Written for: Carpe Diem #1797 – New Beginnings . . . First Snow
“Today’s prompt is “First Snow”, it’s a classical kigo for Winter and that means you have to try to create a classical haiku or tanka following the rules as I think you all will know.”
The first snow
That the young Hijiri-monk has
The color of the wooden box.
© Basho
Another one by Basho:
The first snow,
When is the pillar set up
For the Great Buddha?
snow’s falling!
I see it through a hole
in the shutter…
© Shiki
a cold moonlit night
just the sound of fresh fallen snow –
wandering over the moors
© Chèvrefeuille (our host)
Here is my attempt:
path vanishes
children wake to Winter’s first snow
no way to get to school
© Sara McNulty