Hibernascence - A Haiku Compilation by Ra Suhl

black fingerless gloves
donkey jacket ballet dance
happy bin men whoop

winter stew bubbles
garam masala fingers
house smells middle-class

snow is falling hard
I shall make a huge snowman –
after sleep that is

she came from Narnia
all fur and paranoia
beavers on her mind

dauphins de glace
sur les capots de voiture
l'hiver est là

Santa, re Clause IV:
under common ownership
can I touch my elf?

snow mutes orange dusk
gloves thaw on radiators
I snooze with Grandad

wishing for snowfall
restless in brushed cotton folds
kids listen for bells

Cet hiver tristesse
vent hochets acier froid
longues nuits à venir

in the local pub
by smoking cherry wood fire
she reads by herself

under crisp cold sheets
I whisper all the girls' names
none rhyme with winter

sick bear hibernates
silent mass awaiting spring
watching dark windows