I build a fortress tanka

i build a fortress
to keep the darkness away
o my wintry days
can you see my thoughts
meandering along broken dreams

Winter farewell haiku.

This is simply a spontaneous response to gorgeous haiku by Hidenori Hiruta on tug-of-war between winter and spring.

budding willow
captured on melting snow
winter farewell

Pakembinangun, February 23, 2010

Winter cherry tanka

can you see
me, endure these feelings
leafless yoshino cherry
awaiting winter
to end

Pakembinangun, February 11, 2010

Winter vacation senryu

winter vacation
her laptop hibernates


Wedomartani, January 7, 2010

Christmas in Pullman haiku

christmas eve
pine trees losing snow


Winter seems to come early in Pullman, Washington. My friend Liana Munir wrote that grasses were covered by ice weeks before winter. And when it comes, the street was deep under tons of snow. But, "It's an obvious impact of climate change," Lia says, pointing finger at the rising temperature in Pullman that drives away the snow. It melts very quickly, and people put off their fury coat, changed them into sweater and lighter clothing.

This is a haiku for Liana Munir.

Wedomartani, December 26, 2009

Liana Munir's tanka

she pulls down
her turtle neck, and
inhales deeply
holding early winter inside
the snow gone too fast


for Liana Munir in Pullman

Balikpapan, December 20, 2009