Friday, January 18, 2008

A freezing cold haiku

Winter at last

Wind-knives are unsheathed;
Frozen puddles will not thaw;
Dirty snow lingers.


Yes, over the past week or so it has finally got seriously f***ing cold in Beijing (some 5 or 6 weeks later than usual); the skating frenzy on the lakes has begun at last; and yesterday we had our first real snow of the season (not much, but....). And now WeatherUnderground is predicting that a real Siberian cold snap may be moving in on Sunday night. I may have to dig out my thermals after all
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2 comments:

moonrat said...

can you also write sonnets?

Froog said...

I don't like sonnets. I have a bad history with them. Too many lines, too strict a metre - too much discipline!

For you, I may try.