A Delicate Balance

Breathless and beguiled
 Nature blankets my lone dreams
   Swallowing me whole





Written by: Amber Plocica
For Mr. Moreno's Haiku contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009


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Date: 5/12/2015 1:24:00 PM
AMBER, LOVE THE WAY YOU DRESSED NATURE...... ENJOYED THE HAIKU, love SKAT
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Date: 4/2/2014 9:52:00 PM
Breath Taking!
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Date: 7/23/2011 10:11:00 PM
wonderful
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Date: 12/8/2009 9:43:00 AM
This is so good!!! Write more! Love to you. Dane Ann (soup mail)
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Date: 9/6/2009 1:08:00 PM
congratulations Amber..its a pity you're not writing anymore..you ve got talent--charma
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Date: 9/6/2009 5:58:00 AM
This is excellent. The words are breath taking. I can see the imagery of the blanket. Great job! ~Joseph
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Date: 8/10/2009 6:08:00 PM
You're not only eleven....no way!!!!!!!!! You write much better than I did at eleven... I saw your commenting on Rhinem's work. Little one, post more poems, because I wanna see them!:) Hugs, Sara
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Date: 8/10/2009 1:25:00 AM
Hi Amber, Congratulations on your honorable mention in this contest. I can certainly see why. Your Haiku is wonderful. Lovingly, DAS-J PS sorry to be so late commenting...I've been recovering files... and there's still more to go.
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Date: 8/6/2009 8:41:00 AM
Hope you return soon with lots more writing, Amber!
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Date: 8/4/2009 9:13:00 AM
nice poem amber >>>shi im the same age as u read my poems too
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Date: 8/3/2009 1:40:00 PM
Such a lovely and haunting haiku. It's brilliant!
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Date: 7/30/2009 7:11:00 AM
Awesome writing my friend...thanks for the comments.
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Date: 7/29/2009 11:02:00 PM
Your 11!!?? wow thats cool... where did you learn how to write like this? you play chess? enjoy your night or day.
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Date: 7/29/2009 11:01:00 PM
short and powerful and I can;t believe I missed this. Enjoy your night.
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Date: 7/28/2009 5:49:00 AM
wow Amber! i heard you were only 11. that is awesome...congratulations on winning the contest...Alli
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Date: 7/27/2009 1:53:00 PM
very nice verse!
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Date: 7/27/2009 1:33:00 PM
Congratulations on your win in Raul's contest Amber!! I look forward to reading more of your writing!!
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Date: 7/27/2009 12:48:00 PM
Amber, congratulations on your success in Raul's contest. Love, Carol
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Date: 7/26/2009 7:59:00 AM
one and only one, absolutely beautiful poem, please write more
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Date: 7/25/2009 4:59:00 PM
Interesting. Sara
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Date: 7/25/2009 12:52:00 PM
you are very talented! Amber! congrats!! jimbo
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Date: 7/25/2009 10:13:00 AM
Congratulations on your success in Raul's contest Amber. ~Trudy~
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Date: 7/25/2009 8:25:00 AM
Congratulations on your winning haiku. Joyce
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Date: 7/25/2009 6:49:00 AM
Congratulations on this winning poem, Amber!! Love, Carrie
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Date: 7/25/2009 2:51:00 AM
Congrats on your success in Raul's contest Amber.Rgds Brian
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