{"id":11707,"date":"2026-01-04T17:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/?page_id=11707"},"modified":"2026-01-04T17:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:37:25","slug":"haiku-of-the-week-archives-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/?page_id=11707","title":{"rendered":"Haiku of the Week Archives: December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 2025<\/p>\n<p><em>Movement behind the curtain&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Butterfly flutters, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\ncaught in unfamiliar light: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nMidwinter sunshine. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(26\/12\/25)<\/p>\n<p>*********************************<\/p>\n<p><em>More rain&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Never-ending rain.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nWashing hills and fields and roads.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nWashing them dirty. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(19\/12\/25)<\/p>\n<p>*********************************<\/p>\n<p><em>Rain&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rain falls silently, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nEven the robin: quiet. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nA cotton-wool day. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(12\/12\/25)<\/p>\n<p>***********************************<\/p>\n<p><em>Ceo&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Na sleibhte faoi cheilt, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The mountains hidden,<br \/>\nT\u00f3gann B\u00e9ara c\u00e9im ar ch\u00fal. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;B\u00e9ara takes a step backwards.<br \/>\nB\u00e1n\u00fa gan sneachta. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Whitened without snow.<\/p>\n<p>(05\/12\/25)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 2025 Movement behind the curtain&#8230; Butterfly flutters, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; caught in unfamiliar light: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Midwinter sunshine. &nbsp; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/?page_id=11707\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10083,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":""},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P36zMW-32P","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11707"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11707"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11708,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11707\/revisions\/11708"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}