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Amended-Van Gogh's 'starry Night'

A Van Gogh's "Starry Night"

gamboge moon and stars
dance haloed whirlwind marriage
in violet sky

while black cypress looms
past swirling clouds as fleeting
requiem for love

through bright starry eyes
secluded heart still searches
unrequited.

©deborah burch
07/11/2012

allegoryartlost lovehaiku

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Tim Ryerson

Date: 7/20/2012 4:51:00 PM

I have always loved that painting...Your elegant words describe it perfectly...a well deserved first place win, Deborah! - Tim

Deborah Burch
Date: 7/20/2012 7:42:00 PM

:) awww, thank you Tim...so very much...love ya, deb

Terry O'Leary

Date: 7/20/2012 2:33:00 PM

Very nice... Congratulations on ypur big win... Terry

Deborah Burch
Date: 7/20/2012 7:43:00 PM

Thanks Terry!! :)

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 7/20/2012 2:19:00 PM

Glad you got a winner! Light & Love

Deborah Burch
Date: 7/20/2012 7:44:00 PM

LOL! thank you 'Highness' ;) I miss you...hope all is well...big hugs...love you bunches...deb

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 7/20/2012 1:07:00 PM

Congrats dear Deborah on your first place win! I love Van Gogh's Starry Night and your beautiful haiku has a dream-like quality just like the painting. I could read it again and again so it is a must for my faves! I hope you have a great weekend. Love and Blessings, Rhonda

Deborah Burch
Date: 7/20/2012 7:47:00 PM

Oh, Rhonda...thank you so much hun....you are soooo dear to me...your kindness is always so touching and heartfelt...it does my heart good...hope you are well ....miss you and love you bunches....deb

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/20/2012 11:51:00 AM

how awesome that you used a famous painting like this as your inspiration. Big congrats, Deborah.

Deborah Burch
Date: 7/20/2012 7:48:00 PM

thank you Andrea!! :)

Gwendolen Song

Date: 7/20/2012 8:51:00 AM

Debbie..This painting has always fascinated me--You took a famous masterpiece and poetically took it too a new height...congrats on a stupendous first place win! (Now here's a heavy ten foot trophy for you to carry!) haha..Grand champion! gwendolen

Deborah Burch
Date: 7/20/2012 7:51:00 PM

LOL!!! Girl, you are such a 'hoot'...lol...love it!! I will always cherrish my "Grand champion...heavy ten foot trophy"...LOL....hope you are well...love you bunches...deb

Joseph May

Date: 7/19/2012 12:59:00 PM

very nice Deb..congrats on your win

Deborah Burch
Date: 7/20/2012 7:59:00 PM

thank you Joseph...:)

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 7/19/2012 12:21:00 PM

congrats Deborah on a first place win with this wonderful captiivating scene luv..

Deborah Burch
Date: 7/20/2012 7:58:00 PM

thank you 'Sweetheart' :)

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 7/19/2012 11:28:00 AM

Oh Deborah, this is really wonderful! Congratulations on capturing the number one spot in the contest. Your emotion and imagery are just divine.

Deborah Burch
Date: 7/20/2012 7:55:00 PM

Oh, Connie!! thank you sooo very much...you are so kind to me...love you bunches and hope you are well...deb

Kim Merryman

Date: 7/18/2012 6:22:00 PM

Beautiful descriptive language. Congrats on your 1st place win, Deborah! Love, Kim

Deborah Burch
Date: 7/20/2012 7:52:00 PM

thank you Kim!!:)

Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/18/2012 4:15:00 PM

((()))Congrats on your winning work..Sara

Deborah Burch
Date: 7/20/2012 7:52:00 PM

thank you Sara!! :)

David Williams

Date: 7/18/2012 10:47:00 AM

ha ha ha ha ha yehaa! Cap'n Deb, you did it!!!!super congrats , well done...David xx

Deborah Burch
Date: 7/18/2012 2:14:00 PM

LOL!!! mmmmWAAHHHHH!!!! Thank you so much David!!! If not for you...I would have failed miserably!! Thank you Thank you!! ;) You're the BEST!!! love ya, Cap'n deb