- Haikus on Snow -

By Melanie Bartelt

Errant snowflakes cling

To black slumbering branches –

The final showdown

Branches curve downward

Under heavy snow blankets-

Winter wonderland!

Soft white flakes rain down

From the thick grey sky-cushions –

Sweet snowy Sunday

Raining from heaven

Frozen white crystalline tears

In age-old splendor