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haiku 18

wind gusts blow hard
tall waves hit the shore line...
houses collapse

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Mandy Tams The Golden Girl Date: 12/9/2012 7:21:00 AM Hi have you been watching our news Phyl, we have lost a lot of houses this year off our coast and in land with the floods too. xx
Andrea Dietrich Date: 11/27/2012 5:02:00 PM Hi, sweetie, I am going off now and just wanted to stop by and say hello and hope you recover now!!! Luv, Andrea
Andrea Dietrich Date: 11/11/2012 4:36:00 PM oh, my, I never saw this one yet. Did it not place? Did you catch any of that storm up where you are? I am so bad on geography!!
Jack Ellison Date: 11/10/2012 7:57:00 AM You describe in very few words the havoc wreaked by Sandy! Love and hugs, Jack xox
elizabeth wesley Date: 11/9/2012 4:26:00 PM Great reminder of what the east coast has just been through; and they still wait for help. So sad these disasters Phil. Your ku describes it to perfection! :)
Laila Andresen Mjelde Date: 11/9/2012 1:13:00 PM Hey hey Phyllis, today I am on P.S. looking, it is a long time since I've been here but now I'm here to read your Haiku, in the hope that you will read my latest Haiku, I liked your Haiku a lot nicely penned. xoxo - Laila :o)
Arild Andresen Ertsland Date: 11/7/2012 11:36:00 AM So true,Phyllis.Seems like these devastating and extreme storms are hitting us more often these days.Excellent haiku,enjoyed reading it.Hugs,Arild
Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 11/6/2012 7:13:00 AM A great write and very enjoyable read Phyllis. Love, Carol
Sara Kendrick Date: 11/5/2012 3:25:00 PM Truth spoken in this one..Enjoyed reading your vision of what has happened..Thanks for stopping by my blog..Sara
Gail Angel Doyle Date: 11/5/2012 2:28:00 PM Reads like Sandy's dark wrath. Very nicely penned Phyllis. Luv, Gail
Anne Lise Andresen Date: 11/5/2012 1:50:00 PM What a tragedy ..... What a storm .... Well written Haiku Phyllis. - Have a nice new week - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)