The Poetry Show: First Snow

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"in this stillness, starlight behind daylight wherever you gaze."

 

 

There is a universe of poetry on the subject of snow, and a large subset on "first snow". Haiku from Issa, Robert Frost, Mary Oliver, Eleanor Hammond, and more... Broadcast LIVE Wednesdays, 10 AM on https://player.enlightenradio.org Hosts: Janet Harrison, John Case This Episode Recorded Jan. 15, 2025

 

Winter Snow

by Eleanor Hammond

 

Winter Woods

By Eleanor Hammond

The winter wood is like a strong old man,
Grizzled, rugged, and gray,
With long white locks tattered by many storms.
He lifts gnarled arms defiant of the blasts,
And rears his old head proudly
Under the menace of the winter sky.
from Family Friend Poems,
https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/winter-woods-by-eleanor-hammond

 

First Snow Haiku

by Kobayashi Issa

the year's first snow
all trampled...
by the crows

 

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