Six Haikus: Ember in the Frost

A News Response Poem

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1.
Crisp air but shared sight
Words like winter sun, bright, keen
Spring's promise held near

2.
Edges turned to stone
Whispers lost to biting frost
A cold, empty stare

3.
Sudden jagged ice, 
Tones like shards, a frozen space, 
Pointing, sharp and deep

4.
Gray sky, frozen ground
Hope's small ember, barely lit
Keeps watch for cycles

5.
White fields, endless chill
Spring's faint call, a distant dream
Yet sun holds the sky

6.
Icy branches wait
With a silent, deep knowing 
Green shoots, they will rise

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Author’s Note: What resonates with you about this poem and the various news of this week?

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