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In deep winter, after all the seeds have flown away,
the remnants of the coneflowers remind me of the promise of new life.
I hold on to the rough beauty of winter, embracing its
lessons, embracing its hope, and most of all its emptiness.
The winter is for emptying, then waiting,
with patience in the darkness, for the seeds of life
and love to refill my waiting soul.
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For Carpe Diem – wild flowers
For Recuerda Mi Corazon – haiku my heart
wabi sabi ~~~ poems and images 
Lovely haiga ~
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I feel this lovely haiku and lonely emptiness.
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Sure feels empty in the winter’s cold! Nicely Wabi!
Hank
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thank you for softening the light of this new morning with your gentle love. i too am emptying out…letting go, welcoming a new year to love. no holding back, no fear, only willingness to embrace all, to give fully, to trust.
xoxoxoxo
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{{ over
& down here
in my florida
the petunias are blooming
& the camellias are budding up
& the world is spinning round
& round }}
always
always
hope is showing her face
somewhere …
xox
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I love this my friend so beautiful!
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an awesome haiku
BEST WISHES
much love…
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A winter’s heart
Sleeping in Mother’s warm arms
Slowly waking up
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This is so beautiful and fitting… I feel this stirring… and open wide to the emptiness and all possibilities… thank you!
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Oh my, I can feel your words touching my soul, so true to what winter is all about. Hope springs eternal! (Alexander Pope)
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Wow! This is an awesome haiga.
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lovely still…
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What a wonderful poem and haiga..
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The last three lines. They touched my soul. Hard hitting and true.
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