Eight Modern Haiku by Jennifer Gurney

that first snowflake–

magic as it melts

upon my tongue

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when it's cold

I can always find you

by the space heater

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"ignight"

to light a fire at dark

to ward the cold

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hard to get warm

when the cold is from

the inside

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the cold is lovely

soft and deep-

from my haven inside

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the cold stole

my beautiful golden tree-

with one big breath

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strange brew of laundry--

shorts from last weekend with

today's winter coat

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just a wink of winter

snow mixed with fallen leaves

before fall returns

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© Jennifer Gurney

Broomfield, Colorado, US

jennifer.gurney@bvsd.org

Jennifer Gurney lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her poetry has appeared in a variety of journals, including Micropoetry Cosmos, The Ravens Perch, HaikUniverse, Haiku Corner, Cold Moon Journal, Scarlet Dragonfly and The Haiku Foundation.