> Fluttershy's Haiku Journal > by hazeyhooves > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > October > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ Oct 1 ~ Ground shivers and shakes Under a orange red blanket, Running of the Leaves ~ Oct 2 ~ Everfree Forest Leans a few inches closer With the autumn wind ~ Oct 3 ~ Filly crusaders Skip and squeal once more in school. Respite for chickens ~ Oct 4 ~ Monarch butterflies Gather and travel in swarms Through Ponyville ~ Oct 5 ~ Skies cleared, work is done No more small clouds for naps—Ah! Unbucked apple trees ~ Oct 6 ~ Pegasus race above Distant world out of my reach Further than the moon ~ Oct 7 ~ Long nights with cake and punch Don't go home yet, sing one more song. Does Pinkie ever sleep? ~ Oct 8 ~ My little bunny Playing in the fallen leaves All belongs to him ~ Oct 9 ~ Leaves are raked up in Neat little piles, but Angel Can't find his castle ~ Oct 10 ~ Insects wait all day Overhearing our worries, Snickering at night ~ Oct 11 ~ Cider season lines Murmurs and excitement while They wait for sunrise ~ Oct 12 ~ Couple with the colt Fighting behind the squash stall Moving-away sale ~ Oct 13 ~ Summer snow in springtime's harvest Can wait—after tea. Rules were made to be broken ~ Oct 14 ~ Wet autumn mornings Start with a roar and a wheeze The bear has a cold ~ Oct 15 ~ Beetle in the grass Lost between the stalks, running Toward Everfree ~ Oct 16 ~ Before she moved here A Canterlot tradition She craves pumpkin spice? ~ Oct 17 ~ Scarecrow with the scarf The crows tell me you're quite rude You pretend to listen ~ Oct 18 ~ Farm dog rolls around Collecting the autumn rain To bring to the house ~ Oct 19 ~ Bass drop shakes the moon Reflected in her glasses Even Luna can hear ~ Oct 20 ~ Below, the top of Each tree shakes one at a time Make the apples fall ~ Oct 21 ~ Wheels against the dirt Scrapes loudly through dusk's shadow Restless filly ~ Oct 22 ~ A night in the woods Making a new home For this raccoon family ~ Oct 23 ~ Tree stands silently Rows of holes released their sounds Missing woodpecker ~ Oct 24 ~ Leaping and landing From carrot field to cart One last grasshopper. ~ Oct 25 ~ Fruit bats need a home, Not enough apples to share With a cursed pony ~ Oct 26 ~ Long coats and big hats Sparkling eyes and smile bring warmth In the autumn chill ~ Oct 27 ~ Birds migrating south Following the pegasi Where-ever they go ~ Oct 28 ~ Hot roasted chestnuts Eat them while you're trotting home Everything gets cold ~ Oct 29 ~ Cold pony faces Smiling and glowing at night Back at carved pumpkins ~ Oct 30 ~ Too shy to show off Waits for ponies to look up Behind starry nights ~ Oct 31 ~ Playful past horrors Give treats, Nightmare Night's princess Just not this door > November > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ Nov 1 ~ Fiddler takes a break And joins the crowd for cider Wind over dry leaves ~ Nov 2 ~ Mushrooms, brown and pink Surface for a breath of air From beneath the leaves ~ Nov 3 ~ Hay tied in bundles Stacked high together in piles Divided by barns ~ Nov 4 ~ Filly kicks her hooves Still time to wait before school Chilly drops of dew... ~ Nov 5 ~ Laughter and hors d'oeurves With mares in every fashion Autumn wind outside ~ Nov 6 ~ No longer special Blending in with the others Bare maple branches ~ Nov 7 ~ Earth pony village Will relax and share its warmth Fresh start of winter! ~ Nov 8 ~ Hibernation Day Festival without a peep All together now ~ Nov 9 ~ Chilly winter rain Freeze snow shovels to the ground Factory's late again ~ Nov 10 ~ Empty withered field Still grows echoes of a poem! Echoes