Haiku

Yucca of white bells

protected by swords of green

enjoying parched land




7/5/2018
Haiku volume 1 contest
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FJ Thomas

Date: 7/15/2018 4:40:00 PM

The beautiful picture suits your lovely Haiku Roy. I hope you've been well.

FJ Thomas
Date: 7/17/2018 7:11:00 AM

In Louisiana we're just one big breath stifling heatwave so I'm not always a fan lol. But I'm still kicking about Roy ;)

Roy Pett
Date: 7/16/2018 3:22:00 PM

Thank you so much for your very kind comment much appreciated FJ, I am well and loving the recent heatwave, hope you are well my friend. :))

Heidi Sands

Date: 7/12/2018 2:48:00 PM

Well written Roy! Congratulations :)

Roy Pett
Date: 7/12/2018 2:52:00 PM

Thank you so much for your congratulations Heidi much appreciated. :))

Warren Doll

Date: 7/11/2018 8:31:00 AM

Great haiku, Roy. Well deserved win!

Roy Pett
Date: 7/11/2018 5:54:00 PM

Thank you so much Warren much appreciated. :))

Susan Gentry

Date: 7/7/2018 5:59:00 PM

Congratulations on your win. Beautiful!

Roy Pett
Date: 7/8/2018 8:02:00 AM

Thank you so much for your very kind comment and congratulations Susan, your support is really appreciated. :))

P.M. Richter

Date: 7/7/2018 9:41:00 AM

An excellent poem ~ congratulations on your win!

Roy Pett
Date: 7/7/2018 9:57:00 AM

Thank you so much for your very kind comment and congratulations P.M. much appreciated. :))

Harry Horsman

Date: 7/7/2018 7:13:00 AM

Excellent winner, love it.

Roy Pett
Date: 7/7/2018 9:56:00 AM

Thanks Harry for your very kind comment much appreciated. :))

Jan Allison

Date: 7/7/2018 1:09:00 AM

lovely haiku Roy - I didn't water mine for months and it still thrived in our porch ! many congrats:-) hugs Jan xx

Roy Pett
Date: 7/7/2018 3:05:00 AM

Thank you so much for your very kind comment and congratulations Jan, they are amazing plants, thanks for your support and encouragement much appreciated. :))

Probir Gupta

Date: 7/6/2018 11:05:00 PM

Not just parched land but we too enjoy, dear Roy ... congratulations ... thank you for liking my The Rejoicing Past ...

Roy Pett
Date: 7/7/2018 3:02:00 AM

Thank you so much for your very kind comment and congratulations Probir, your poems are always a joy to read my friend, thanks again for your support and encouragement much appreciated. :))

Lyric Man

Date: 7/6/2018 9:38:00 PM

Congrats on making the winner's list!!

Roy Pett
Date: 7/7/2018 2:56:00 AM

Thank you so much for your congratulations much appreciated my friend. :))

Lyric Man

Date: 7/6/2018 9:37:00 PM

Roy, I love your word play in this skilled write!

Roy Pett
Date: 7/7/2018 2:56:00 AM

Thank you so much for your very kind comment Lyric Man, much appreciated. :))

Mick Talbot

Date: 7/6/2018 3:35:00 PM

With respect 2 other participants & commenters & the sponsor yor haiku of the 6 judged 2 be winners was the only recognisable haiku What WER the other 28 like Interpretations:Kathy L Cobb http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/haiku/haiku.html L Smith http://lestersmith.com/2009/05/poetic-forms-haiku-senryu-tanka-and-lunes/ jthserra https://allpoetry.com/column/7517765-Not-Seventeen--English-Language-Haiku--a-column---by-jthserra - Poet Collective http://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/haiku/

Roy Pett
Date: 7/7/2018 2:50:00 AM

Thank you so much Mick, I have, well I hope I have learnt a lot about the Japanese forms from following your instructions and entering your contests, I will certainly be checking out the information that you have kindly provided within you comment, I don’t expect to master the art but I will endeavour to, thanks again for your support and I’m always willing to accept and welcome any constructive criticism my friend.

Mick Talbot
Date: 7/6/2018 3:43:00 PM

400 characters just not enough had to use crude abbreviations above. There are many more interpretations out there. However, they are all to some degree, the guidelines I follow. Out of them Kathy Lippard Cobb really goes to town on good and bad, and the rights and wrong. They all do but she really makes a point, and that is what I am trying to do. With respect to you and to all I follow and those following me, I rest my case. Mick

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/6/2018 1:27:00 PM

I see you got a win, Roy. Big congratulations to you!

Roy Pett
Date: 7/7/2018 2:38:00 AM

Thank you so much for your congratulations Andrea, a bit of a surprise for me but really pleased, thanks again for your support much appreciated. :))

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 7/6/2018 1:23:00 PM

- Beautiful haiku Roy, congratulations on your well deserved win :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Roy Pett
Date: 7/7/2018 2:36:00 AM

Thank you so much for your very kind comment and congratulations Anne-Lise, so pleased you liked this, thanks again for your support and encouragement much appreciated. :))

Susan Ashley

Date: 7/6/2018 11:58:00 AM

Wow! Roy, your wondrous imagery of such superbly expressed beauty excites my poetic heart. A heartthrob of a haiku! Congratulations on your excellent win my talented friend. Warmest wishes always.. ~Susan

Roy Pett
Date: 7/7/2018 2:27:00 AM

Thank you so much for your very kind comment and congratulations Susan, there are so many exceptional poets on here so to receive comments like this and my placements in contests is overwhelming, I feel so honoured, thanks again for your support and encouragement. :))

Robert Marlow

Date: 7/6/2018 11:21:00 AM

An interesting Haiku. Congratulations Roy.

Roy Pett
Date: 7/6/2018 11:46:00 AM

Thank you so much for your congratulations Robert your support is really appreciated appreciated. :))

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 7/6/2018 11:19:00 AM

Hello Roy Pett I have never seen a Yucca plant.Nor I never tasted one. Is it like a white potato? Have a nice day my friend.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 7/8/2018 10:38:00 AM

Thank you it is a beautiful plant.Have a nice day my friend.

Roy Pett
Date: 7/6/2018 11:45:00 AM

Hello Darlene, I have posted a picture of a yucca plant, those leaves are very sharp, another name is Spanish bayonet, it is not edible as far as I know, thanks for your support and I hope you have nice weekend my friend. :))

Eve Roper

Date: 7/6/2018 9:13:00 AM

They sure do :-) Congratulations on your win hugs Eve

Roy Pett
Date: 7/6/2018 9:26:00 AM

Thank you so much for your congratulations Eve, I really appreciate your support and encouragement. :))

Line Gauthier

Date: 7/6/2018 8:07:00 AM

Congrats on your podium finish, Roy.

Roy Pett
Date: 7/6/2018 9:24:00 AM

Thank you so much for your congratulations Line your support in really appreciated. :))

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart

Date: 7/6/2018 8:00:00 AM

Damn, I'm emotional today. I planted a yucca on my ex mother in common law's gorgeous acreage, never got to see it bloom. Swords of green cutting me in this write. Wonderful haiku Roy, and I see congratulations in order too! xomo

Roy Pett
Date: 7/6/2018 9:20:00 AM

Thank you so much Maureen for your very kind comment and congratulations, so sorry for your sadness today my friend, my yucca has had four spikes this year, I give it a lot of loving care and it still stabs me, thanks again for your support and I hope you feel better soon.