Here is a loose translation of an old winter hokku by Issa:
Deepening
The loneliness —
Frost on the window.
There is something about the cold and clear austerity of winter that makes us feel our solitude even more deeply.
David
Here is a loose translation of an old winter hokku by Issa:
Deepening
The loneliness —
Frost on the window.
There is something about the cold and clear austerity of winter that makes us feel our solitude even more deeply.
David
HOKKU 
However, having passed the Winter Solstice, we now have the expectation of more daylight and warmth.
How well I remember scratching the frost off an old (uninsulated) window pane so I could see outside on a winter morning! A thick layer of frost on the windows definitely isolates a person.