Haiku (and haikai)

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there is no snow here
heavy frost clothes the garden
hoar girt hedges creak
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Foolishly I run
Marathon in Korea
-tub's too small to soak.
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Still cold, still snowing,
Still wearing my overcoat.
Whither April, Lord?
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Sun rising thru mist
Hot e'en now in humid air
There's fruitcake tonight!



(My family makes fruitcakes every Christmas. My brother started a tradition some years back of freezing a few pieces then opening them on July 4th as a reminder of colder days and Christmas. The tradition is the flip side of opening that bottle of summer wine on a cold January night. If you detest fruitcake, that's fine. You can still appreciate the thought while leaving more fruitcake for me!)
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Shall I take a coat?
Overheat? Cloudy, but hot...
Dogs get wet. No sweat!



Explanation: It's often overcast in Oldham on the wet side of the Pennines. It might rain, it might not. It can be hot, too. I walk the dogs twice a day. They often end up wet even when it doesn't rain. Rivers, ditches, you name it.
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Innocent Bystander wrote:Shall I take a coat?
Overheat? Cloudy, but hot...
Dogs get wet. No sweat!



Explanation: It's often overcast in Oldham on the wet side of the Pennines. It might rain, it might not. It can be hot, too. I walk the dogs twice a day. They often end up wet even when it doesn't rain. Rivers, ditches, you name it.
I think your haiku explained it all wonderfully. And with fewer words. :)
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Steamy air shimmers;
Even the birds sound listless.
A storm is coming
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