This morning, I posted a New Year's Day haiku as my status on my Facebook page. My sister, Amy Ratcliffe, commented with a haiku of her own, which set off a series of haiku, modified haiku, and one tanka. I've posted the series here. My contributions are in regular font; Amy's italicized.
White snow on green grass;
Clouds obscure the dawning sun--
A New Year begins.
A gentle rain falls
Washing the slate of time clean--
A New Year begins.
Clouds part; sun lights way.
I resolve to not resolve--
A New Year begins.
Though cleansed by soft rain,
The landscape beyond my door
Has not been transformed.
A New Year begins,
And I must see with new eyes
The view I desire.
A New Year begins
With sun and clouds in one place;
In the other, a soft rain.
Our thoughts flow as rivers; words
Are the landscape that connects.
Winter's icy winds
Are prelude to Summer's warmth--
Verse, our playful Spring.
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