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Morning Haiku and Waka – January 4, 2016

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Georgia

Troiku – Grey Sky Paradox

less cold
a cloudy day cloaks the world
comforting grey warmth

less cold
when the clouds hang in the sky
not a cold clear day

a cloudy day cloaks the world
in the mountains – snow
in our valley tears

comforting grey warmth
clear blue skies freeze the earth
a paradox

Carpe Diem #890 Shoukan (less cold)

21 thoughts on “Morning Haiku and Waka – January 4, 2016”

ManicDdaily on January 4, 2016 at 13:04 said:

This is rather a paradox–but often seems true–you’ve captured it very well here. k.

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- Bastet on January 4, 2016 at 13:30 said:
  
  We used to wait for cloudy days or even snowy days as being warmer when i lived in Alaska. Memories
  
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moondustwriter on January 4, 2016 at 13:11 said:

An excellent contrast when grey can be warmer than blue chilling skies. Add the element of frozen tears – I feel a deep chill

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- Bastet on January 4, 2016 at 13:34 said:
  
  Thanks Leslie … it sure can be warmer .. glad you enjoyed the piece.
  
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julespaige on January 4, 2016 at 13:22 said:

Our winter is not being ‘normal’ Less cold than it should be.
It isn’t the first time though, I don’t remember any other December having a day in the 80’s F or
26 C. One would thing the seasons a tad out of rhythm.

Thanks for stopping by my hymn. Fictional but sort of based on just bits floating in my head of what such a ritual would be.

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- Bastet on January 4, 2016 at 16:02 said:
  
  This winter is really odd, warm winters have been known to happen they tell me, but at 64, I’ve never lived through one this warm, not in the northern hemisphere anyway. You’ve got some cool stuff floating up there 😉
  
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  - julespaige on January 6, 2016 at 13:51 said:
    
    Our mid west has been hammered with similar rains of England. And some in the right ‘belt’ a bunch of snow. But we only just saw a few flakes two mornings ago. It was 10 F or -12 C this morning Jan 6.
    But well, it is January. I’d rather have gentle two and three inches of white stuff than another blizzard. We’ve had two or three of them since I’ve been here.
    
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    - Bastet on January 6, 2016 at 20:34 said:
      
      I can remember vaguely what a blizzard is from when I was a kid in New Jersey (maybe around 1960), the snow piling up to the second floor, the wind howling, the electric going off and the pipes freezing … not a nice memory … My sis told me about another bad winter just a couple of years ago in Southern Illinois the power went out for three days. Continental weather is really pretty miserable I know. Hope you don’t get any of THAT stuff This year.
      
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      - julespaige on January 10, 2016 at 13:35 said:
        
        So far we are getting just rain.
        Don’t want to jinx myself by saying how much we of the fluffy white we have had in the past. I think I was in NYC that year with my grandparents… I have a photo of a young me with a snowman… but it probably isn’t the same snowstorm. Since there wasn’t much snow left after the snowman was build.
        
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      - Bastet on January 11, 2016 at 05:48 said:
        
        Nope couldn’t be the same snowman I think. I think that was a winter that went into the history books .. and I never saw the likes of it again in Jersey …
        
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writersdream9 on January 4, 2016 at 14:14 said:

Great idea. Simply use the words, “less cold”! Very nice as usual! 🙂

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- Bastet on January 4, 2016 at 16:08 said:
  
  Thanks … maybe I could have used a month to get the idea across, but I know that in (when we have a normal one) winter the sunny days are often much colder than the cloudy ones so it seemed the right choice.
  
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  - writersdream9 on January 4, 2016 at 16:09 said:
    
    Perfect!
    
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    - Bastet on January 4, 2016 at 16:14 said:
      
      🙂
      
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lynn__ on January 4, 2016 at 15:18 said:

I like this perspective, Bastet…makes a grey day cozy! It’s definitely “less cold” 🙂

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- Bastet on January 4, 2016 at 16:12 said:
  
  Sure is I do remember some clear blue arctic days … brrr!
  
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Cheryl-Lynn on January 4, 2016 at 19:48 said:

So true, cara, so true! yesterday the snow was melting under grey skies and today it is freezing under a clear blue sky…man it’s cold since we’ve been spoiled for so long but then again, that is why I bought that extra warm Helly Hensen parka yesterday:)

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- Bastet on January 5, 2016 at 09:00 said:
  
  Glad you’ll get to use it! Frankly was beginning to feel like we’d pass from autumn to spring withoug pass through winter at all!
  
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Paloma on January 5, 2016 at 04:08 said:

Quite a paradox! First day we’ve had sunshine … and it’s bitterly cold! Great response, Bastet 🙂
With a warm hug

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- Bastet on January 5, 2016 at 09:31 said:
  
  Ah thanks for that warm hug .. it’s cold as blue blazes here right now!
  
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  - Paloma on January 5, 2016 at 10:57 said:
    
    Same here …. dang … winter’s here!
    
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