Category: the year in haiku

Disappointment reigns
When you let down a loved one.
Feel the shame and learn.

As the New Year dawns,
May the trials of the last one
Remain in the past.

Through hardship and trials
The heart of the traveller 
Attains perfection 

Gentle pad of paws.
Sunlight glistens through a hedge,
Shining on soft fur.

After the solstice
Daylight steadily returns
To cheer wintry hearts.

A time to study;
The mind, craving enrichment
Seeks out new learning

Ask this of yourself
In quiet contemplation:
How am I growing?

Full heart, full belly.
A day filled with gratitude 
For seasonal gifts.

May love and kindness
Reign supreme this Christmas time.
Peace to all the world.

A carpet of frost
As far as the eye can see:
A white overcoat.

The passage of time
Like an ever-flowing stream
Beats out its rhythm

Don’t fear the hard task.
The obstacle is the way,
To be overcome.

The challenge is set.
Persistence will win the day
If will is sustained.

Fear and doubt creep in.
Would that the mind could stay strong
To face them head on.

Wind and rain have come
To wash away ice and snow;
Grey replaces white.