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Farm Foreclosure

empty dairy barn long grasses hide memories store bought milk tastes sad

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Ernilando Tugaff

Date: 5/7/2009 2:29:00 PM

Hi James, short poem but loaded with messages. I love this poem. I have a also a feaured poem this week. God bless yiu. Ernilando

Trudy Diane Rider

Date: 4/27/2009 7:52:00 AM

OMG the last line is SO TRUE! I was brought up on non-pasturized fresh milk and know this to be so true! And how sad it is for our economy as well, to have these shells of farmhouses and barns dotting the landscape also. Wonderful poem! and thank you for your wonderful comments on my Dove poem also! I think I was blushing by the time I was done reading it! ~Trudy!

Laura Mckenzie

Date: 4/17/2009 3:11:00 PM

Very interesting view of a sad scene in our country! Great write! Laura :)

Raul Moreno

Date: 4/17/2009 2:57:00 AM

Very sad, loved the middle line...Raul

Josette Key

Date: 4/16/2009 3:21:00 PM

A very powerful haiku. So much can be said with so few words. I am so glad you like my work. Josette

Arany P.

Date: 4/15/2009 4:52:00 AM

this expressive haiku is very touching ... a very soundly short write! thank you ... hope you had a great time as well! take care ... jmg! ~ Arany

L'Nass Shango

Date: 4/14/2009 7:34:00 AM

This haiku has a tongue in every word, a voice in every line, and a truth in its whole ... the poet rises from a realm of talent and pour his feelings out through it. Thanks for your friendly comments, keep the vibes flowing, brother, friend.

Matthew Anish

Date: 4/13/2009 5:09:00 PM

Nice write about the pplight of our farmers. Keep it up! Mathew Anish

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 4/13/2009 12:56:00 PM

i love this haiku-sad haiku

Frank F. Atanacio

Date: 4/13/2009 11:52:00 AM

so few words but grips it is sad or taste sad as you wrote

Jane Bowen

Date: 4/13/2009 11:07:00 AM

aawwweee...so sad..and so very true. How terrible life is treating the earthlings lately. (being an earling myself, I have to speak up for the rest of us) he he he Your Haiku is perfect. The first line says so much...and that's the point...so BRAVO to you for bringing the reader to the point so well...and the rest is exquisite in every way. The reality in the readers face at the end hits it home...your point well taken.I lived on a farm and drank fresh milk, I know!

Sharon Winter

Date: 4/13/2009 7:19:00 AM

Excellent haiku. So, so sad. Let us hope things change for the better. Love, shar

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 4/12/2009 12:15:00 PM

It's so sad to see the farms fall during these difficult economic times. Their products are essential to our survival. This is a very touching reflection, James. I'd rather bail out the farmers than bail out Wall Street. Sometimes we, as a nation, forget what is truly important. Love, Carolyn

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 4/12/2009 11:55:00 AM

yes, yes, a TASTE can evoke the emotions! very nice! Light & Love

Luke Steadman

Date: 4/12/2009 9:32:00 AM

yea this is the tune of all the good ole farm lands lately...it’s an unfortunate reality...well written...o and there's nothing like sitting on the edge of a neighborless land and watching the interaction of nature glad to know others who appreciate the simplicity and complexity of such a thing...~Luke

Betty Culberson

Date: 4/12/2009 9:12:00 AM

It seems there's a lot of that going around. I apreciate your comments as well..

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen

Date: 4/12/2009 7:51:00 AM

The poem captures the heart. I hope you haven't experienced this. If so, I'm sorry. You did a fine job on this one.

Carrie Richards

Date: 4/12/2009 7:25:00 AM

Its sad enough when homes foreclose...but farms too...their way of life, their land, their hard work....it is so terrible to see. (I wrote a poem awhile back too...about foreclosure...it is a blight around the country. A sad but relevant haiku, James.

Christopher Higgins

Date: 4/12/2009 7:06:00 AM

The last line speaks loudly..well done Haiku.