Holidays

 St Patricks Day

 

 

 

Green

the Emerald Isle

celebrates its patron saint

with a coat of green

 

 

Christmas

Trimming the Tree
crackle and snap
a roaring fire
loud pop
of a dropped ball
trimming the tree





Trimming the Tree
trimming the tree
laughter of children
building a snowman

holiday greetings ~
from Santa's lovely elf ... with ~
egg nog and cookies


 

 

Sleigh Bells

(haiku)

sleigh bells on filly ~

pulls a surrey in the snow ~

Christmas enchantment

Celebrate

(haiku)

family gathers ~

each year, around the yule log ~

celebrate a birth

 

 

 

 

Thanksgiving

 

 

 

Thanksgiving dinner

quiet groaning from the sofa

gluttony punished!

Halloween

 

 

Jest

 

             the tricksters want treats ~

               will accept nothing less ... and ~

     apples are a jest

 

 

 

Pagan Holiday

pagan ceremony ~

aft the hunter's moon ... heals the ~

split twixt life and death

The Graveyard

the graveyard was still
save the soft sound
as they dug themselves
from the soft ground
and joined the wee children
in a trick or treat round!





 

Wiccan

(haiku)

 

 Late October eve ~

eager broomstick hangs on hook ~

wiccan gets prepared

 

Trick or Treat

October twilight ~
little monsters on the prowl ~
tricksters want a treat

 

 

 

The Cellar Stairs

 

down cold creaky stair ~

light switch in the cellar dark ~

do I dare the step?