Poems from my Merriam-Webster Word of the Day project. For more information, look here.
prescience : foreknowledge of events
why the tree leafs out
despite prescience of winter
and bare black branches?
haiku 1015 : 6/21/22
conciliate : APPEASE
My hands in wool gloves
the numbing cold of winter
To conciliate
stiff tight fingers I clench them
Open them. They are not fooled.
tanka 332 : 9/7/22
abide : to remain stable or fixed in a state
the old tree hiding
in vain. Winter abiding
teeth bared and biting
haiku 1042 : 10/22/22
Attributions:
“Prescience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prescience. Accessed 21 Jun. 2022.
“Conciliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conciliate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2022.
“Abide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abide. Accessed 22 Oct. 2022..
Claudia McGill Writes Poetry, Did You Know That? 
I think the first one is my favorite.
Thank you. Winter is such an enormous subject, I could go on and on.
You’re welcome! It is!