At Carpe Diem we were just introduced to Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1895) A female poet who knew well the pains and suffering of the sojourner.
Upon
frost-withered arrowroot
pelting
vying hailstones—
the cold within the sound.
~ Otagaki Rengetsu
holding its breath
nature waits on the edge of today
cold taskmaster
©L. Moon
An excellent and appropriate prompt for the day “Cold within the sound” for Chevrefeuille’s Carpe Diem