Christmas – 5-7-5 Haiku Journal

Meltdown

Snowfall overnight
Sunlight kills the ice crystals
A doomed snowman melts

By K. A. Williams

Previously published in Calliope in 2019.

Covid for Christmas
No fun for the family
Place hope in New Year

presents wrapped gaily
piling beneath festive tree
excitement abounds

By DJ Tyrer

Snowflakes on chimneys
Children watch for Santa Claus
Happy days of love

By Bruce Levine

Holly berries bright
Red adorning Christmas tress
Holiday delights

Joyousness abounds
Fragrant pine and mistletoe
Festive times appear

Festivals of lights
Boughs of trees festooned with care
Filling days with joy

tree lit, tinsel shines
wrapping paper reflecting
hidden memories

Originally published in the CRM Enterprises Newsletter

Christmas cactus please
come indoors and shine pink/white,
snow reflects robin

Winter in the wind
Icicles like candy canes
Hanging from the trees

Walking hand in hand
Window shopping together
Simple things to share

lovely summer’s day
grass becomes dry as tinder
smoke on horizon

hidden within hedge
robin redbreast watching me
five months till Christmas

a snowless evening
a white spotted sable moth
with snow on its wings

By Christian Ward

Day after Christmas
No longer hand out presents
Excuse to relax

By DJ Tyrer