First Flake of Snow

single snowflake falls
sparkling white in the dark night
the pale moon shivers

Kim M. Russell, 14th January 2020

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My response to Carpe Diem #1797 New Beginnings: First Snow

Today’s prompt is ‘first snow’”, a classical kigo for winter. Our challenge is to create a classical haiku or tanka. Our examples are from Basho and Shiki.

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