dewdrops: Winter Week 2

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 Trent Thomson

A series of weekly haiku, awakening to the ordinary

no morning snow—
the mother bird
sings a sigh

NATHAN NICOLAU
Charlotte, NC

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