of a poem ~ Nov 11 ~ First snow delivered Bunny traces a circle For each new hoofprint ~ Nov 12 ~ Rush of sweat and tears Last minute dress orders, or Steaming hot spa bath ~ Nov 13 ~ Empty winter skies Little colt learning to fly Rising in circles ~ Nov 14 ~ Pony-pulled sleigh rides Both mares claim to be fastest And the race begins ~ Nov 15 ~ Frost covered fountain The statue gets company Snowpony circus ~ Nov 16 ~ Over her fancy earmuffs Nothern wind whipping her mane She can't hear my laugh ~ Nov 17 ~ Hot cocoa: four mugs Three to warm up Pinkie Pie We can share our one ~ Nov 18 ~ Soft, round, winter moon Illuminating the snow Thrown back and forth ~ Nov 19 ~ Crackling bonfire Throws dancing pony shadows Back at Everfree ~ Nov 20 ~ Quick little snowflake First to wear my brand new boots I'll meet you inside ~ Nov 21 ~ Stream frozen over Shapes and shadows on the ice Fish chase each other ~ Nov 22 ~ Solitary twig Halfway up the hill of snow Tugging on a scarf ~ Nov 23 ~ Skating Saddle Lake Little sister zooms ahead Wonders why we're slow ~ Nov 24 ~ Just above the snow Flapping wings don't make much noise Surprise hug, a shriek ~ Nov 25 ~ Days growing shorter Less of everything except That early dawn smell ~ Nov 26 ~ Old quilt for two Nothing changes its shape, just Softly up and down ~ Nov 27 ~ Frozen Winsome Falls Stopped roaring, stopped murmuring... Whispers and giggles ~ Nov 28 ~ Small town icicles Carried away on train cars Life in the city ~ Nov 29 ~ Great horned owl calls out From within the grove of pines Some birds don't migrate ~ Nov 30 ~ A clear winter day In every cottage window Pegasus in bed > December > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~ Dec 1 ~ Cat stares intently At this one board in the floor Clumps of snow fall down ~ Dec 2 ~ Cicada larvae Tunnels far below the frost Not ready to sing? ~ Dec 3 ~ Fixing a snow cloud In between her winter naps. Always in a rush. ~ Dec 4 ~ Snow-covered treetops The rustling and gossiping Of a hundred crows ~ Dec 5 ~ Pinkie's brand new Coconut hot cocoa! Absorbed by her scarf ~ Dec 6 ~ Rodent nibble marks At the bottom of the trunk. Endless winter skies. ~ Dec 7 ~ Withering branches Clattering past hooves and teeth... Too stubborn to fall ~ Dec 8 ~ Numbing chilly air. Applebloom wraps bandages On Scootaloo's knees. ~ Dec 9 ~ Granny Smith mumbling, Wrinkles covered in white paint Glaring winter sun ~ Dec 10 ~ Sweet apple acres... How do you find the borders When the fruits are gone? ~ Dec 11 ~ Hopping chickadees, The big stallion of few words Fixes a fence beam ~ Dec 12 ~ A filly's first shoes: Old Hearth's Warming gift she keeps But can't remember ~ Dec 13 ~ Rattling northern wind, Saplings have to grow up strong Hugged by wooden stakes ~ Dec 14 ~ The scent of old straw Drying in the charcoal's glow She quietly waits... ~ Dec 15 ~ Slice of apple tart Warmed by a glowing sunbeam. Window frosted shut ~ Dec 16 ~ Restless young fieldmouse Not needed in the orchards, Go hibernate more ~ Dec 17 ~ A soft shell of snow Hides away Equestria. Blue and green blankets ~ Dec 18 ~ ~ Dec 19 ~ Tired bunny Between the cold floor And winter sun ~ Dec 20 ~ Book finished: To Be Continued Early sunset ~ Dec 21 ~ Somewhere in the snow, Miss squirrel's forgotten seeds. Completely useless. ~ Dec 22 ~ ~ Dec 23 ~ ~ Dec 24 ~ Paperwork prison, Even the mayor waits for The end of the year ~ Dec 25 ~ Hearth's Warming carols Where nopony else can hear: Drowned out by the crowd. ~ Dec 26 ~ ~ Dec 27 ~ ~ Dec 28 ~ ~ Dec 29 ~ ~ Dec 30 ~ ~ Dec 31 ~ Pinkie stretching out In a field of withered grass. Warm tea and cupcakes.