Haiku for Late Winter or Early Spring

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gray days—
who can remember
lemonade?

morning moon:
trying to show
the cat

closed buds—
in every mouth
a song

the skip
in her hello—

spring!

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David says:
March 8, 2013 at 1:53 pm

Why does there seem to be a world of difference between late winter and early spring?
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Renee LaTulippe (@ReneeMLaTulippe) says:
March 8, 2013 at 4:45 pm

Lovely! Especially the lemonade and “skip in her hello” – what a perfect image that creates. Sometimes in winter I make iced tea to counteract the gray. 🙂
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Robyn Hood Black says:
March 8, 2013 at 5:11 pm

Lovely, Liz! I’m especially drawn to the third one, with the image of a closed bud resembling a mouth, and the world about to burst forth in bloom as well as song for spring. Delightful! Thanks for sharing.
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mattforrest says:
March 8, 2013 at 6:12 pm

We picked up another 8 inches here – after they forecast only 1-3 – so it’s definitely feeling more like a late winter than an early spring! Nice poem, though…great imagery!
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Bridget Magee says:
March 8, 2013 at 6:25 pm

Wonderful haiku, Liz! You captured this time of year perfectly in only a few words. =)
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ldk says:
March 9, 2013 at 2:25 am

I love these, Liz. My favorite is
gray days—
who can remember
lemonade?

With the snow this past week, and 30 degree temps tonight, I can hardly wait for blue skies and lemonade! : )
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haitiruth says:
March 9, 2013 at 10:15 pm

So glad I live in the tropics. 🙂 I’m glad there are signs of spring!
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Heidi says:
March 10, 2013 at 7:55 pm

I agree with Robyn–the mouthfulls of bud waiting to sing out spring are just perfect.
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