in the wintry sun
a single violet pours
its cool flavour
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This poem was written in response to Carpe Diem #881 following Basho into the deep north: Mount Atsumi; a hot day’s sun; Kisagata silk tree, another great prompt from Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. All of the poems in the link-up can be read here.
And, to finish, here’s Frank Sinatra –
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Ooh … this is delicious!!!!! I love it 🙂
Thanks, Jen. It’s been so mild here so far that some trees are still blossoming and I saw this little flower sheltering in a hedge – technically, it might not have been a violet; it was a violet coloured flower of another type I don’t know… but hey, that doesn’t scan in a haiku 😉
Exactly!
And it’s been so mild here the grass is still green. Gah!