{"id":11831,"date":"2026-02-22T14:17:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/?page_id=11831"},"modified":"2026-02-28T18:53:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T18:53:47","slug":"haiku-of-the-week-archives-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/?page_id=11831","title":{"rendered":"Haiku of the Week Archives: January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>Birdsong these mornings again&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>As dawn infiltrates,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nsongbirds perfect their chorus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\n&#8211; for St. Brigid&#8217;s Day. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(30\/01\/26)<\/p>\n<p>********************************<\/p>\n<p><i>Drao\u00edcht&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Ceo suaithinseach,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\n&#8216;g \u00e9irigh \u00f3na cla\u00edocha.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nT\u00e1 na S\u00eddhe amuigh. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(23\/01\/26)<\/p>\n<p>********************************<\/p>\n<p><i>B\u00e9ara&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Distant and purple,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nB\u00e9ara basks in Winter sun.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nLike a stained glass cat. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(16\/01\/26)<\/p>\n<p>********************************<\/p>\n<p><i>Walking in the woods&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Beech leaves gleam in gloom:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\npale copper on black branches.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nColours of Winter. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(09\/01\/26)<\/p>\n<p>*********************************<\/p>\n<p><i>Ah, the first moon of the year&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Golden moon appears.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nFull, round over the hilltops.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nThrows mauve shadows. &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(02\/01\/26)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January Birdsong these mornings again&#8230; As dawn infiltrates,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; songbirds perfect their chorus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &#8211; for St. Brigid&#8217;s Day. &nbsp; &nbsp; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/?page_id=11831\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":11829,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":""},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P36zMW-34P","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11831"}],"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=11831"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11855,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11831\/revisions\/11855"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paulocolmain.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}