Just enough snow fall
creates rivers of pattern
to disguise black ice
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A wintery bond,
snow, as soft as a blanket,
ice, the hidden knife
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Wintery pleasures
with cold silent agendas
carefully pursue
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Rattling window panes
winter's harsh song bellows out
beware of my bite
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Pale lacy iris
sheets as fine as blown fine glass
slippery to touch
About the Creator
Trickle Them Down, But Not Out
The thing about smart people is that they should know better, but alas, intelligence is not the same as wisdom. Not only do the mistakes of experts too short on vision—when they are not corrected—have the potential to do great and far-reaching damage, but they also undermine public confidence in the very notion of expertise. This is particularly so when expertise is wielded in defence of the rich and powerful as a cudgel against those laid low. As an academic, this lack of faith in “so-called experts” is painful to see as it plays out in the spread of dis-/misinformation, conspiracy theories, and anti-intellectualism writ large. But it is also an understandable impulse given the catastrophic failure of an economic ideology pushed by certain economic experts. Supply-side economics has shaped a broken system for the last half-century and has arguably done more to undermine the fabric of the American Dream than any policy framework of the past century.
By Cory Wright-Maley4 days ago in Humans
Comments (7)
Your imageries were so vivid. Loved your poem!
Your haikus elegantly illustrate the delicate balance of winter's charm and hidden dangers. Beautifully crafted
The beauty and hazards of winter snow and ice. Dangerous but believe it or not I miss it somewhat.
Coldly done! I mean warmly done! It’s summer here yet I suddenly feel the need to rug up! ;0) Excellent haikus Daphne. 😊👍
Beautifully done.
Ouu, these are beautiful. And I love your title!
Lovely Haikus