Bring Spring - a Haiku Bouquet for a Brighter Day

Eagerly Anticipating Great Garden Days to Come

Linda Ann Nickerson
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Apr 5, 2008 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here."

Tugging twigs and thorns,
Digging in my garden beds -
Spring, come to my yard.

Frozen frosting melts;
Gloved fingers ache with cold.
Sun, come warm the earth.

Crunchy turf gives way,
Welcoming the brand-new growth.
Life, begin again.

Published by Linda Ann Nickerson - Featured Contributor in Lifestyle and Sports

Linda Ann Nickerson brings decades of reporting and a globally minded Midwestern perspective to a host of topics, balancing human interest with history, hard facts and often humor.  View profile

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  • RM Gal4/20/2008

    Lovely feel to this haiku! I smell the earth and feel the spring!

  • Doreen Bradley Satter4/7/2008

    Thank you for the very pretty bouquet!

  • mimpi4/7/2008

    Exemplary bouquet of haikus!!

  • J. E. Davidson4/7/2008

    We had such a lovely weekend that I spent most of it cleaning up my yard for spring. My crocus are in full bloom, too! Spring has sprung!

  • Coffee Mugg4/7/2008

    good job miss linda

  • Missy H.4/6/2008

    Cute :)

  • Sheri Fresonke Harper4/5/2008

    Nice, this is the time of year :) Sheri

  • Susan S4/5/2008

    I miss my English garden.

  • robritt4/5/2008

    Beautiful and so picturesque

  • cathiesbloggs4/5/2008

    This is such a happy and very uplifting haiku !!!...

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