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drifts of winter -
paper wishes
tied to a branch
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cold sun ...
still the Buddha
smiles
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birdsong ...
few the chords
of winter
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the sparrow knows
nothing of wishes ...
winter rain
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letter
to a lover …
falling snow
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__________
wind-blown
and bent …
street lights
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__________
asleep
in the cold ...
bare trees
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white on white -
snow on frost
on fallen leaves
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__________
tinker
by trade ...
cold night
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snow into sea ...
the footprints
of sandpipers
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winter storm ...
the long line
of shoppers
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streams of snow ...
many the lights
of the street
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mountain cold ...
the crow's
breath
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drums ... drums
the beat
of heavy snow
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EMTs ...
in snow
a baby's cry
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the cashier
takes no notice
of the sparrow
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bitter cold ...
the weight of the
chickadee's breath
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frost swirls ...
the gentle sway
of bare trees
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snow and waffles ...
just a little more
a little longer
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first day of
December -
my old slippers
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