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BarkingTreesBite's avatar

Great work.

Bzzzz's avatar

It’s own ice 🔥

School of Blue's avatar

So good to see you, Bodhi.

Keiichiro Iwamoto's avatar

I might be totally misreading it, but your poem captures a single moment so sharply that it reminded me a little of Matsuo Basho.『松尾芭蕉』

I tried turning your poem into a haiku.

冬の朝

凍る小川をのぞく

澄みて冷たし

Winter morning

peering into a frozen creek

clear and cold

If I lean a bit more into the natural scenery, maybe something like this:

柳陰

半凍の流れをのぞけば

水 澄みて冷たし

In the willow’s shade

looking into the half-frozen stream

the water, clear and cold

And if I try to stay closer to the feeling of your English poem:

夢の香まだ

小川をのぞく朝

澄みて冷たし

The scent of dreams still

morning, looking into the creek

clear and cold

Sorry for taking the liberty and playing around with your poem a bit.

Bodhi's avatar

Not at all, this is great. Basho is a huge influence 🙏🏻

Tea for a Druid's avatar

Beautiful images

Adrian's avatar

This was cooold

Con/Jur/d's avatar

Beautiful haibun!