Monday, November 24, 2008

Hiaku - Winter Dawn - 1972

cold biting winds fly
chasing snowflakes aimlessly
across dawn's landscape

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Living in the cold, windswept prairies of Canada has its moments of pain as well as pleasure. The cold is intense, at times so cold that being outdoors is actually painful. Yet, the desire to go outside and pit one's self against the elements and prove one's right to exist is all the more exhilarating for the harshness. And in this intemperate climate, there is beauty.

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