This Winter

For Frank J. Tassone’s haikai challenge, which this week is about the winter solstice. Here in southern California, we don’t really have seasons, but it is getting a little colder. I love this time if year! However, the fires worry me, though I live far enough away.

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In California,

Mid-December comes with no

Blankets of white snow,

Many trees seem evergreen.

Fires help us seasons know.