Deb Radke Poet Haiku

Slips of Spring

an icicle
drip, drip, dripping away
slips of spring

sunlight gleams
winter garb cast aside
petticoats flash

rays of gold
glistening on the glen
flicks of foxtails

mewling mouths
nuzzle at their mother
come spring



[“petticoats” in this instance are meant to signify 
glistening white snow, hidden beneath gray snow banks, 
and exposed suddenly by early spring sunshine.]

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Carol Sunshine Brown February 24, 2011 at 6:31 AM Congratulations Deb, on your well deserved win for your poem in Charles Henderson's contest "String Haiku". Love, Carol

Elaine George February 20, 2011 at 7:16 PM Simply breath-takingly beautiful, Deb. Many congrat's on your BIG WIN. Lainie

Robert Pettit February 15, 2011 at 5:12 PM Congratulations for winning with these haikus. I knew they were winners the first time I saw them.

Carolyn Devonshire February 15, 2011 at 12:17 PM Deb, Congratulations on your win in the string contest! Love, Carolyn

Eiken Laan February 15, 2011 at 8:52 AM Deb, these are all wonderful, love them. Congratulations.

Andrea Dietrich February 14, 2011 at 10:44 PM oh, here is a darling one i had missed seeing earlier. Wow, this one gets the award for alliteration in a haiku series and the title is really great for this one. Congratulations.

Nette Onclaud February 14, 2011 at 10:05 PM soaking in the beauty of your kus, deb.. my BIG CONGRATS to you..:) huggs, nette

Linda-Marie Sweetheart February 14, 2011 at 7:47 PM Congrats Deb on your super win in the string Haiku contest with this brilliant beauty my friend.. enjoy ..luv..

John Freeman February 14, 2011 at 7:29 PM Congratulations Deb on your poem's honored wind. Agape, Moses

Kash Poet February 14, 2011 at 6:12 PM Congrats Deb on your win in this contest!Enjoyed your Haikus.

Dr.Ram Mehta February 14, 2011 at 6:11 PM Congratultions on the well deserved win in the contest, deb

Joyce Johnson February 14, 2011 at 4:46 PM Congratulations for your great win. Love, Joyce

Sara Kendrick February 4, 2011 at 12:53 PM Very descriptive and expressive work that you have penned..Reads like a winner to me..Good luck in the contest..Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my work..Your comments were a ray of delight..Sara

Carolyn Devonshire February 4, 2011 at 12:38 PM Such a cute image of the baby foxes you created in your string haiku, Deb. Wishing you the best in the contest! Love, Carolyn

Elaine George February 4, 2011 at 8:45 AM Absolutely beautiful, Deb. Lainie

Robert Pettit February 3, 2011 at 7:48 PM Thanks for the explanation at the bottom. All of these haiku collectively render fine descriptiveness.

Poet Destroyer A February 3, 2011 at 5:12 PM a good string of haiku's, enjoyed your write Deb,..p.d.

Michael J. Falotico February 3, 2011 at 2:24 PM Nice group of Haiku's my dear Deb... missed your poetry latley, hope your well ..luv Michael