A lovely haiku by Issa, 1763-1828. David Lanoue http://haikuguy.com/index.html) runs a wonderful site with Issa's haiku, and about this particular one says: "According to Buddhist teaching, life is as fleeting as a dewdrop and so one should not grow attached to the things of this world. Issa's response: 'and yet...'"

I know this is not a dewdrop, but we'll have to pretend!

For others taking part in the December photo challenge whose theme this month is winter or Christmas themed photos using song titles, poems, or movies, please see: http://form.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=48611