Frank Tassone is buried in three feet of snow! For his Haikai challenge #177, this week he asks us to write our favorite haikai poem (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) alluding to either:
- Still Cold (yokan)/New Year (Shinnen)
- Mardi Gras/Ash Wednesday
“Still Cold,” haiku
bright, blinding snowlight luminous snowflake crystals crunching tires, still cold ©2021 Colleen M. Chesebro
Colleen M. Chesebro 
Light on the snow is blinding!
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Yes! We’d just come in from shoveling. I was snow blinded for a bit.
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
Haiku Happenings #3: Colleen Chesebro’s latest haiku for my current #Haikai Challenge!
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Thanks so much for the challenge and the share, Frank. I’m trying to get back into the swing of things. ❤
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My pleasure, Colleen! 😇
Don’t forget to add your link to Mister Linky! 😉
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I’ll do that right now. ❤
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😃
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I can’t remember when I last saw snow. But the light, yes! I remember that!
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After our snow the other day, the light was blinding. The snow glittered and sparkled. Pretty, but hard to shovel. Thank goodness for snow blowers. 😀 ❤
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I don’t envy you !
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Oh, it’s not that bad. I like it here. Much better than Arizona. ❤️
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It would kill me, I think xx
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Oh, I’m sure it would be a shock to your system! 😅☃️❄️
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Certain!
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Not sure where it’s coming from, but we are supposed to get another ‘dump’ of white stuff staring over night and into tomorrow. Hubby is building a ‘shelter’ for our heat pump. Just sort of a lean-to to keep the majority of snow off the top of the unit. Kinda tough when you really only have one source of power and it is all electric.
Keep warm!! ((Hugs))
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OH NO! We got hammered. I hope it moves off shore quickly. Stay warm. Thinking of you guys. ❤
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It is just 32 F now at about 4:30pm.
Hopefully ‘He’s’ almost done.
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It’s 20 F now and another-10 tonight. 🥶 Stay warm. ❤️
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I like the contrast of the snowlight with the luminescent snowflakes. And you know how cold it is when the snow crunches!
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Thanks so much. You’re Right! It was -10 degrees here in East Lansing this morning. It was cold! 🥶❄️
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You live in East Lansing?? It’s a small world. I live near Grand Haven.
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We just moved here from AZ. We have friends who live close by. It was time to be nearby friends. I’m from Milwaukee, WI so this feels like home. ❤️
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Welcome to The Big Mitten.
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Thank you! I love it here. There’s something about Michigan. I love the people too! ❤️
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I’m still giving this deeper thought🙏🏾🧡
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The snow insulates the sounds in neighborhood… it’s that stillness I wanted to capture. The crunch of tires in the snow means it’s really cold. ❄️🥶
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Oh, I have never been in a winter so can only relate so much.🙏🏾😔😌
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I figured that, Jude. It’s a different experience for sure. 😀
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It just started up again here. The great thing is I don’t have to go anywhere, or do anything!!! 🙂
Pat
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Yay, Pat! That’s my life too! It’s great watching it from this side of the window! 😍❄️
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Yeah! Let snow, let it snow, let it snow! LOL!!
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I think this second storm has missed us. We’re just cloudy. Have fun watching the snow. Cuddle up with a good book! ❤
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Definitely 😀
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Perfect capture of “still cold”, Colleen! As long as I am on the inside looking out, I don’t mind the snow.
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I so agree. Even the gray skies aren’t that bad when you’re inside. ❤
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Well captured Colleen!!! ❤️
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Thank you. 🥰
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indeed and to you as well!🙏🥰
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