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Dead Maples

I heard them groaning I heard the chainsaws sawing-- the maples lay dead _______________________ October 16, 2013 Poetry/Senryu/dead maples Copyright Protected, ID 10-513-335-16 All Rights Reserved, 2013, Constance La France For the Standard contest, Senryu, sponsor, Black Eyed Susan, Judged 2013 Honorable Mention

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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 11/11/2013 8:33:00 PM

An excellent expression of a sad scene...congrats to you! Love and Blessings, Rhonda

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 11/9/2013 10:49:00 AM

beautiful and deep, xox~ LINDA

Kim Merryman

Date: 11/8/2013 6:23:00 PM

A good portrait of stark reality. Congrats on your HM, Constance! Love, Kim

Kash Poet

Date: 11/8/2013 8:31:00 AM

Love this Constance!Congrats on your win.

Skat A

Date: 11/7/2013 11:08:00 PM

deep poem Broken, Congratulations, on your win........ LOVE ~SKAT~

John Posey

Date: 11/7/2013 7:11:00 PM

So graphic in so few words... Great stuff... Jake

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 11/7/2013 6:18:00 PM

Heartbreaking to see trees that have lived for years cut down in a minute. congrats. BG

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/7/2013 3:38:00 PM

good to finally see this one by perusing the winners' list. Congratulations, and I think trees and plants are "sensitive" to sounds and the ways we affect them.

Jack Horne

Date: 10/27/2013 12:59:00 PM

wow, such power in three lines here, my friend - a sure fire winner. Congrats on your wins, by the way : )

Carrie Richards

Date: 10/24/2013 8:00:00 PM

Ps........I do want to thank you so much, Constance, ......your contests always inspire me to write,...and I am so pleased that you found my last poem worthy. Thank you very much!

Carrie Richards

Date: 10/24/2013 7:59:00 PM

Today I heard that chainsaw.....only in my case, it was an oak in the way of "progress". It makes me sad. :(

Sara Kendrick

Date: 10/24/2013 5:23:00 PM

Enjoyed reading your contest entry..Reads like a winner to me..Thanks for the honor of beiing in the winners' list in your contest..I feel for the trees when they are sawed down for whatever reason and the environment around them..Sara

Russell Sivey

Date: 10/17/2013 12:20:00 AM

Wow Constance, such a visual you leave for us to see! I really enjoyed reading this stupendous poem this evening! What a sophisticated piece, Great Work!!

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 10/16/2013 10:00:00 PM

I KEEP TWO LEAVES OF MAPPLE IN MY DIARY SINCE THE YEAR 2000 WHEN I FIRST VISITED Canada.TOUCHY AND HEARTFELT WRITE, cONSTANCE