first snowy morn. the only signs of life: plodding footprints.
Waking to Snow [Haiku]
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sinuous limbs
of a sprawling tree look
like wriggling squid.

the flowing river
looks still as glass, until
fallen leaf ripples.

the sun is low,
but then it never gets high
this time of year.

rain trees
form a vaulted dome
over city bustle.