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:
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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Categories: haikai, haiku community
Frank J. Tassone 
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Mine here! http://qbit.blog/2017/12/09/haiku-ever-falling-green-snow
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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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You are. Thanks! 😀
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I love the prompt. https://lifeinportofino.wordpress.com/2017/12/10/haiku-snow-on-evergreen/
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Great haiku, Charley!
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Thank you!
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Thank you for the wonderful prompt, Frank!
https://jillys2016.wordpress.com/2017/12/10/perennial/
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No, thank you! Wonderful Tanka!
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Ever green it had to be.
https://pviljoen.wordpress.com/2017/12/10/tanka/
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And what an ever green! Great Tanka!
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Thanks Frank!
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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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Thanks, Xenia! It’s excellent!
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Thank you Frank! :o)
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Great prompt, Frank!
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Thanks, Linda!
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Thank you again, Frank!
https://revivedwriter.wordpress.com/2017/12/10/evergreen/
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No, thank you! Nice haibun!
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Have a good week, Frank. Z
https://zanderinprint.wordpress.com/2017/12/10/city-snow/
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Thanks, Zander!
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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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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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Thanks! I’ll look out for it 🙂
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Hi Frank, my second contribution is here: https://whippetwisdom.com/2017/12/11/haibun-waves-of-colour/
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Thanks, Xenia! Another wonderful write!
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Thank you Frank, my pleasure! :o)
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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.
https://kanzensakura.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/first-snow-hatsuyuki/
https://kanzensakura.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/hatsu-yuki-first-snow-ryoanji/
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PS I found your challenge on Xenia Tran’s lovely site. It looks great!
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Thanks, Toni. You posted a beautiful haiku!
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Thank you Frank.
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My pleasure, Toni!
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