Demonic Noise

tsunami commands 
mother earth to tremble --
demons unburied

blue skies of water 
pour out devastation --
crashing tears thunder

thunderous booms of
explosions in aftermath --   
resilience conquers



By Rhonda Johnson-Saunders, March 9, 2012
for Nature the Destroyer contest (PD)
first place
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Brown Avatar
March 23, 2012 at 1:11 PM
Congratulations on your win in P.D.'s "Nature The Destroyer" contest Rhonda. Love, Carol
Owens Avatar
March 23, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Rhonda, Congratulations on your win in the contest...Marty
Sweetheart Avatar
March 23, 2012 at 9:00 AM
congrats on your win from my wife. Ron.
Sweetheart Avatar
March 16, 2012 at 8:20 PM
congrats Rhonda on a dynamic first place win luv.. cool photo..too..
Puddifoot Avatar
March 16, 2012 at 5:48 PM
congrats on your deserved 1st place win with this stunning haiku, great use of language and imagery (I love imagery in haiku!) :-)
Nicole Avatar
March 16, 2012 at 5:31 PM
wow...I love what you painted in words!!!well done<3 sabina
Merryman Avatar
March 16, 2012 at 5:07 PM
Wow! I can see why you won 1st place with this write. The imagery is fantastic. Congrats on your 1st place win, Rhonda. This is going in my favs. Love, Kim
Phookan Avatar
March 16, 2012 at 9:03 AM
Images of nature's power and destruction so vivid in these lines of haiku.. and liked how resilience conquers despite all. Many congratulations Rhonda on your well deserved 1st place win. love...
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March 16, 2012 at 8:26 AM
Congrats!
Guzzi Avatar
March 16, 2012 at 6:13 AM
Lovely short writes. Congrad's Light & Love
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March 16, 2012 at 12:28 AM
Congratulations, Rhonda, on your 1st prize. Great poem! Love, Maureen
A   Avatar
March 15, 2012 at 10:24 PM
RHONDA~.Congratulations ;-) THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ;-) my contest... Enjoyed your entry,~ always*PD
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March 9, 2012 at 6:58 PM
Love this!!!!! Always, Laura
A   Avatar
March 9, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Rhonda, you did as everyone says... outstanding.. or should i say.. all 3 are outrageous... makes me want to hit a tide... I only live 20 minutes from any beach..., stopping by to peep on my entries... thank you.. love it.. always, PD ..
Clark Avatar
March 9, 2012 at 2:30 PM
This is a very good entrance for this contest. It flows nicely. Just like the water it talks about.
Prabhu Avatar
March 9, 2012 at 5:48 AM
nice pic and a gr8 write....~sashi
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March 9, 2012 at 4:09 AM
Ahh! Nice shot...lookin' down the barrel of a glassy gun! Ex Surfer here, so I got MADD love for this Hi-Chooooo! Bless you. Gaz00n tighht!
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