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~11th Place~
Contest: Thirteen Syllables Or Less
Sponsor: Timothy Hicks
Judged: 03/31/2016

For The Contest, "1455 Short Form"
Sponsor, Brian Strand

Hummingbirds


hummingbirds

     draw in sweet nectar...

          from plastic flowers

birddrinkhaiku

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Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty

April 4, 2016 at 11:41 AM

DELIGHTFUL/ MASTERSTROKE/LOVE SANDRA.

Beautiful Scars

April 3, 2016 at 12:25 PM

Sandra, back with my congrats on your placement! :)-luloo

Paul Callus

April 2, 2016 at 4:17 PM

Lovely imagery, Sandra! I noticed that BW also tackled the subject of hummingbirds and sweet nectar! Congrats on your win:) // paul

Sandra Haight

April 3, 2016 at 8:10 AM

Thank you, Paul. Yes, Tim said there were three hummingbird entries. He liked the 'plastic flowers' a-ha moment. Sandra

Jan Allison

April 1, 2016 at 7:46 AM

many congrats on your win Sandra:-) hugs Jan xx

Sandra Haight

April 1, 2016 at 7:51 AM

Thank you, Jan. Hugs, Sandra

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

April 1, 2016 at 2:19 AM

Congrats on ur superb win with this lovely write Sandra..

Sandra Haight

April 1, 2016 at 7:50 AM

Thank you for your visit and supportive comment, Dr. Upma. Hugs, Sandra

Andrea Dietrich

April 1, 2016 at 1:02 AM

this is clever. Loved the twist. Congrats, Sandra.

Sandra Haight

April 1, 2016 at 7:50 AM

Thank you, Andrea. Hugs, Sandra

Teddy Kimathi

March 31, 2016 at 5:38 AM

Hi Sandra. Your poem flows so nicely together with the photo ;-) Congrats for your top placement in the contest!!!

Sandra Haight

April 1, 2016 at 7:48 AM

Thank you very much, Teddy. It was fun to write it based on watching the ones in your yard in the summer. Sandra

Connie Marcum Wong

March 31, 2016 at 3:51 AM

Congratulations Sandra. I thought your haiku was clever. #7 ; )

Sandra Haight

April 1, 2016 at 7:47 AM

Thank you, Connie. I was inspired by the ones that drink from "plastic flowers" in our yard each summer! Hugs, Sandra

Sandra Haight

April 1, 2016 at 7:46 AM

Thank you for an interesting contest, Tim, and for picking my hummingbird entry with the twist for your winner's list! Every summer, we watch them drink from plastic flowers in our yard! Sandra

Timothy Hicks

March 31, 2016 at 3:20 AM

Congrats Sandra! This was a tough call, because believe it or not, there were THREE haiku submissions that were about hummingbirds. In the end though, I chose yours because it had the best "a-ha" moment, with the plastic flowers line.