24 Seasons: Taisetsu (Heavy Snow) No. 11

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 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 11

Heavy Snow (December 7 – 20) Taisetsu 大雪

"...choose a kigo word or phrase from the seasonal kigo list on the post, or you can choose from the winter category (world kigo database) on the kigo word list links below. Share your kigo word on your post."

I have chosen two to include in a shadorma.  "North wind" from In the Sky, and "rosemary" from In the Ground and Water.  The prostrate rosemary will be blooming all winter in zone 8b.

photo credit: Lisa Smith Nelson ©2023

ROSEMARY 

 Rosemary

laughs in North Wind’s face.

She laughs and

flourishes,

unmoved by Wind’s biting chill,

his sharp icy gusts.


©2023 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved


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Comments

  1. Colleen M. ChesebroDecember 5, 2023 at 12:16 PM

    I love this so much, Lisa... Look at that beautiful rosemary!

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    1. LisaDecember 5, 2023 at 7:53 PM

      Thank you. :) I have several kinds of rosemary, and the prostrate is the hardiest. I lose a branch or two of Tuscan Blue every winter.

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  2. AJDecember 5, 2023 at 1:57 PM

    How pretty ❤️

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    1. LisaDecember 5, 2023 at 7:53 PM

      The rosemary definitely adds some color to the garden around now.

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  3. Gwen PlanoDecember 6, 2023 at 12:43 PM

    Gosh, I've never seen rosemary bloom as yours does. How beautiful! And your verse is absolutely lovely. ❤️

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  4. JadeLiDecember 7, 2023 at 10:01 PM

    Rosemary is a favorite of mine. I bring it in each year and have started a lot of babies from it. It smells so delightful and love the idea of it laughing at winter.

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  5. KerfeDecember 8, 2023 at 5:30 AM

    A welcome sight! (and scent)

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  6. D. Wallace PeachDecember 10, 2023 at 6:50 AM

    Beautiful and hardy! Your poem is lovely.

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  7. Penelope NotesDecember 22, 2023 at 6:13 AM

    Compelling imagery. Rosemary is a survivor, indeed!

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