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Snowdrops Haiku

sun shines through the clouds
peeping through the thawing soil
one single snowdrop


Contest judged on 13th May - received N/A
Submitted to second chance 2 sponsored by Eve Roper

Traditional haiku 5/7/5

28th April 2016

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Darren White

October 12, 2016 at 7:52 AM

This is a very short poem and it doesn't even rhyme ;) (That is 1, and now I do as you say and go back to sleep)

Jan Allison

October 12, 2016 at 7:58 AM

ha ha ha about it not rhyming - I love seeing snowdrops peeping through the ground - thankfully we don't get snow often:-) hugs Jan xx

Sara Kendrick

June 18, 2016 at 2:43 PM

Congrats on your win..Sara

Jan Allison

June 18, 2016 at 2:52 PM

Thanks sara:-) hugs Jan xx

Laura Leiser

June 9, 2016 at 8:36 PM

Very pretty haiku, Jan! Congrats on your top win in the contest :)

Jan Allison

June 10, 2016 at 6:31 AM

Thanks Laura:-) hugs jan xx

Janis Medders Tobechi

June 9, 2016 at 6:52 PM

Congratulations on your win...

Jan Allison

June 10, 2016 at 6:31 AM

Thanks Janis:-) hugs jan xx

Dineen Williams Gault

June 9, 2016 at 8:04 AM

Wow...uniquely beautiful. Congratulations!

Jan Allison

June 9, 2016 at 8:12 AM

Thanks Dineen:-) hugs Jan xx

Charlie Smith

June 8, 2016 at 10:34 PM

Congratulations Jan, second times a charm...

Jan Allison

June 9, 2016 at 8:12 AM

Thanks Charlie:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper

June 8, 2016 at 5:05 PM

Congratulations on your win, Jan! Hugs Eve

Jan Allison

June 9, 2016 at 8:13 AM

Thanks Eve:-) hugs Jan xx

Sneha Rv

June 8, 2016 at 3:28 PM

How beautiful!! This is very lovely and unique.. Congratulations on you win, dear Jan!! :) :)

Jan Allison

June 9, 2016 at 8:12 AM

Thanks so much Sneha:-) hugs Jan xx

Vladislav Raven

May 1, 2016 at 2:57 PM

Hi Jan, today it has to be a Haiku that i visit, You do this form so well. You wrap your canvas in words that paint the picture you see and even if there were no picture your canvas would be in our minds and we would see. Haiku can come in many forms not just 575, the pure form. I just seem to take Haiku in the respect of what vision they portray. Your Haiku sings the vision Jan. A 575 beauty. This is a seven and a fave. Hugs....Mike. XX

Jan Allison

May 1, 2016 at 5:24 PM

Thanks for your glowing comment Mike I do like to write in the traditional form - i just never know if I have actually written a proper haiku or not:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso

May 1, 2016 at 11:22 AM

Beautiful Haiku!

Jan Allison

May 1, 2016 at 5:22 PM

Thanks my friend:-) hugs Jan xx

Funom Makama

April 30, 2016 at 2:19 PM

Its been a while I visited.. I have also not been online for a while due to my work but I am back now and this piece is just the perfect start I need to come back home to my wonderful poetrysoup. This is amazing, beautiful and a high seven! Well done friend

Jan Allison

April 30, 2016 at 2:36 PM

Thanks so much Funom and welcome back:-) hugs Jan xx

Lenny Gazbowski

April 29, 2016 at 3:03 PM

Beautifully crafted Jan.

Jan Allison

April 29, 2016 at 3:20 PM

Thanks Lenny I am delighted that I have had such lovely comments:-) hugs Jan xx

CayCay Godwin

April 29, 2016 at 12:08 PM

This one I relate to! We had a week of Spring, followed by a week of winter and current week of Spring again. Had a real good time working on inside plants during the winter week, but we won't buy outside veg seeds until this weekend. Our goal is for the balcony to bulge. You reminded me how I love the first floral sign of Spring I see, always have. Take care ... CayCay

Jan Allison

April 29, 2016 at 12:16 PM

I have seedlings but they are so late in germinating this year - it is like winter again here so so cold we even have snow on the mountain and sleet and hail at the moment:-( hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

April 28, 2016 at 8:29 PM

Sweet one, Jan. I wish OUR sun would shine at all!!!

Jan Allison

April 29, 2016 at 2:51 AM

Dull grey and hail/snow/ rain today - roll on the 2 days of summer we will get lol:-) hugs jan xx

Walter T. Ashe

April 28, 2016 at 6:58 PM

I am learning and I do enjoy the frank realism of Haikus and this is exactly that! Real Jan, real! :-)

Jan Allison

June 7, 2016 at 6:23 PM

Thanks Walter:-) hugs Jan xx

Keith Bickerstaffe

April 28, 2016 at 4:56 PM

A 7 and a fave! Perfect 575 form with splendid language and imagery! BRAVO Jan!! Best wishes, Keith

Jan Allison

April 28, 2016 at 5:01 PM

Thanks so much Keith to be honest I never know if I have written a proper haiku - i wish they had a '3 line poetry' form for poems that don't fit the form exactly. :-) hugs Jan xx

Robert Heemstra

April 28, 2016 at 4:29 PM

The snow has been replaced by rain here. Great haiku Jan

Jan Allison

April 28, 2016 at 4:30 PM

We have rain, snow, hail, strong winds sunshine and rainbows all in one day!:-) hugs Jan xx

Constance La France

April 28, 2016 at 3:05 PM

Jan, oh how lovely, we have these in Canada also, amazing how they can grow in the snow.. I am loving this 7 ~~

Jan Allison

April 28, 2016 at 3:13 PM

Thanks so much Constance - ours have all gone in the garden just got the foliage as they were out in January/February but I was looking for a picture for something else and this little poem came to me:-) I do love the haiku/senryu style form so few words say so much:-) hugs Jan xx

Demetrios Trifiatis

April 28, 2016 at 2:12 PM

Marvelous!! Great writing dear, Jan! Absolutely a seven and many hugs!!

Jan Allison

April 28, 2016 at 2:53 PM

Thanks so much my friend always a pleasure to see you reading my musings:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane

April 28, 2016 at 12:24 PM

Such a perfect little expression of new hope in a new season. It's quite lovely, Jan.

Jan Allison

April 28, 2016 at 12:28 PM

Thanks Lin I do love the simplicity of these short forms - so few words say so much:-) hugs Jan xx

Lukas Ficklin

April 28, 2016 at 12:19 PM

beautifully rare... a single snowdrop staring into the sun... love it.

Jan Allison

April 28, 2016 at 12:26 PM

Thanks so much for dropping by Lukas - all our snowdrops have now finished flowering but we have beautiful spring flowers brightening our world:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

April 28, 2016 at 12:19 PM

- Much beautiful flowers now that spring is here - Beautifully choice and beautiful poem, Jan - I have chosen Wood anemone today :) -hugs // Sun :)

Jan Allison

April 28, 2016 at 12:27 PM

I've just read your lovely poem Sun - spring is in the air... but we have snow on the mountain today and more forecast tonight... hope it doesn't get down to me as I can't take mum out and she loves getting out walking:-) hugs jan xx