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Enlightenment

So many people
are out smelling the flowers...
Hope some planting them.

Pluck not the flower
Let it be the delight of 
other travelers

Flowers in morning 
tell us to look up always 
and not to look down

By plucking petals
impossible to gather....
fairness and fragrance

Fairness and fragrance
always will stay in the hand
that gives to someone

I asked a flower,
“What is the meaning of life?”
opened empty hands. 

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August 14, 2014
Form Haiku (Syllables Total 102- (6 by 17)
Dr. Ram Mehta
Contest: Enlightenment by marvin celestial

encouraginginspirationalintrospectionhaiku

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Skat A

Date: 5/23/2015 11:08:00 AM

AWESOME

Darlene Gifford

Date: 9/15/2014 12:04:00 PM

This poem is worthy of the highest praise and awards. Well done, Dr. Ram! I'm including it on my favorites list. Also, you commented recently on my Haiku "A Change of Address" And you said it gave you a laugh. That's good, but the true meaning of that poem was lost on you and others I've shared it with who thought I did not respect the dead and their resting place. Not true! Please read the notes I've added to that poem. And you will discover the true biblical meaning I intended. :)

Archana Garg

Date: 9/5/2014 10:33:00 AM

congratulations , Dr. Ram for the great win. You deserved it.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 9/4/2014 7:42:00 AM

Wow, this entry is so impressive and well written! I am very happy to see it garner the number ONE spot. Big Congrats Dr. Ram. Blessings, Connie

Archana Kapoor Nagpal

Date: 9/4/2014 6:56:00 AM

Congrats!!

Mark Trichet

Date: 9/2/2014 9:03:00 PM

Congrats Dr Ram, loved the fragrance of this Haiku...exceptional

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 9/2/2014 7:55:00 PM

I can see why this one is in the top spot. Congratulations Dr. Ram.

Casarah Nance

Date: 9/2/2014 5:15:00 PM

Wonderful win my friend :) there is so much wisdom in your writes!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/2/2014 3:38:00 PM

BIG congrats on your big win, Dr. Ram

Sandra Haight

Date: 9/2/2014 2:26:00 PM

Congratulations on your 1st place win, Dr. Mehta! Nice! Sandra

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 9/2/2014 12:13:00 PM

- Dr. Ram, the first alone ... is a winner - but, all are wonderful - Congratulations on the top of the list ... FIRST PLACE !!! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 9/2/2014 11:34:00 AM

Beautiful, Dr. Ram. Congratulations on your win! Love, Carolyn

Pandita Sietesantos

Date: 9/2/2014 10:04:00 AM

Dr. Ram, this piece is so "enlightening" - an excellent haiku! Congratulations on your TOP OF THE CLASS win! Pandita

John Lawless

Date: 9/2/2014 7:59:00 AM

Congrats on the top finish Dr. Ram. I think the last Haiku should stand on its own as it seem to me to be diminished by the descriptions preceding it.

Diana Burkholder

Date: 9/2/2014 6:58:00 AM

Beautiful images reminds me when I was young I would not pick flowers because I wanted others to enjoy them a well. Now I am older and if I pick a flower, I do so rarely and still with the thought of those who walk the path after me. Congratulations on this worthy win!