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Spring Tableau

Comes spring abound-in' With showy blossoms Swinging to and fro Waving in breezes Like newborn puppies Wagging happy tails [I have no idea how to get a picture to accompany this here or how to install it. Sorry.] SECOND PLACE WINNER Written March 15, 2021 For "Tableau" Contest Sponsored by Joseph May

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Joanna Daniel

Date: 3/27/2021 4:23:00 AM

A beautiful picture you paint, Milton, congratulations on your win:)

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/27/2021 8:28:00 AM

Thanks, Jo, for your sweet response.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/26/2021 2:39:00 PM

This is such a spot-on, adorable simile, Milt! I'm wagging my tail over it, man... Congrats on your win in the contest. Happy Spring, Gershon

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/26/2021 5:06:00 PM

Thanks a million, Gershon. I'm missing reading you!

Alexis Y.

Date: 3/26/2021 1:47:00 PM

Hi L. Milton, I enjoyed your Spring table. Good content and imagery. Congratulations on your win. Have a great day and weekend:-) Alexis

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/26/2021 5:06:00 PM

Thank you so much, Alexis. It was an enjoyable write. Hope you have a fantastic weekend.

Joseph May

Date: 3/26/2021 1:20:00 PM

Very nicely penned LM, Congrats on your win

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/26/2021 1:36:00 PM

Thanks, Joseph. I enjoyed writing this for your contest.

Paul Callus

Date: 3/26/2021 12:28:00 PM

I love your Spring Tableau, L.M. Movement is very apparent in your imagery. Congratulations on your podium finish. Regards // paul

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/26/2021 1:37:00 PM

Thanks, Paul. I enjoyed writing this tableau. It's an interesting project, trying to write six lines with five syllables in each line on a single, narrow topic. I wanted to give a thumbnail sketch of the beginning of spring.

Sam Kauffman

Date: 3/26/2021 11:24:00 AM

Love the dynamic movement in your tableau - just like spring! This is joyful, happy and just plain uplifting fun! Congratulations on your win!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/26/2021 11:25:00 AM

Thanks, Sam. I appreciate your read and your compliments.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/26/2021 9:25:00 AM

this is SO so cute!! Love it.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/26/2021 10:55:00 AM

Thanks so much, Andrea. Your read is much appreciated.

Malabika Ray Choudhury

Date: 3/25/2021 7:05:00 PM

This is a fabulous poem, you don't need a picture. It's quite a few steps. Really enjoyed the tableau ~ Mala

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/25/2021 7:33:00 PM

Aw, thanks so much. Malabika, I really appreciate your kind and thoughtful words. Technology leaves me blank!

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/17/2021 2:25:00 AM

"like newborn puppies wagging happy tails" - this is so true of certain blossoms - daffodils for sure! Getting a photo on this site is so many steps, I do not bother.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/17/2021 8:04:00 AM

I feel the same here. I want the attention paid to the writing, not to some illustration. Although, I enjoy what other folks do with pictures and illustrations. Just not for me. I am techno-deficient.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/16/2021 4:37:00 PM

For pictures you have to use Control plus V, something like that. My regular copy/paste does not work.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2021 4:54:00 PM

Thanks for the help, Andrea. I'll play around with it. I'm a klutz at some of this technical stuff. Wish me luck; I'll need it.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/16/2021 4:36:00 PM

This is so adorable. I have not checked out this contest yet. Can't wait. Videos, they explain it at the bottom of where you submit things. Sometimes I am actually able to figure it out myself!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2021 4:54:00 PM

I'll give it a try.

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 3/16/2021 2:14:00 PM

My apologies, Milton. I thought a humorous poem on Bach to a Bach lover was apropos. My all-time favorite mass is Mozart's (or whoever finished it) last requiem; followed by Verdi's, followed by Beethoven's. / Maurice

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2021 4:21:00 PM

Fantastic. Your poem was much enjoyed and approved of! Thanks so much.

Jan Allison

Date: 3/16/2021 10:30:00 AM

what wonderful imagery of spring I especially love the wagging of tails ending:-) hugs Jan xx

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/16/2021 11:20:00 AM

Thanks, Jan. I like this poem, uh...and I wrote it! Hope you have a happy springtime.

Jack Horne

Date: 3/15/2021 1:42:00 PM

lovely picture here - thanks so much for the win in your contest

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/15/2021 2:10:00 PM

You're quite welcome. I appreciated your work. Thanks so much for visiting my Spring Tableau.

Robert Pettit

Date: 3/15/2021 12:31:00 PM

Cute little write. Just one small suggestion: in your fifth line, the correct plural form of "puppy" is "puppies". Good luck with this entry.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/26/2021 1:38:00 PM

Thanks for your correction, Robert. I knew that, but I guess it just slipped my mind. I fixed it.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/15/2021 2:10:00 PM

Thanks, Robert. I didn't catch that, and I'll change it right away!