First Snow - Haibun - Time Glass Challenge - December 9, 2014

Credits: First Snow

The morning is cold, with that special kind of cold that says: snow.  The grey skies hang heavy and low. The world seems still, as though it’s waiting for something special to happen.

Walking in the nearby woods, the sparrows are silent. The wind picks up and rustles the trees, the sound reminds me of the movement of the sea on a winter beach.  Then I see it and I put out my wool-gloved hand.  The first snow flake of winter nestles delicately and I smile.

Crystal perfection

floating down upon the earth

an angel’s gem

© G.s.k. ‘14

Linked to Carpe Diem Time Glass #13 –  where we had 24 hours to write a haibun of less than 100 words about “first snow”. 

Winter Feeling - Kamishibai (haibun) - November 10, 2014

  

Kymco Scooter

The car wouldn’t start but be that as it may, MaryEllen had to go to work.  It was dark, snow flakes had begun to fall but the roads were still  fairly clean.  She got onto her scooter.  Just as she was parking she hit the ice.

early snow
going to work at dawn
  scooter skitters

(c) G.s.k. '14

Linked to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai  where we have an all new meme . the Extreme Kamishibai Extreme . a sort of haibun, but using a maximum of 55 letters .. follow the linkabove and learn more about the prompt!