Haiku

spawn at river bend
     holds wriggling tails in jelly
          maturing to legs

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Eve Roper

Date: 3/15/2018 10:48:00 PM

Wonderful imagery in your poem, Jean , and written very well. Congratulations on your win! Hugs ~`*

Jean Murray
Date: 3/16/2018 4:53:00 AM

Good morning Eve. Thank you for your visit.

Rhoda Tripp

Date: 3/15/2018 7:42:00 PM

Very awesome. Love seeing those little tadpoles in the spring. Congratulations, Jean.

Jean Murray
Date: 3/15/2018 7:52:00 PM

Thank you Rhoda.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/15/2018 6:13:00 PM

Cute one. I almost used tadpoles in my own haiku! Congrats to you for your win

Jean Murray
Date: 3/15/2018 6:22:00 PM

Thank you Andrea.

Paul Callus

Date: 3/15/2018 10:11:00 AM

Striking imagery of this three liner, Jean. Congratulations on placing first!! // paul

Jean Murray
Date: 3/15/2018 11:16:00 AM

Thank you Paul.

Jan Allison

Date: 3/15/2018 5:42:00 AM

Many congrats Jean:-) hugs jan xx

Jean Murray
Date: 3/15/2018 7:07:00 AM

Good afternoon Jan and thank you.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 3/15/2018 4:02:00 AM

- An excellet 1st place in the contest ~ Congratulations, Jean :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jean Murray
Date: 3/15/2018 4:25:00 AM

Yabbadabbadoo Sunshine !! Thank you.

Sathya Babu

Date: 3/15/2018 3:46:00 AM

Jean Congratulations on your TOP win :-) Regards, Sathya

Jean Murray
Date: 3/15/2018 4:25:00 AM

Thank you Sathya.

Subimal Sinha-Roy

Date: 3/15/2018 1:23:00 AM

Congratulations, Jan on your great win.

Jean Murray
Date: 3/15/2018 4:24:00 AM

Thank you Subimal.

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 3/14/2018 11:26:00 PM

Congratulations on your win, Dear Jean - blessings, my friend! :-)

Jean Murray
Date: 3/15/2018 4:24:00 AM

I feel blessed this morning Greg. Thank you.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/14/2018 10:55:00 PM

Congratulations Jean. Tom

Jean Murray
Date: 3/15/2018 4:19:00 AM

Thank you Tom.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/14/2018 10:37:00 PM

Very descriptive! Congrats, Jean!

Jean Murray
Date: 3/15/2018 4:18:00 AM

Hi Kim. Thank you.

Line Gauthier

Date: 3/14/2018 8:40:00 PM

Back with well deserved congrats. There is something quite adorable about your poem, Jean.

Jean Murray
Date: 3/15/2018 4:00:00 AM

Aw Line.....thank you.

Viv Wigley

Date: 3/14/2018 8:25:00 PM

...and you spawned a winner! Congrats! x

Jean Murray
Date: 3/15/2018 4:00:00 AM

What the devil....did I? Thank you for your post natal visit Viv..

Mick Talbot

Date: 3/14/2018 7:24:00 PM

That was the most difficult of all to judge, re those that got through to the third round, congratulations on your joint 1st place Jean... Mick

Jean Murray
Date: 3/14/2018 8:01:00 PM

Thank you Mick. I'm thrilled.

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 3/14/2018 7:05:00 PM

Aren't they something to watch, Jean, with their little see through bodies? I enjoyed your haiku. Congratulations on your wonderful First Place win! : )

Jean Murray
Date: 3/14/2018 7:13:00 PM

Thank you Connie. I'm delighted.

Viv Wigley

Date: 3/14/2018 2:08:00 AM

tadpole legs are stuck// expert hands wrestle it free// there goes Jean Murray x

Jean Murray
Date: 3/14/2018 2:12:00 AM

Good morning Viv. I am just up for work. Now there's an amphibian you would not want to see in the breech position.