Christmasku
The following poems have appeared in Christmas cards I’ve made over many years. You can also see photographs of each card at Haiku Christmas Cards. Also see “Angles We Have Heard On High,” Holiday Haiku, and my 2022 Holiday Haiku video installation. + +
night
falling
snow
winter stillness . . .
a strand of tinsel
in the tilted pine
Christmas morning
a drift of snow
through the sun porch
Christmas morning . . .
my neighbour’s brass door knocker
dusted with snow
toll booth lit for Christmas—
from my hand to hers
warm change
home for Christmas:
my childhood desk drawer
empty
northern lights—
snow sifts
through the bird feeder
deep red sunset
on Christmas Eve—
the phone’s sudden ring
distant church bells . . .
a sparrow’s breath
lost in the holly berries
crackling fire—
a hint of eggnog
in her kiss