Christmas eve –
refugees act out
the role of magi
Sandra Simpson
Kokako 32, 2020
And, as we look forward to gift-giving, here’s a second seasonal haiku to end our Advent series (I couldn’t resist it). Thanks for reading along, I hope you’ve had as much pleasure as I had in putting it together.
four in the morning it begins with hooves on the roof
Alan Summers
Presence 74, 2022
Best wishes to all readers and their families for a safe and peaceful 2023.
snow globe
the perfect day
to stay inside
Peter Newton
old song, 2018
Zōjō Temple by Kawase Hasui, published in 1925. Image: Wikimedia
parasite
at the holiday party
hanging mistletoe
Don Wentworth
Presence 74, 2022
As a special treat today, there are two images. The one above shows Northern Hemisphere mistletoe berries that people may kiss under at Christmas time, and the one below shows a New Zealand native mistletoe that flowers around Christmas.
home for Christmas:
my childhood desk drawer
empty
Michael Dylan Welch
The Signature Haiku Anthology, 2020
the hoot of an owl
the way Mother put up with
my bedtime questions
Gregory Longenecker
Tokutomi Memorial Haiku Contest, 2020
taking me on a slow curve pohutukawa
Jenny Fraser
number eight wire, 2019
revolving door –
a gust of holiday laughter
warms the sidewalk
H F Noyes
The Wonder Code, 2017
piper’s in-breath
released in a series of notes –
midsummer
Maeve O’Sullivan
Wasp on the Prayer Flag, 2021
*Highland pipe bands are a traditional fixture in Christmas parades in New Zealand
what’s in it
for me
refrigerator light
John Stevenson
dust devils, 2017
breath, a collection of haiku 