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Richard Dean Barnes🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️☸️
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Haiku writer and Air Force veteran retired. I have my own graphic design/art company Naumaddic Arts. I am a Zen Buddhist and live with my wife of 8+ years in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The last haiku belongs in this triptych about a traveler and his trek through the snow:

worn snow-
another
passing

pristine snow...
not one more
step

dusk…
breaking snow
alone

#haiku #poetry #triptych
February 7, 2026 at 5:31 AM
pristine snow…
not one more
step

#haiku #poetry
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
cat and string...
together
in dream

#haiku #poetry
February 7, 2026 at 3:50 AM
sunset…
the bare tree’s shadow
in fallen leaves

#haiku #poetry
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
inside a sunbeam
the cat
sleeps

#haiku #poetry
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 AM
radiator ticking…
the cat asleep
somewhere

#haiku #poetry
February 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
sunset…
the cat’s shadow
breathing

#haiku #poetry
February 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
moonrise…
a porchlight
for the snow

#haiku #poetry
February 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
rain…
tracing
the bus window

#haiku #poetry
February 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
through
falling snow…
moonrise

#haiku #poetry
February 3, 2026 at 4:31 AM
night…
the cricket’s
song

#haiku #poetry
February 3, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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fresh snow on old
a cardinal flies
across the yard

#DailyHaikuPrompt #blizzard #haiku #poem #poetry #birds #snow
a red bird perched on a snowy branch with the name tim written below it
ALT: a red bird perched on a snowy branch with the name tim written below it
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January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
out of nowhere…
inside my collar
snow

#haiku #poetry
January 25, 2026 at 3:11 AM
sunrise frost…
the robin’s
breath

#haiku #poetry
January 24, 2026 at 11:52 PM
winter trees
bare
in cold rain

#haiku #poetry
January 23, 2026 at 10:19 PM
thinning snow...
on the sidewalk
fresh steps

#haiku #poetry
January 23, 2026 at 8:51 PM
first snowfall-
laughter
in the street

#haiku #poetry
January 23, 2026 at 8:49 PM
cafe…
waiting out snow
still

#haiku #poetry
January 23, 2026 at 7:57 PM
snowflakes…
the fire
keeps them

#haiku #poetry
January 23, 2026 at 7:14 PM
snowfall...
the road
fading

#haiku #poetry
January 17, 2026 at 3:52 AM
bitter rain…
the child goes
on

#haiku #poetry
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 AM
snow drift...
the fallen
sparrow

#haiku #poetry
January 14, 2026 at 5:05 AM
through the window
the sparrow’s
shadow

#haiku #poetry
January 14, 2026 at 3:22 AM
winter sun—
dust drifting
in the late light

#haiku #poetry
January 14, 2026 at 3:19 AM
the long night—
overhead
fading steps

#haiku #poetry
January 13, 2026 at 5:18 AM