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Land-Ocean

tropical island -- uninhabited by man virgin land awaits ocean's vast expanse -- crashing waves and gentle swells contrast in motion unseen shoal wrecks ship -- island becomes a haven land and sea conspire Kim Merryman 1/21/12 for Linda-Marie's Haiku Hodge-podge trio contest

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Samual Ronthorpe

Date: 2/5/2012 5:09:00 AM

Kim, Well done. Congrats on your win............S.Ronthorpe

Spandan Karmakar

Date: 2/2/2012 2:33:00 AM

Congrats Kim for your win in this contest.....spandan.

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 1/31/2012 4:15:00 PM

congrats on your win in the contest, very nicely written, I like the closing line with the land and sea conspiring :-)

David Williams

Date: 1/31/2012 1:05:00 AM

Kim congrats on your win..love them..David

Bl Devnath

Date: 1/30/2012 8:42:00 PM

Many congratulation on your win in the contest for this wonderful haiku, loved, bl

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/30/2012 4:00:00 PM

I sure do remember this well plotted set, Kim, Big Congrats to you on your win.

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 1/30/2012 1:56:00 PM

Congratulations on your super win in Linda-Marie's "Hodgepodge Trio"contest Kim. Love, Carol

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 1/30/2012 1:28:00 PM

congrats Kim on sweet success in my contest .. treasured words..thankxxx..luv..

Robert Pettit

Date: 1/26/2012 11:29:00 PM

That ship must have been the SS Minnow, and now Gilligan, the Skipper, and five other people inhabit that tropical island. Good trio of haiku Kim.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/22/2012 9:21:00 PM

just re reading this one. You really did well. I too chose land/ocean. IT's a great combo.

Black Eyed Susan

Date: 1/21/2012 7:12:00 PM

great descriptions. you really tie them together in the last haiku nicely :) good luck in the contest!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/21/2012 5:24:00 PM

I like your finishing lines on these. kind of describing their essence. Good ones, Kim!!

S.Jagathsimhan Nair

Date: 1/21/2012 5:08:00 PM

nice hodgepodge blending the two so well..

Heather Ober

Date: 1/21/2012 5:08:00 PM

I really enjoyed reading this. You pack so much imagery into so few lines. Good luck in the contest!

Greg Stanley

Date: 1/21/2012 3:58:00 PM

Kim, wonderfully written, best of luck in the contest, Greg