haiku: series 12 (winter)

1.
bitter cold morning
frost on the windows --
camomile tea.

2.
dead grass
brown mums
ice around the puddle.

3.
no ants in the hills
no uncles on the sofa
autumn passes away

4.
broken glass
and teflon tape in the lilacs
a cold winter day.

5.
snowflakes in headlights
falling from gray skies
three leaves on the oak.

6.
beavers sleep
the dam is all plugged
glassy smooth pond.

7.
bluejays soaring
from one elm to another
hungry squirrels

8.
goose feathers blowing
by the brown pond that's freezing
an island with one tree.

9.
goose feathers blowing
onto the brown pond so calm
no geese honking.

10.
goose feather blowing
far from the dirty brown pond
dead lilac bushes.

11.
a mangy coyote
four paws and thick tail
trash all over the yard.

12.
a mangy coyote
smelling like sewerage
half frozen apple juice.

13.
a mangy coyote
a baby on swingset
winter lunch.

14.
a goosfeather
a bloodstain.
a mangy coyote.

15.
goosefeather pillow
and thick fur carpet
camomile tea.