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4/19/2020

~3rd Place (shared)~ Let the Pens Flow - Haiku, sponsored by Jenish Somadas

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Fruit of Our Labor

tiny fragile bud
clean prune cultivate nurture—
precious child blossoms
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Dietrich Avatar
April 26, 2020 at 3:23 PM
congrats for your win, Mark. The last line is so sweet.
Toney Avatar
April 26, 2020 at 10:26 PM
Why, thank you, ma'am! Congrats on your win with "the sentinel trees' as they stand vigil over the sly foxes :) Best wishes to you and yours and stay safe! ~Mark
Somadas Avatar
April 26, 2020 at 1:27 PM
Lovely Haiku.. Congrats Mark..
Toney Avatar
April 26, 2020 at 10:19 PM
Jenish, thank you so much for sponsoring the contest, and congratulations to all who placed. Best wishes to you and yours and may we all stay safe! ~Mark
Wolf Avatar
April 26, 2020 at 12:42 PM
Nice. Our children are the fruit on the family tree, so to speak. Lovely penned! ~ Gershon
Toney Avatar
April 26, 2020 at 10:28 PM
Many thanks, Gershon. I've enjoyed the comments you made today as you kindly took a walk through my poetry. Cheers! ~Mark
Faulkner Avatar
April 19, 2020 at 3:28 PM
This is so delicate and hopeful, sweetly told-
Toney Avatar
April 19, 2020 at 3:59 PM
Thank you, kind Michelle. ~Mark
Smith Avatar
April 19, 2020 at 11:59 AM
Very good Haiku Mark, well done...
Toney Avatar
April 19, 2020 at 2:13 PM
Thank you for that, Charlie. Best wishes to you and yours, and stay safe! ~Mark
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