There is an image printed in my mind, I have seen so often walking home late at night in the winter. The snow falls, and sounds almost like muffled thunder. It can be so easily mistaken for my breathing or sounds of traffic from highways outside of the city.
I remember living in my condo on the 20th floor how difficult it was to decipher sounds in the building. One could not tell if there was running water, if it was coming from the 10th floor or the 6th floor. Noise traveled through the pipes and could easily mislead the human ear.
I am reminded of that fact when I hear sounds in the winter night. I live in a suburbia yet I can see the bridge from my home that reaches the island of Montreal. I am surrounded by three majour highways and so when I hear a rumble in the nigh, I cannot always point out if it is from the sky or a huge truck bouncing on the highway kilometres away.
As I walk along the street leading to my home, I feel privileged seeing the untouched beauty along the way. The evergreens look like royalty with pristine snow sprinkled on their branches; barren trees now have white shawls loosely hanging on each limb. And as I look at the walkway to my home, I am royalty leaving my footprints on virgin snow.

flurries in the night
trees decked out as we sleep
paw prints on the snow
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Ah … a snow carpet … how beautiful you’ve described this moment!
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Thank you, it is not too thick but it is pretty and man so cold since temps dipped 15 degrees
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Yipes! 15° is a lot! I’m cold just thinking of that! Here they say the weather should get colder too … but I haven’t seen any signs of it yet.
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I`m hoping the cold will kill the germs…
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Many are hoping the same here … the pollution is not at all good and is creating lung problems.
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Yes, that is what my problem is…I am cancelling my trip. No way will I expose my elderly aunt and uncle and cousins to this.
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Looks like your winter is creeping up slowly on you. Love this haibun. So much beauty painted by your words.
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Thank you, Janice, there is always something nice to write about nature though, isn’t there? 🙂
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No snow yet here but I have a carpet of ice this morning outside. All in all, I’d prefer to have the snow you describe so eloquently:
“The evergreens look like royalty with pristine snow sprinkled on their branches; barren trees now have white shawls loosely hanging on each limb. And as I look at the walkway to my home, I am royalty leaving my footprints on virgin snow.”
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Ah thanks, Melinda, I`m pleased you enjoyed the description of my walk home.
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You’re welcome 🙂
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