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Steven Mossburg
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...spiders of color
spiders of color exploding in jet-black sky... fingers reach and fall
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Diiamond Rich
Date: 7/13/2010 6:59:00 AM
A beautiful read. Also thank you for your kind words on my latest if you have time please check out my saga, criminal part 3- ofcourse its not true just a story. Have a great day.
Author Rhonda Kay Hero
Date: 7/11/2010 11:00:00 AM
Congrats on being featured this week. Rhonda Hero
Sara Kendrick
Date: 7/11/2010 9:48:00 AM
Great write that deserves to be front page feature..Congratulations..Sara
Doris Culverhouse
Date: 7/7/2010 8:45:00 AM
congrats on the feature poem and enjoyed reading your work!!
Carol Sunshine Brown
Date: 7/6/2010 8:19:00 AM
Congratulations Steven on your win in Deborah Guzzi's contest "Fireworks". Love, Carol
Carol Sunshine Brown
Date: 7/6/2010 3:57:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week at PoetrySoup Steven. May you have many more features. Love,Carol
binibining P.iNk
Date: 7/6/2010 1:05:00 AM
I missed reading this before but wow-- this is really amazing--loved that first line of yours! --congrats on you win, Steven ^_^ --nikko :)
Andrea Dietrich
Date: 7/5/2010 1:31:00 PM
OOOH LA LA. Great haiku. Congratulations.
Chris D. Aechtner
Date: 7/5/2010 12:33:00 PM
Steve, congratulations on your winning Haiku! The imagery and details are super unique....really dig the end-line with fingers reaching and falling. Well done~Chris
Adeleke Adeite
Date: 7/5/2010 12:03:00 PM
Congrats Steve, on having your poem being featured on the Poetry Soup homepage this week, you are such a great talent! Keep up the great writes, and enjoy the honor. Love, Adeleke
Elaine George
Date: 7/5/2010 8:44:00 AM
Incredible descrption of wireworks, Steven. Congratulations on your win in Deborah's contest. Lainie
Francine Roberts
Date: 7/4/2010 9:22:00 PM
congrats on having this wonderful poem featured this week and your contest win, I really enjoyed this one.
Date: 7/4/2010 7:17:00 PM
Another honor for this poem today. Wow! Congratulations on having your poem featured. Karen
Linda-Marie SweetHeart
Date: 7/4/2010 6:24:00 PM
Congrats Steven on your winning Haiku in the Fireworks contest with this remarkable write to celebrate freedom day .. enjoy your win.. with luv from the "Sweetheart" in Haiaii.. Al0hA..
Date: 7/4/2010 4:14:00 PM
Interesting use of imagery for a creative view. Congratulations on your win in Deborah's contest. Keep on writing. Enjoy your honor! Karen
Diiamond Rich
Date: 7/4/2010 11:14:00 AM
Loved this piece here.. I'm new so have mercy and I hope you have an open mind my styles pretty different. Enjoy ya day
Debbie Guzzi
Date: 7/3/2010 5:12:00 PM
dear poet friend please just add the ... to the end of line 2? (all else is to form!) Best of luck!
Earle Brown
Date: 7/2/2010 6:00:00 AM
Very Nice. Good luck.
Dr.Ram Mehta
Date: 7/1/2010 6:43:00 PM
Unique pen picture of the fireworks.Good luck in the contest
Poet Destroyer A
Date: 7/1/2010 12:30:00 PM
Oh wow I feel slow he he,, I read it like twice, the colorful spiders are fireworks, nice one, clever lol...P.D.