Where Branches Are Bare
Where branches are bare
snow comes down
and where ruby leaves have left
stars alight
upon alabaster boughs.
D. G. Vachal ©2026
Image by Manuel H. @pixabay
Where Branches Are Bare
Category: Winter
Protected: End of February
Protected: How Could You Ever Love Me
Winter Tanka 1:2
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flock of geese in flight
black petals against the sky
can you hear their call
on a sunset in winter
discordant harmonicas
2
trees in winter’s sun
cast long afternoon shadows
snow on their branches
wingéd angels garbed in white
singing praise in high places
D. G. Vachal © 2025
Images by Hans Benn @pixabay; Fietzfotos@pixabay
Winter Haiku 15:17
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January light
slowly dove-grey turns the sky
rains jasmine petals
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lost in dark forest
i long for flames you kindled
to warm my cold arms
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yet sparrow alights
upon a skeletal branch
sings in stark winter
D. G. Vachal © 2025
Image by Myungho Lee @Pixabay
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