In Morning's Chill

Barely Passable Haiku by Jonathan E. Magen

Winter 2022

An empire of white

Fallen

From skies on high

רוח בעצים

אות השמש בשלג

דרך של הציפורים

The empty bowl of winter

Along snowy ground

Waits for blossoms

Frosted grass

Resists the gale

In morning's chill

Spreading glimmers

Of spring's renewal

Chased away by shadow

אצבעות מכיס

ישררות לכפפות שלי

עור אדום בקר

How the grey

Sticks to squirrels

Who trample through slush

As if the rice

Sticking to the pot

Isn't the point

Impenetrable crystallization

Before a drive

Chipping away

The vinegar in

Ice water

Burns anyway

Recollection unclear

The rearview mirror fogged

Ice everywhere

Through cold clarity

A lone hawk glides

As mourning doves quiet

Sweet and bitter

Cool too soon

Cocoa steams

Does anyone

Care to

Remember