TRAVERSE CITY — On Thursday morning, David Clayton Warfield wrote on Overheard in Traverse City:
So how are the roads
Out where you are this morning?
Report in haiku
And, wow, did people love this game. And they were so good, too! We evidently have quite a few poetic souls in Northern Michigan.
For those who need a refresher, a haiku is a poem - originating in Japan - that follows the 5-7-5 format. So line one is 5 syllables long, line two is 7 syllables and line three is 5 syllables.
Here are some of the haikus we spotted that we thought were really good:
Snowfall cloaks the roads
Hidden traps beneath the white
Wheels search for the path
- By Nathon Lane
Haven’t been out yet ❄️
It is my birthday today 🎂
Hot coffee is good ☕️
- By Stephanie Steffens
I got up early
It’s as crappy as can be
In old Williamsburg
- By Rob Ford
Winter weather is here.
Jack Frost is upset.
Hibernate until July.
- By Christina Lynn Langley-Heater
Snowstorm rages on,
“You’re muted,” they say again—
Remote life goes on.
- By Beth Ann Sellers
I am still in bed
My sons school is closed for today
I’m going back to sleep
- Samantha Wicoff