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#Snowstorm

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Snowstorm

An endless walk into snowy sadness – the serene landscape of winter, breathing bubbles of loneliness that threatens to last forever. I gape at the beauty, wrapped in a deceitful cloak of hope that is phony. Frozen tears sheathe my vision; I can’t see beyond winter snow. Burying my face in the scarf, I wander in this desolation, shivering.

shrouded in cold clouds
I stand, without a foothold
snowstorm rages within
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry. The challenge is to compose a haibun, with at least one haiku, using a Kigo word.

Kigo words that I chose for this challenge: cold clouds.

Dark #Winter

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Dark, windy winter
hisses like venomous viper
cold light casts shadows 

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cold clouds dominate
pine needles flutter fiercely 
birds snuggle and hide

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snowdrops hang on trees
fog envelops the valley
darkness draws nearer

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sun has been eclipsed
Mother Nature shares sadness
mist hovers mutely
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.

Kigo words that I chose for this challenge: cold light, cold clouds, snowdrops.

Blue #Christmas #Poetry

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This week, syllabic poetry writing invitation is to choose a kigo word or phrase from the seasonal kigo list or choose from the winter solstice or summer solstice category.

Caged by blue Christmas
I sit like a prisoner
bereft of all joys
shadows subjugate my thoughts
memories asphyxiate.

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A dark, dreary day
reflections of Christmas cake
we baked together
harrowing winter solstice
devoid of festivities.

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Grief is so grotesque
it captures your spirit
blocks all your senses
A snowy landscape looms up –
an unsurpassable trail.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.

Thanks dear blogger buddies for your love and support in the darkest time of my life. 

#Winter Desolation – #Poetry

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The challenge this week is to write Kimo poems with this syllable count: 10/7/6.

buying a new calendar is a chore
I am flanked by finite fog,
besieged by emotions
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Winter desolation dawdles with me
Lost in doleful alley
I wince at the windfall
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festive season sounds insignificant
when trimming the Christmas tree
throws heart-piercing splinters
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.

Thanks dear blogger buddies for your love and support in the darkest time of my life. 

#Syllabic #Poetry

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Found on Facebook: Welcome December, ‘December’s Song’ Watercolour by Elaine Bayley Illustrations

Snow

I am swept off by the north wind, grappling to find a foothold, wishing you could hold me one more time. The cold clutch of gloom drags me along the first snow of the season. Powerless, I look at those who offer weary words. Draping your memories around me, I stare at the clock that refuses to chime.

My world is dreary 
I am enshrouded by snow
snow queen’s lullaby
buries me deeper into 
the obscurity of time.
© Balroop Singh

While I am floundering in the sea of grief, I owe gratitude to all my blogger buddies for their kind words of solace. My clock has been standing still but I am trying my best to get back to blogging. Thank you.

Thanks to Colleen’s prompt for nudging me to keep writing.