January 22, 2007

Process Haiku

Just ask any child:
snow has a smell. These flakes are
pure confirmation.

(Thanks to the women of One Deep Breath
for their continuing inspiration.
The best writing for me has always had a kind of
"I'll know it when I feel it" quality.
Last night's snow, and the way children
seem always to be willing it into existence,
seemed connected, somehow.)

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous poem.

Chelle said...

I personally love the way the air smells when it's about to snow!

Inconsequential said...

cool, that's so true :)

paris parfait said...

Oh yes, I love the smell of clean, crisp cold air and snowfall. Lovely poem.

Roswila said...

Nice ku. When I first read it I thought I can just imagine a child sniffing at snowflakes! (Forgive me, I can be very literal minded for someone who loves and tries to write poetry.) Then I remembered the smell of the air before any sort of storm...:-) And, oh, yes, don't children will so much joy into life?

rel said...

Children love the simple things and put so much joy in to life.
Your words have captured that essence.
rel

Regina said...

Hee hee! It's so true! I haven't smelled that smell in a while living down here in Florida! It's the crispness to the air, I think!
Just lovely!

Tammy Brierly said...

It so does! Delightful

Jone said...

My hisband always smells the snow before it arrive. Neat.

Crafty Green Poet said...

We don't get that smell very often round here....

Anonymous said...

Spot on.

Anonymous said...

Great observation about little ones. I wish we could all feel that delight.

angie said...

So many things with these few lines: childish wonder, the crisp smell of winter, the joy in all of it. Beautiful!

Andromeda Jazmon said...

You are right they do catch that smell in the air and start to bust loose... snow snow snow!