haiku-usa

A blog devoted mainly to haiku and senryu and to thoughts about, and inspired by, haiku and senryu.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

the vacancies

of winter rain

First published in A Hundred Gourds

Monika said...: Well, don't be sad about winter rain. Here, it's spring snow, and I can tell you, 30 cm of it is no fun ;-); 8:42 AM
polona said...: a desolate scene...

we've had the third wettest winter since the start of the measurements here and though we're now officially in spring the bleakness continues with more snow on the way and no end to it in sight...; 10:19 AM
Bill said...: Well, anyway, Polona (in Slovenia) and Monika (in Quebec), we're all in this together. Thanks.; 6:36 AM
jem said...: I like the way that 'vacancies' can be read in a number of different ways.; 4:51 AM
Bill said...: Jem, I wrote this after a drive past a stretch of motels on a cold and rainy night. As usual, I wrote it without letting myself think too much about what it might mean. When I read it, I read it just about as you did. Thanks.; 7:57 AM