Orange

orange on a tree
sweetly tempts a honey bee. . . .
he leaves her hanging

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Skat A

May 16, 2015 at 12:35 PM

Skat A

May 12, 2015 at 1:28 PM

PS... THE BEE MUST HAD BEEN MALE... HOW DARE HE FORGETS HOW SWEET IT IS TO BE WANTED...SKAT

Skat A

May 12, 2015 at 1:27 PM

ORANGE YOU GLAD, I AM BACK...LOL....

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty

November 26, 2014 at 8:39 AM

...leaves her hanging..we to carrots Andrea. so clever you are. adding it to favlist. This haiku is 111/100. Love sweet Andrea.RAJAT

Robin Davis

August 22, 2014 at 9:46 PM

Andrea This is so creative with a last line that could mean different things, letting the reader use their imagination. Thank you for the great comment on my Quotes poem.

Harry Horsman

October 23, 2012 at 8:38 AM

love this, boy what a juxtapose...no wonder it was a winner...

Carol Sunshine Brown

September 21, 2011 at 2:42 PM

Congratulations on your win in the contest of P.D. "Any Haiku Will Do" Andrea. Love, Carol

Charlotte Puddifoot

September 18, 2011 at 9:56 PM

aha I remember this one from the oranges or apples haiku contest! it was a winner then and now, congrats andrea :-)

Connie Marcum Wong

September 18, 2011 at 7:51 PM

Congratulations on your second place with with this engaging haiku filled with humorous wit.

Black Eyed Susan

September 18, 2011 at 10:50 AM

I love the double meaning in the last line. a dramatic ending! also, how it rhymes so smoothly. congratulations on your win :)

Carrie Richards

September 18, 2011 at 10:32 AM

What a cute one!! (hmmm....don't think we are talking of the bee in that last line!!) :)

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

September 18, 2011 at 9:02 AM

CONGRATS MY FRIEND ON SECOND PLACE WIN WITH LUV..

Fabiyas M V

September 18, 2011 at 7:08 AM

Congratulations,Andrea!

David Williams

September 18, 2011 at 6:09 AM

Andrea congrats on your great win..David

Gwendolen Song

September 18, 2011 at 5:13 AM

Howdy Andrea. This is one sweeeet haiku. I love the final line that seals it with a kiss! Just superb! I am beginning to enjoy haikus more and more as I read yours here! It'd be great to have a tatalizing picture attached to this one. Gwendolen

Eiken Laan

September 18, 2011 at 4:15 AM

wonderful play on words Andrea, superb haiku. Missed everyone's work here while I was away, so good to read again.

Poet Destroyer A

September 18, 2011 at 4:00 AM

Andrea, stopping by to say hi **!:-) .Congratulations on your any haiku will do for me contest., :-). Thank you so much for entering and sharing your poem. And not adding your name on the bottom,, (JOKE) I had over 15 poems with their names attached,,,Thanks for supporting my contest,, God bless,... LINDA

Jslambert Mister Roboto

September 18, 2011 at 3:56 AM

nice win! Orange you glad you entered? Ok, I'll quit with the Orange jokes!:)

Jslambert Mister Roboto

June 18, 2011 at 2:27 AM

Orange you supposed to be checkin' your soup mail? Cus' I sent you a freshly squeezed reply. but if you read it too quickly, the juice might spill over into your eye! Ouch! :) btw Seven on your Orange Poem,cus it was cool as ice...and I DIDN'T just read it twice dear, I had to read it Thrice, and dang that orange was Nice. and now my poem is starting to bite, bite and nice don't rhyme right, but I guess that shitAke's alright, won't you have a bite tonite, now I'll stop w/the Writes! bye