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Growing Dark

cool sun silhouette crows cloaking the naked trees a long shadow cast 11.06.2019 A Late Fall or Early Winter Haiku Poetry Contest Sponsored by Tania Kitchin

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Indiana Shaw

Date: 11/16/2019 6:15:00 AM

Crows suit stark trees, eerie folks . . . ; )

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/16/2019 6:52:00 PM

They certainly do ;), xomo

Line Gauthier

Date: 11/13/2019 7:02:00 AM

Lovely penning. Congrats on your top win, Maureen.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/16/2019 6:52:00 PM

Thank you Line! xomo

Timothy Mcguire

Date: 11/11/2019 4:05:00 PM

Nice Congrats!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/12/2019 7:31:00 AM

Thank you Tim! xomo :)

Gershon Wolf

Date: 11/10/2019 8:10:00 PM

Chilled me to the marrow just to read this! Congrats on your winner in the contest, Mo!! ~ Caw, Caw

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/11/2019 8:11:00 AM

Thank you dear! Caw, Caw to you! xomo

Jan Allison

Date: 11/8/2019 4:05:00 PM

superb imagery Mo, reminded me of 'the birds'! many congratulations on your win:-) hugs Jan xx

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/9/2019 1:47:00 PM

Thank you Jan! Hugs xomo :),

Pashang Salehi

Date: 11/8/2019 1:57:00 PM

A wonderful and well-composed poem.

Pashang Salehi
Date: 11/19/2019 12:57:00 AM

You are always welcome...

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/9/2019 1:46:00 PM

Thank you Pashang, xomo

Ts Poetry

Date: 11/8/2019 12:43:00 PM

It's freezing here already Mo...keep the cold up there eh

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/9/2019 1:45:00 PM

No yeah. Heh, share and share alike, would not otherwise be polite eh? ;), xomo!

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 11/8/2019 4:41:00 AM

- Congratulations on your fine win, Maureen :) - Well done - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/8/2019 7:46:00 AM

Thank you Anne-Lise! xomo :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/7/2019 7:47:00 PM

wow, so gorgeous, and I love the alliteration. Very well deserved win, Maureen.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/8/2019 7:45:00 AM

Thank you Andrea! I am thrilled with how this one turned out :))) xomo!

Charles Messina

Date: 11/7/2019 7:05:00 PM

I can see it! Very cool Mo! Congratulations on your top win in Tania's contest. ~Charlie

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/8/2019 7:44:00 AM

Thank you Charles! :))) xomo

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 11/7/2019 6:55:00 PM

Knew this would be at top! Congratulations, Maureen!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/8/2019 7:35:00 AM

Thank you so much Kim! :))) xomo!

Tania Kitchin

Date: 11/7/2019 4:51:00 PM

Congratulations MO on your top placement in the contest with this eerily beautiful haiku, love the imagery!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/8/2019 7:36:00 AM

Thank you Tania! For my placement and the inspiration! xomo :)

Jeff Connelly

Date: 11/7/2019 6:25:00 AM

Very great images come from your words Maureen. Seeing the crows as leaves really sticks in my head. Such a great poem Maureen.

Jeff Connelly
Date: 11/8/2019 9:37:00 AM

Why I love this crow/leaf image Maureen dates back to when I was young (we've already talked about "Psycho"), but my parents were very strict, yet also very liberal. My Mum let us watch "The Birds". It scared me more than Psycho ever could. Before military traveling became a way of life, I lived twice in a house my folks owned for awhile. It was from the early 1800s. After watching "The Birds" I refused to go upstairs to bed alone because of the old attic and creaking wood knowing there would be birds LOL!!!

Jeff Connelly
Date: 11/8/2019 9:25:00 AM

From that I get to this. Have you ever seen Monty Python's "Meaning of Life" Maureen? When they begin the section about death, there is a tree thats leaves have changed. I don't remember the exact wording, but you hear a voice of a girl saying, "Mummie, no mummie." A single leaf jiggles and with a scream drops off the tree. Then several others: a husband to a wife, etc... But then you hear multiple screams and all of the leaves drop off at one time lol.

Jeff Connelly
Date: 11/8/2019 9:17:00 AM

My feet always get cold but I'd be wearing shorts; especially to see how I imagine your wonderful wording of a crow leaves tree. Sounds certainly like a murder of crows.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/8/2019 7:49:00 AM

That image delightfully haunts my memory, had them roost in the trees around my house one winter's eve a few years ago. Captivated, I stood in awe, entreated to their gentle coos, until my feet got too cold. Thank you my friend! xomo

Timothy Mcguire

Date: 11/7/2019 12:36:00 AM

like it a lot! what are the crows waiting for?

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 11/8/2019 7:41:00 AM

Thank you! Who knows what goes on in those bird brains, something for sure ;), xomo