12 December 2023 (hard winter rain)

December 12, 2023Kristen Lindquist

hard winter rain

a deep sigh blows out

the votive

tags rain, candle, meditation

waxing crescent

we light the candle

shaped like Santa

tags haiku, Santa, candle, crescent moon

clouds hiding moonrise . . .

in a neighbor’s window

a candle flickers

tags haiku, full moon, candle, neighborhood

longest night—

a pool of beeswax spreads

around the candle

tags haiku, candle, winter solstice

In the candlelit window
long stems of paper whites
graceful ghosts

tags candle, ghost, haiku, late night, paper whites

Tonight's full moon

lights a candle on the snow

to honor her memory.

tags candle, full moon, haiku, memorial