#Haikai Challenge #11 (12/9/17): first snow OR ever green #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renku

Another successful challenge in the books! Congratulations to last week’s participating haijin:

 

Jilly: Thirsting and SuperMoon!

Charley: Haiku–Full Frost Moon

Zander: Arid Haiku

Linda: #Haiku: Sacred

qbit: Haiku- Arid

Petrujviljoen: Arid

revivedwriter: Desert

 

Ultreya!

 

It’s snowing in southeast New York. We’re expected to get between three to eight inches, or one to three, depending on which gambler–er, meteorologist–you listen to. My neigborhood, which yesterday was the drab fading freen and brown of Autumn, now glistens in growing white. With sixteen days to go until Christmas, this first snowfall of the season reminds me of the “White Christmas” versus “Green Christmas” debate–if that’s even a thing. Thus, today’s choice of unconventional kigo, first snow OR ever green.

Write a haikai poem of your choice in which you reference either falling snow or ever green. Feel free to use both, if you truly want to challenge yourself!

As always:

 

Here’s how the challenge works:

1. Write your haikai poem (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, renga, etc.)
2. Ping-back to the Challenge by placing a link to it in your post.
3. Comment with a link to your post.

 

Happy Haijining!

 

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  1. […] For Frank’s Haikai Challenge […]

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  2. (g) LIGHT; opaque obstructions (renga series) (12.10) | julesgemstonepages Avatar

    […] This verse also fits this challenge: first snow Frank J Tassone Challenge 11 […]

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  3. julespaige Avatar

    I hope I am in the correct place – please enjoy this renga series:
    (of my first significant snowfall):
    LIGHT; opaque obstructions

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      You are. Thanks! 😀

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  4. Haiku: Snow On Evergreen | Life in Portofino Avatar

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Great haiku, Charley!

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      1. Charley Avatar

        Thank you!

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  5. Perennial – Jilly's Avatar

    […] First Snow or Ever Green […]

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  6. jillys2016 Avatar

    Thank you for the wonderful prompt, Frank!

    Perennial

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      No, thank you! Wonderful Tanka!

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  7. […] … Linked to Frank J Tassone’s haikai challenge […]

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  8. petrujviljoen Avatar

    Ever green it had to be.

    Tanka

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      And what an ever green! Great Tanka!

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  9. Haiku: First Snow – whippetwisdom.com Avatar

    […] Frank J Tassone’s Haikai Challenge #11 – First Snow […]

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  10. whippetwisdom Avatar

    Great to see you have snow too! I am linking my earlier ‘First Snow’ haiku here: https://whippetwisdom.com/2017/11/27/haiku-first-snow/

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Thanks, Xenia! It’s excellent!

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      1. whippetwisdom Avatar

        Thank you Frank! :o)

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  11. #Haiku: Dichotomy | Charmed Chaos Avatar

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  12. Charmed Chaos Avatar

    Great prompt, Frank!

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  13. […] haibun for Frank J. Tassone’s newest haikai challenge, for which we could write about either first snow or ever green (or […]

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  14. revivedwriter Avatar

    Thank you again, Frank!

    Evergreen

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      No, thank you! Nice haibun!

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  15. City Snow – Zander In Print Avatar

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    Alexander De

    Have a good week, Frank. Z

    City Snow

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  17. Haiku challenge: Evergreen first snow – Jane Dougherty Writes Avatar

    […] it’s my birthday and I’ll post if I want to. First up, a couple of cold, cold haiku for Frank Tassone’s challenge, one I never seem to […]

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  18. Jane Dougherty Avatar

    I found your challenge through Petru’s blog post. WP is a bit free and easy about what notifications it sends my way. Here are a couple of haiku for you—great word combinations.

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Thanks, Jane! They’re great! Btw, I usually post a haikai challenge on Saturdays—occasionally on Sundays before I go silent.

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      1. Jane Dougherty Avatar

        Thanks! I’ll look out for it 🙂

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  19. Haibun: Waves Of Colour – whippetwisdom.com Avatar

    […] Haikai Challenge #11 – First Snow or Evergreen […]

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Thanks, Xenia! Another wonderful write!

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      1. whippetwisdom Avatar

        Thank you Frank, my pleasure! :o)

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  20. […] Frank J. Tassone’s HAIKAI CHALLENGE […]

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  21. First Snow: hatsuyuki | kanzen sakura Avatar

    […] First snow, one of my favorite prompts and writing challenge.  Our first snow came Saturday! https://frankjtassone.wordpress.com/2017/12/09/haikai-challenge-11-12-9-17-first-snow-or-ever-green-… Because Haiku are not given titles, I have posted in the title […]

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  22. kanzensakura Avatar

    Here is my haiku and haibun for First Snow. thank you Frank. I love the first snow and it is one of my favorite things to write about.

    First Snow: hatsuyuki

    Hatsu yuki – First Snow: Ryoanji

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  23. kanzensakura Avatar

    PS I found your challenge on Xenia Tran’s lovely site. It looks great!

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Thanks, Toni. You posted a beautiful haiku!

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      1. kanzensakura Avatar

        Thank you Frank.

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      2. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

        My pleasure, Toni!

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