Monday, January 26, 2026
On winter ice
We had a great batch of haiku this week on the ambiguous topic of winter weather! There was this from CraigA:
Bracing for big storm:
Shovels, brooms, window scrapers,
Lanterns, and blankets.
Shovels, brooms, window scrapers,
Lanterns, and blankets.
And I always love to hear from Sleepy Walleye:
For now, we have ice.
Long may it linger. I dread.
A summer of ICE.
Long may it linger. I dread.
A summer of ICE.
IPLawGuy got the ambiguity, too:
I see what you did
Yes, those thugs are invasive!
And fragile snowflakes.
Yes, those thugs are invasive!
And fragile snowflakes.
Then he had two more to explain why his first one was listed as "anonymous":
Forgot to sign in
Yes, that’s me, IPlawGuy
Not anonymous.
Yes, that’s me, IPlawGuy
Not anonymous.
Did it work this time?
It should be easier to
Sign in on a phone.
It should be easier to
Sign in on a phone.
This was a good anonymous entry:
Ice is for skating
Cooling a good drink, ice packs
Not for spreading fear.
Cooling a good drink, ice packs
Not for spreading fear.
Christine had the storm down South to worry about:
Calm before the storm
Hoping we don't lose power
Inevitable.
Hoping we don't lose power
Inevitable.
And this one might have been talking about the trees in our Minneapolis forest:
The branches are bare
But the forest holds itself
Tall, for each tree stands.
But the forest holds itself
Tall, for each tree stands.
