my steps are brisk
the beach is cold with snow
the waves are slower
~
© Carol Campbell 2016
What to do with this prompt, beach, on the Northern Hemisphere where I live? Well … I don’t know, but as I read the examples given by Jane in her “A Dictionary of Haiku” (the online-version) I started to see (and believe) that “beach” can be an example of a kigo for winter. I even tried to go to the beach yesterday … and it was really an eye-opener …
Here are a few example haiku by Jane with this modern kigo “beach”:
beach-blown
rainbows in sea foam
sand crystals
a winter’s day
suddenly the sun
at a beach picnic
February sun
lying on the nude beach
fully clothed
winter beach
in thin white clouds
thoughts of snow
steel blue sky
on the snow covered branches
a crystal necklace
© Chèvrefeuille
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Lovely. We have snowy beaches here as well.
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One of my favorite places to be!
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Good contrasting
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This reminds me; I have never been on a beach when snow was present. 🙂
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It’s a treat. It actually is my favorite time of year to be at the beach and snow just adds to it.
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The closest ocean is Maine from here and I am considering going on a road trip through the White Mountains some day in winter.
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I lived in Maine and their beaches are lovely year round.
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Oh wow I would love to see a snowy beach! That might make winter more bearable. lovely image you create!
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It’s a wonderful place!
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It sounds like it 😉
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that cold seabreeze is making the air even colder. let’s go inside and get some hot chocolate!!
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AWE my Pa’s sisters live in Seattle and close to the beach and they say it’s bitter cold when it snows. Such an interesting sight I imagine! Love this!
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It’s very mystical and… alone. I love it. Thank you!
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Lovely lines!
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Thank you!
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slower waves, love it.
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es. Thank you!
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