frigid black morning
too c o l d for shadows
one more cup of joe
5 a.m.
pitch black.
all those stars freezing in a sea of darkness.
morning person holds her cup of joe with two hands
longing for
sunlight and flowers.
let's stack our haiku close and thick like cord wood,
pages in a steamy book,
blankets on a still warm bed,
let's bring in the light and turn up the heat
stoke the fire
with a thousand syllables of love.
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I've always been of the opinion that counting syllable does not necessarily a haiku make, but rather the love that oozes from the syllables! :)
Posted by: Magical Mystical Teacher | January 18, 2013 at 06:05 AM
Good morning! Cold here in NJ, too - little bits of hail lying on the ground, sparkling in the morning sun. My offering today is from earlier this week - posting it to fill your longing for flowers! xoxo
Posted by: Delphyne | January 18, 2013 at 06:22 AM
Yes, the cold is seeping in here today as well.
I am always grateful for the lovely fire in the beautiful hearts that gather here.
Big cozy love to you, Beautiful One !
Posted by: Kim Mailhot | January 18, 2013 at 06:50 AM
It's pretty chilly here too! My warmth of choice is tea though! And sharing lovely haiku with you! Be warm!
Posted by: Barbara | January 18, 2013 at 07:02 AM
Oh that photo, Rebecca!!!
I believe you must think in poetry...
so perfectly you choose your words.
I was thinking about blankets too. ♥♥
Posted by: priti.lisa | January 18, 2013 at 07:09 AM
The photo and haiku compliment each other beautifully. I love a brisk morning, which is a good thing because it is minus 18 degrees here.
Posted by: Karen | January 18, 2013 at 07:12 AM
I offer the other side of the coin! I am living in the hot zone Downunder - but not the hottest! Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia still manages to spin out some cooling sea breezes!
Posted by: Gemma Wiseman | January 18, 2013 at 07:30 AM
so beautiful Rebecca... finally a cold morning here too... not as cold as it is typically this time of year.
Posted by: Laura Hegfield | January 18, 2013 at 07:38 AM
Sometimes a cup can do the trick. Nice one.
Posted by: Anthony North | January 18, 2013 at 07:44 AM
I'm all for stoking up the fire and warming each other with our Haikus today. Thank goodness this major cold snap is over for now and we can enjoy many upcoming days in the 50's. Thank goodness that the mornings AND evenings are finally both growing. We are, indeed, moving toward the light!
Posted by: Dawn Elliott - AlterEgoMexicana | January 18, 2013 at 07:52 AM
Magnificent haiku ~ yet it sounds like New England ~ thanks for warming me with your eloquent words ~ lovely ~
(A Creative Harbor) ^_^
Posted by: Carol and artmusedog ^_^ | January 18, 2013 at 08:19 AM
41 here, but I am inside!!!!!!!
with my cuppa "peets"!
Posted by: peggy gatto | January 18, 2013 at 09:48 AM
Wrapping you in warmth in an old toasty quilt. Snuggle in...enjoy another cuppa.
Posted by: gemma | January 18, 2013 at 10:37 AM
shivering here with you
but pouring some red wine for antifreeze !!
Sunny Florida is 51 degrees...THAT'S FRIGID !
Posted by: Deb Taylor | January 18, 2013 at 10:44 AM
Oh my! I was going to add a different haiku here today, but when I saw your post, I decided to put on the soup!!! Be warm, if not outside, in your heart!!!
Posted by: WabiSabi | January 18, 2013 at 10:50 AM
We have snow today, falling gently, I feel the deep warm love here.
Posted by: Sue Fox | January 18, 2013 at 10:54 AM
Uh oh! My comment disappeared! I was going to post a different haiku here today but decided, instead, to share some soup. Be warm!!
Posted by: WabiSabi | January 18, 2013 at 10:55 AM
I am so late today... I'm having a hard time thawing out... but I am here, with all my love and the fire of my heart for these words that fill my Fridays and beyond. Thank you Rebecca, for holding the window open for us, to gaze at such beauty. I love you! XO
Posted by: Lea | January 18, 2013 at 01:20 PM
That's precisely the reason for the Hawaii trip. It's cold. . . and I don't drink coffee.
Posted by: Meri @ Meri's Musings | January 18, 2013 at 03:38 PM
So, I did post some poetry on my site today- but it isn't a haiku. Hope it is okay that I joined all of you:-) I have been in my bed for the last two days- unfortunately, not too cozy though:-( Think of you often Rebecca!
Posted by: Deann | January 18, 2013 at 05:00 PM
i am warm and toasty after reading your haiku and seeing your gorgeous photo. happy weekend, rebecca.
Posted by: Irene | January 18, 2013 at 07:04 PM
a haiku held in two hands
8^)
Posted by: phil | January 18, 2013 at 07:48 PM
are you up that early? I remember those mornings and I'm amazed at how I did it. lovely image
Posted by: Nonnie aka Scrappy Grams | January 18, 2013 at 09:18 PM
Another Friday..and I wait..but then inspite of the excitment I got late Rebecca.. wrote my haiku just now..getting caught up with work..but then its a happier situation.. HMH pulls me... I love to be here always...
Do visit me here: http://rameshsood.blogspot.in/2013/01/a-clear-sky.html
RS:)
Posted by: Ramesh Sood | January 19, 2013 at 01:05 AM
Your words remind me of a cabin i was invited to in the past... Off the grid, no electricity or running water, heated with a wood stove, the warmest and quietest i have ever felt!
Posted by: Andrea thompson | January 19, 2013 at 07:09 AM