast this year. i see the grass already trying to turn green again. yikes. and thanks 😛
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It’s always such a pleasure to read you haikus. And you did very well this time to write a new haiku taken from the original.
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i’m happy, Otto! thanks for the kind note of praise. 🙂
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You should definitely continue haiku you know you are best at it 🙂 Loved this one.
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aw, thanks, Lala. take care. ☼hugs
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You’re lucky in there to have snowflakes, as I dont’. I’m lucky here to have the wild white cockatoos crossing the street, but you don’t. Would you like to swap? Once a while doesn’t hurt.
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ha-aha!! Subhan, we can only trade if your wild white cockatoos are the quiet ones. i hear they can be noisy. 😆 thanks for blowing in a smiley warm note. 🙂
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The ones here are not noisy. I read them my poems, so they know how to sing.
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hey, now, that’s the way to do it, Subhan. wonderful! have a great week and enjoy all those singing birds. 😛
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Lovely pic and haiku, Sunshine. 🙂
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thanks, Sylvia…happy you liked it. 😛
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