Ruins In Sandcastles

Scared to fall asleep
As tides rip open shelters
Of childhood castles...

Scared to lower bridge
As hopeful heart cries exposed
Under jogger's shoe...

Ephemeral  life
Whales eco-locate my soul
Tacit castles in the dusk...

for SKAT's Contest "Sand Castles"

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 12/7/2010 3:11:00 PM
Congratulations on your win..Sara
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Date: 12/7/2010 5:44:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Iolanda in S K A T*s "Sandcastle Haiku"contest. Love,Carol
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Date: 12/6/2010 9:53:00 PM
a GREAT trio there, Iolanda and well deserved win. Congratulations!
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Date: 12/6/2010 5:36:00 PM
Congrats on your win.I liked this one very much-kashinath
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Date: 12/6/2010 8:20:00 AM
Congratulations Iolanda on your 5th place, You go girl! Agape, Moses
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Date: 12/6/2010 4:28:00 AM
I love this one!!!! images are excellent...congrats my poet friend...love Michael
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Date: 12/6/2010 2:13:00 AM
Congratulations on this well deserved win in the contest of skat, Iolanda
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Date: 12/5/2010 9:31:00 PM
Iolanda~CONGRATULATIONS! And a super thank for the nice & amazing entry. I had so much fun pretending to ride out every haiku. Many of the haiku's had more meaning to them than I expected. God bless*luv~SKAT
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Date: 12/5/2010 8:36:00 PM
Nice one Iolanda. Many congrats for this win.
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Date: 12/5/2010 5:20:00 PM
Good luck in the contest with this great work..Reads like a winner to me..Sara
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Date: 12/5/2010 5:11:00 PM
Well done, and good luck in the contest,..p.d.
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