RE: Winter Soil

[abu nuwas]

I have tried to ignore Dale's pic, as I do not associate it with the first flowers, which tend to be pale -- right now we are having the white snowdrops push through, and some other Spring bulbs. I am not much for Haiku type stuff, but it does paint an instant picture which we all recognise.

Having glanced at your bio, I have to confess that I was for some reason with your kids, and wondered whether there might bean age problem!!

I shall leave it to you to correct Dale who means to say 'You're'.....

Thank you, abu, for stopping by to read and leave a comment. I experiment with Haiku when I have writer's block. I try to choose words carefully to paint an un-boring snapshot in the reader's mind. Also, I am a big, huge! fan of God's creation which surrounds us.

Dale?....did he leave a post here? Where? I don't see it.

My kids are no longer kids, but in fact, grown young adults, whom are smart than I! To me, they are still kids....young whipper-snappers.

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Especially liked your earth-mother metaphor.

Always good to see haiku.

"It's fitting that the most difficult form gets the least respect;
I'm reminded of zen koans." - Jane Reichhold
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Thank you, Ray, glad you liked my Haiku, but it's not somebody's mother's earth, for the earth is God's and this Haiku is about one of the 4 seasons...winter, and what is going on down beneath the frozen ground.

Ahhhh....finally the crocus have sprung up, giving color to the gray winter ground.

One of these years I will remember to plant Snowdrops in the fall.

I just noticed that my post did not make sense. I intended to say that I was glad to see evidence that you are not twelve......