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Depression Is --- a Short Poem

Depression is... Paralyzed within Silent screams through prison bars, The raccoon smiles. ©Deborah burch 12/4/2016 Haiku

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Kai Michael Neumann

Date: 12/16/2016 11:18:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. Just spent a week without Wifi at the South Coast in South Africa. I love the deep simplicity and the racoon which smiles through the bars. Kai

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/16/2016 4:14:00 PM

Thank you most kindly Kai!! I am honoured. Oh the isolation without wifi!! How did we survive without it. Lol. Simpler times... Big Hugggs!! Deb

Jeff Davies

Date: 12/10/2016 4:38:00 PM

Congratulations on your win, Deborah! Interesting image you created.

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/16/2016 4:11:00 PM

Thank you Jeff!!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/9/2016 8:47:00 PM

cool image with that raccoon!! Congrats. I wish this contest had not flown by so quickly!!

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 10:38:00 PM

Lol. Thanks sweetie!! Your encouragement always blesses me. Big Hugggs. Deb

Mark Martin

Date: 12/9/2016 12:12:00 PM

Congrats on your win. Like the racoon reference! :-)

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 4:00:00 PM

Lol. Thank you, Mark. Indeed. Big Hugggs. Deb

Eve Roper

Date: 12/9/2016 8:49:00 AM

Love the poem just one more syllable on the last line for a senryu :-) congratulations on your win Hugs Eve

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 9:07:00 AM

Thank you, Eve! Hugggs,Deb.

Agnes Krampe

Date: 12/9/2016 7:08:00 AM

Congrats on your win, Deborah.

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 9:06:00 AM

Thank you,Agnes.

John Beam

Date: 12/9/2016 5:01:00 AM

Congrats on win, Deb.

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 9:06:00 AM

Thank you, John.

White Wolf

Date: 12/9/2016 4:16:00 AM

Great win! Well done!

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 9:05:00 AM

Thank you! Rick!

Alexis Y.

Date: 12/9/2016 3:04:00 AM

Hi Deborah, Congratulations on your top win. It was well deserved: -) Alexis

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 3:07:00 AM

Thank you Alexis!!

Joanna Daniel

Date: 12/9/2016 2:08:00 AM

This is superb description in the shortest three lines:) congratulations, Captain Deborah:) do you still fly planes??

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 2:13:00 AM

Lol. Thank you Jo!! No I sail. Y'all can have planes. Give me the smell of salt and a stiff breeze! Hugggs.

Darren White

Date: 12/9/2016 12:20:00 AM

That IS an apt description.... Congratulations!

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 12:31:00 AM

Darren thank you so much! Indeed!

Doug Vinson

Date: 12/9/2016 12:19:00 AM

Congratulations, Deborah. : ) Next time you see that old raccoon, give it such a smack with a belaying pin.

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/9/2016 12:30:00 AM

LOL!! Doug I love your sense of humour. Thank you!! That little bandit is quite a critter!

Becca Teagan

Date: 12/4/2016 9:38:00 PM

Hi! Well this is awesome.. I think its really hard to write a good poem in only three lines.. you nailed it. Glad to see you posting again!

Deborah Burch
Date: 12/5/2016 12:10:00 PM

Thank you Becca!! Your encouragement means so much! Big Hugggs! Cap'n Deb