12 Days of the Holidays: “Five Winter Haiku” by Jim Bates

Freezing dawn horizon
Bright streaks of fiery orange
Warms an inner soul.

Out comet hunting
Saw instead a soft sunset
Magic in the sky.

Cold day and blue sky
Walking in clear bright sunshine
Spirits oh so warm.

Choirs singing songs
Of peace and joy so soothing
Like snowflakes falling.

Kids falling asleep
Safe and warm with Christmas dreams
Of sleigh bells jingling.

Jim lives in a small-town twenty miles west of Minneapolis, Minnesota. His stories and poems have appeared in over three hundred publications. “Resilience” a collection of twenty-seven short stories was published by Bridge House Publishing. “Periodic Stories” and “Periodic Stories Volume Two” were published by Impspired. A dystopian adventure novella “Something Better” was published by Dark Myth Publications. “Short Stuff” a collection of flash fiction and drabbles was published by Chapeltown Books. His story “Aliens” was nominated for the 2020 Pushcart Prize. His story “The Maple Leaf” was selected Non-Poetic Publication of the year by the readers of Spillwords. http://www.theviewfromlonglake.wordpress.com.