disappearing
into a boy’s warm breath
frost flowers
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Jo Balistreri
Mary Jo Balistreri has has had three books of poetry published and a chapbook. In 2015 she began studying haiku and today it is almost exclusively her poetry of choice. Recent poems of her have appeared in Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Presence, Blithe Spirit, Whiptail, and bottle rockets. She has been honored in New Resonance 12, 2020 and The Red Moon Anthology of English Language haiku, 2021.
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A beautiful transition to spring poem, Jo! I love the pairing of the warm breath and the frost flowers.
"frost flowers" is a delicious fragment!
Thank you Julie.
Your comment is much appreciated.
Wonderful haiku!!! Great use of senses.
Alan
Thanks so much, Alan.
Tender! I love it.
Thank you Sheila. How kind of you to write.
__ Two days harmony: seasons change.
frost flowers re-lit
yesterday's snowdrop buds
this boy's warm smile
Dear Jo,
What a lovely haiku. Way to go! I
especially enjoyed the beauty of “frost flowers.”
Aloha,
Greer