white pearl box
forget-me-not blooms,
frozen kiss
~0~0
arctic land
father's memories,
torch-lit night
~0~0
fur blankets
wrapping wooden sled,
buried cross
fur blankets
wrapping wooden sled,
buried cross
~0~0
sea iceberg
drifts as lone white bear,
silent cry
Posted for Real Toads: Transforming Fridays : Snow and Ice
and Haiku Heights: Forget-me-not
and Haiku My Heart
picture credit: here
Drifts as lone white bear... awww...I love Polar Bears.
ReplyDeleteLovely set of Haiku Grace. :)
nice...love the allusion to the polar bear in the end grace...father's memories jumps out at me as well and sends me pondering a bit...
ReplyDeleteThat fur blanket wouldn't happen to be white bear fur, would it?
ReplyDeleteHauntingly lonely in a way, things lost, wrapped in white . . . .
Oh, Grace...your words are so thoughtful...I really like your gathering here...each word holds weight. Your last is in the vein of what I'm offering....struck deep....very well written all, thank you!!
ReplyDeleteYour words are as spare and chilly as the arctic itself.......and with so few words, you evoke the most amazing images....this is really, really good.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Grace. Each word is used well.
ReplyDeleteA genuine travelogue full of memories
ReplyDeleteto a place I never will see.
But you allowed me to live it.
Bravo!
Perfect haiku for the prompt, Grace. Simply perfect.
ReplyDeleteK
Such beautiful sound bites which bring the landscape of the North Pole to glittering life.
ReplyDeleteLovely words.
ReplyDeleteYour words signify the purity and brightness of the land ... wonderful !!!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful haiku.. RS:)
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful, Grace! I specially loved the 2nd the 4th set. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely set....I simply loved the last one!! <3
ReplyDeleteWonderfully created haiku ~ excellent! ~ love them all ~~ thanks, namaste, (A Creative Harbor)
ReplyDeleteThat looks rather cold and yeah poor polar bears.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely words to read on a hot day to awaken such cool breezes to ease the heat...very lovely!
ReplyDeleteI adore reading haiku; and these create a vivd scene grouped together, yet are individually powerful in their own right.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful haiku...It has been so long since I have written one.
ReplyDeleteThese haiku are wonderfully crafted Grace. Making together a little story, but also individually very strong in thoughts and energy. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDelete"sea iceberg
ReplyDeletedrifts as lone white bear,
silent cry"
I love that!
This strikes me as a series about the vastness and coldness of grief...
ReplyDeleteMy Forget-Me-Nots
Your haiku-series is breathtaking... magical words!
ReplyDeleteA splendid haiku set, but you saved the best until last.
ReplyDeletegreat haiku
ReplyDeletean exquisite suite. especially adore 1 [erotic] and 4 [melancholy]
ReplyDeleteAh, the stoic berg quietly weeping for what it has witnessed, known.
ReplyDeleteQuite lovely, Grace
Rick
I loved them all - you create vivid imagery in word
ReplyDeleteI like that first one.. its like a souvenir of some parting moment.. very imaginative, and graceful too!
ReplyDeleteAnd the second, it talks of anxiety I think. Cheers!
You tied all themes neatly together..
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