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Daybreak

natures alarm clock heralds the start of daybreak ~ a cockerel crows Written 27 th April 2020

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Suzanne Delaney

Date: 5/11/2020 6:45:00 PM

Perfect Tom.....and he is helped by the kookaburras, miss those sounds.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 5/12/2020 4:26:00 AM

Thanks Suzanne, sounds like you've moved from the countryside to a town or city, I moved from the city to a country town, I have no regrets. Tom

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 5/5/2020 11:43:00 PM

Congratulations on your win. A wonderful Haiku. I would like to hear music. Enjoy your day and win..........

Tom Cunningham
Date: 5/6/2020 2:14:00 AM

Thank you very much Paula, happy you enjoyed it. Stay safe Tom

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 5/5/2020 10:45:00 PM

Happy Cinco de Mayo and sincere congratulations for your win in Brian's contest, Tom - keep up the great work! I hope you are staying safe and sound, My Friend - blessings! :o)

Tom Cunningham
Date: 5/6/2020 2:19:00 AM

Thank you Greg, and to you too, I always think of that as Mexico Rorkes Drift. Hope you're well, stay safe too. Tom

L. J. Carber

Date: 5/5/2020 1:13:00 PM

A lovely haiku Tom--congrats!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 5/5/2020 1:20:00 PM

Thank you L. J. Hope you are well Tom

Sam Kauffman

Date: 5/5/2020 10:52:00 AM

Really nice haiku Tom. Love the image of "nature's alarm clock!" Congratulations on your win! Hope you are well. Blessings. Over Fork Over!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 5/5/2020 12:24:00 PM

Thank you very much Sam, was woken many times by that clock lol. Over Fork Over. Stay safe. Tom

Gideon Idudje

Date: 5/5/2020 8:40:00 AM

Ah! Nature at its best Blended veracity

Tom Cunningham
Date: 5/5/2020 9:01:00 AM

Thank you Gideon, Tom

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 5/5/2020 7:39:00 AM

Words placed perfectly! Congratulations, Tom!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 5/5/2020 7:45:00 AM

Thank you Kim, a nice surprise hope you're well. Tom

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 5/2/2020 10:18:00 AM

What would we do without our first cup of coffee in the morning, of course if it is accompanied with the smell of cooking bacon, well that is perfect! Lovely poem, and such true words! Blessings, Jennifer.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 5/2/2020 12:59:00 PM

Thank you Jennifer, best way to start the day, bacon mmmm now you're talking. Hope you're well. Tom

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 4/30/2020 7:47:00 AM

Which reminds me. "coffee on the boil" is about to start here.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/30/2020 10:05:00 AM

Thanks Caren, best way to start the day. Tom

Funom Makama

Date: 4/29/2020 10:35:00 PM

Fascinating lines.. This is awesome, so awesome.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/29/2020 11:02:00 PM

Thank you Funom, happy you enjoyed it. Stay safe Tom

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 4/28/2020 1:45:00 PM

Hello Tom, yes the rooster is mother nature's alarm clock. Enjoy your day my friend. Be safe.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 4/28/2020 5:19:00 PM

Hello Tom yes sometimes more reliable than a mechanical ones. Yes I am well thank youand I hope that you are to. Be safe. enjoy your evening my friend.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/28/2020 4:30:00 PM

Thanks Darlene, and sometimes more reliable than a mechanical one lol. Hope you're well, stay safe. Tom

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 4/28/2020 1:27:00 PM

That’s a big Clock you have there. ;0)

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/28/2020 4:28:00 PM

Haha thanks Richard, keeps great time too lol.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 4/28/2020 11:47:00 AM

Awesome Haiku, Tom. Good show Panagiota xx

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/28/2020 11:50:00 AM

Thank you Panagiota, nothing beats coffee to kick start the day. Tom

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 4/28/2020 8:17:00 AM

What an uplifting Haiku my friend, Tom. Keep the coffee on the boil. I am coming! Haha. Good luck!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/28/2020 8:45:00 AM

Thank you Demetrios, you'd be more than welcome. Cup or a mug? Tom

Mike Gentile

Date: 4/28/2020 7:26:00 AM

A happy diversion and hope for a new day! Good luck Tom!!!

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/28/2020 8:43:00 AM

Thank you very much Mike, hope you're keeping well. Tom

Vijay Pandit

Date: 4/28/2020 6:49:00 AM

Those early sounds of the day brighten our minds just as you depicted--well done, Tom.

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/28/2020 8:42:00 AM

Thank you Vijay, when I was younger spent many a holiday o my grandparents farm, the cock crowing was a wonderful sound. Tom

Jenish Somadas

Date: 4/27/2020 11:50:00 PM

Lol..There is no coffee in the picture Tom..You have to make your own..lol.. Just joking.. Great write..Good luck in the contest..

Jenish Somadas
Date: 4/28/2020 8:16:00 AM

Ohh my God, I have to check my eyes.. It seems like a chimney to me..

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/28/2020 3:11:00 AM

Thanks Jenish, on the far right at the bottom is a small jar of coffee, or is it a stone lol. Tom

Jan Allison

Date: 4/27/2020 7:02:00 PM

Fabulous imagery ... much prefer a cuppa Tea though Tom:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/28/2020 3:09:00 AM

Thanks Jan, before I left home it was always tea for me, still have the odd cup, funny on a hot day you can't beat it to quench the thirst. Tom

Gershon Wolf

Date: 4/27/2020 6:05:00 PM

Ha, ha! No coffee = No day break for me... Or perhaps: No coffee = day's broken. Take care, Tom! :) Gershon

Tom Cunningham
Date: 4/28/2020 2:41:00 AM

Thanks Gershon, I don't know many who don't kick start the day with a cup of the dark stuff lol. Stay safe Tom