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Discovering Purpose

Rapidly falling 
Crashing against weathered stones
Water seeks purpose

*My first attempt at Haiku

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James Fraser

Date: 2/22/2010 10:32:00 AM

Nathan, many congratulations to you for your poetry being featured on the Soups home page >> James

Date: 2/21/2010 7:23:00 AM

Interesting poem for the reader to reflect on. Congratulations on having it featured this week. Keep on writing! I wish you continued success. Karen

Brian Strand

Date: 6/24/2009 11:51:00 PM

Congrats on your success in Raul's contest Nathan.Rgds Brian

James Marshall Goff

Date: 6/24/2009 8:49:00 PM

congrats Nathan! great haiku! jim

Carrie Richards

Date: 6/24/2009 4:52:00 PM

Congratulations Nathan...a great winning poem!!~Carrie

Trudy Diane Rider

Date: 6/24/2009 4:09:00 PM

Congratulations on your win in Raul's contest! ~Trudy~

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 6/24/2009 3:18:00 PM

Way to go on your first attempt..i love this form .Congratulations! Barbara

Raul Moreno

Date: 6/24/2009 2:08:00 PM

Nathan, congrats on your success in my contest...Raul

L'Nass Shango

Date: 5/27/2009 8:42:00 AM

What a crowning success ... the ending is perfect closure echoing the universal longing in us. Fantastic first write ... you are natural working with the gift of the gods. Love, my friend.

Justin Hensley

Date: 5/20/2009 5:50:00 PM

I like the imagery! great write you are a natural haiku writer!

Elizabeth Neal

Date: 5/19/2009 5:09:00 PM

This is beautiful, I wouldn't have known if you wouldn't have said this was your first attempt.

James Fraser

Date: 5/19/2009 3:18:00 PM

Awesome first time Haiku Nate, its next on my poetry journey also, James

Carrie Richards

Date: 5/16/2009 2:44:00 PM

This is outstanding...a wonderful first experience with this lovely style of poetry!! Wow!!~ Carrie

James Marshall Goff

Date: 5/16/2009 8:45:00 AM

wow! I see many avenues of emotional depth with this cool haiku!!! love it! Jim

P Sheart

Date: 5/16/2009 7:36:00 AM

Hi Nathan For your first attempt at haiku you did a outstanding job! So inquisitive, love the way the water's in search for it's purpose. Couldn't have written a better haiku myself! Thanks for your most welcome comments on my haidu Visions. It seems we're on the same wave length! I Look forward to reading more of your outstanding poetry in the future! Many blessings to you and yours. Take care. Love Light Truth Patricia

Sharon Winter

Date: 5/16/2009 7:15:00 AM

Wow. First try? Pretty amazing! Love it in fact! Love, Shar

Brian Strand

Date: 5/16/2009 12:47:00 AM

Very good imagery Nathan.Rgds Brian & thanks for your welcom comments

Yoni Dvorkis

Date: 5/15/2009 11:28:00 PM

Neet concept. Actually fits the haiku's 'nature' oriented themes that I never followed in the forms page. I love your falling water analogy. Water knows how to get around obstacles, assuming it's basic purpose is to follow gravity, it can get around any barrier given enough time has passed.

Jesse Wood

Date: 5/15/2009 9:56:00 PM

Great Job!

Nathan Leccese

Date: 5/15/2009 8:52:00 PM

The funny thing about your comment Carolyn is that I had the vision of a waterfall. :-) That's one of the beauties of Haiku. It can be interpreted is so many ways.

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 5/15/2009 8:14:00 PM

Is it really your first attempt? Awesome, Nathan. Water does "seek purpose," even when it is carried by a hurricane to some unwelcome shore. Best Wishes, Carolyn (And you have return mail.)

Nathan Leccese

Date: 5/15/2009 6:03:00 PM

No Problem. Never wrote a Haiku before, seen your contest and thought I would give it a shot.

Raul Moreno

Date: 5/15/2009 5:55:00 PM

Thanks for supporting my contest Nathan...Raul