Announcement

I have been feeling distinctly uninspired as of late; I am not sure if it is a lull in my personal life, or if blogging has just become a creative burden. I've decided that I will take a rest from posting my poetry for the Winter - say, until February? I am hoping that I can rest my brain and let myself get back to what I love about poetry. You can always find me over at the other blog I contribute to, and probably with greater frequency now.
So, until the Spring I say: let the poetic hibernation commence!

Side Note: Bears, unlike skunks or groundhogs, are not true hibernators. However, since I'm not truly hibernating either, we can let this slide.

Finally Some Snow

Flurry Haiku 

 Watching speckled skies,

cold air echos in my lung.

Silence on the street.

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It was snowing last night! It didn't accumulate, but it was wonderful to walk in with a cup of hot coffee. It made me immensely happy, and I can hardly wait for some real snow to arrive.

Gross Winter

No Snow Haiku

 Cold mud underfoot,

hardening on my boot's sole.

The air smells too damp.

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I want snow. I love snow; I think it's pretty, and I don't even mind driving in it. I don't understand why it is 54 degrees in December - it is an outrage! We had a little snow. It soon became ugly and gray, then melted into mud. Gosh darn it, this is suppose to be Winter! C'mon, snow! Let's blanket the world, already!

I'm Still Here, Don't Worry!

Coughing Haiku 

 'Tis the Season for

sniffles and coughing and chills.

Pajamas and tea.

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I have a cold. This, especially during the busy Holiday Season, has made it very difficult for me to update my blog. But, I am feeling better and I will start updating regularly again this week! Hooray!

I Feel Languid

Hibernation Haiku

 Listless in Spirit,

restless apathy fills me.

General malaise.

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Just last night I was noting how a lot of Fire Signs that I know seem to be in some sort of funk recently. I boldly claimed that I would not fall victim to this Astrologically inclined ennui, only to awake this morning to find my that mind is jumbled and my body wants to stay in bed.

People will want to immediately blame the weather, either forgetting or not knowing that I enjoy cold, dreary fall/winter days. It maybe that I've succumbed to a sort of empathetic funk - like "oh, all the Fire Signs around me are crashing, guess I'd better get bummed-out." I mean, being a Leo is pretty great and I can usually find - if nothing else - a distraction from bummy moods, but I wonder if something is going on is a Cosmic sense. Or, maybe it has nothing to do with Astrology and I just happen to know a lot of moody people regardless of their Sign?

Exhaustion

4 am Haiku 

 Unyielding pillow,

I await the rising sun.

Hope to catch some Z's.

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I did not sleep so well last night. I sat awake, playing with Phoebe - my ferret. Hell, Phoebe fell asleep before I did! I think I'm anticipating tomorrow, which will be my first official day of work at the Zoo. I am extremely excited and it wouldn't surprise me if this was upsetting my sleep pattern.

Alternatively, some times I just don't sleep. It could be any number of things, or it could be absolutely nothing. Either way, I will be going to bed early tonight.

I Don't Care What You Say

Flurry Haiku 

 Corporeal cold -

glistens, even in the night.

Hearts become warmer.

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I love the snow! If you've never made yourself a warm drink and walked in the snow at night, you are really missing out. This experience can only be improved by two factors: if you have a significant other to join you, and/or if you have a coal stove to stand in front of when you return from your walk.

People seem to have a lot of bad things to say about the snow, and they are allowed to have their opinions but I will always disagree.