Category: Nordic Ski Haiku

Wind in the branches
Fire lights the fading sky
Host of stars unveiled

Southern winds howl
Through leafless oak and poplar
Silent wings of owl

Slow, it, down
Oaks painted with frost
Flick of a deer’s tail

Weaving through the trees
Sliding over the surface
Double-threaded trail

Cloudless deep blue sky
Over the frozen white lake
Silent winter breeze

Snow begins to fall
Headlamp constellations
Gliding through the night

Morning light
Elusive creatures
The earth’s curves

Gray snow and sky
Reflect the moon’s muted light
Wooded trails by night

Rain slicing through
The headlamp’s cool beam
Shuttle on the ice

Forsenic dusting
Fresh tracks and trails revealed
In the soft snow