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lightning streaks dark skies thunder rumbles in distance I dream of rainbows 28th Ocotber 2016

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Date: 10/31/2016 9:35:00 AM
I love the imagery in this awesome haiku, Jan:) that is a shocking picture..
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Jan Allison
Date: 10/31/2016 12:47:00 PM
I found it on the Web Jo I would hate to be there when it was like that... I guess it could be done over a long exposure to get the effect!:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/31/2016 8:33:00 AM
crackle, sizzle and pop//please don't ever stop//(not the lightning)//just you - writing!//boy, this lim's a flop! hoppy holloween huggabooooooos! ~ j
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Date: 10/31/2016 12:46:00 PM
Awd thanks for the lovely comment John:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/29/2016 8:17:00 PM
A very colorful three short lines.
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Date: 10/30/2016 2:51:00 AM
Thanks Robert:-) hugs jan xx
Date: 10/29/2016 4:34:00 PM
Wow...chilling photo. How grateful we are for rainbows that come after the storm. A great haiku Jan! 7 ; )
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Date: 10/29/2016 5:25:00 PM
Thanks Connie my husband you has discoverd an app on his computer where you look at a real time lightning tracker and this inspired the poem:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/29/2016 2:11:00 PM
Smiles, nicely written...congrats btw. Poetry Soup sent be an email featuring your poems. I assume everyone recieved the same mailing. Great Job as always!
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Date: 10/29/2016 5:26:00 PM
A poetry soup angel gifted me a lifetime membership Ed and my poens were fearured ...I cannot stop smiling:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/29/2016 1:01:00 PM
Nicely written, Jan. Lightening is fascinating but rainbows are beautiful. Barry.
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Date: 10/29/2016 5:28:00 PM
I prefer the rainbows Barry I don't mind the lightning but I don't like the sound of thunder:-)hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/29/2016 11:27:00 AM
Jan, wonderfully penned haiku, I love the image too, well done ~
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Jan Allison
Date: 10/29/2016 5:29:00 PM
Thanks Constance:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/29/2016 10:12:00 AM
I do not like lightning and thunder, Jan, but I like your haiku:) Hugs // paul
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Jan Allison
Date: 10/29/2016 10:34:00 AM
I like to watch the lightning but don't like the sound of thunder especially if it is directly overhead:-( hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/29/2016 9:16:00 AM
I clap!
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Date: 10/29/2016 10:31:00 AM
:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/29/2016 6:47:00 AM
Sometimes this is what depression feels like. I prefer the rainbows:) Really nice, Jan!
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Date: 10/29/2016 10:31:00 AM
I am sure there are other's who can relate to that feeling Daniel:-( let's hope you have made lots of bright days ahead:-)hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/28/2016 5:46:00 PM
Great Haiku :) I happen to love thunder storms.
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Date: 10/29/2016 2:02:00 AM
I prefer to be safely in the house than caught outdoors:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/28/2016 5:10:00 PM
wow, i like the juxta in your end line, jan.. really great turn-around... huggs
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Date: 10/28/2016 5:32:00 PM
Thanks Nette:-) I am never certain I have got it right... but from the comments I think l've done a decent job:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/28/2016 4:14:00 PM
A rainbow of a haiku dearest, Jan! A fav and a seven! Hugs
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Date: 10/28/2016 4:18:00 PM
Thanks Demetrios:-) since I started writing I do no longer take nature for granted and see the world around me with new eyes:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/28/2016 1:15:00 PM
A good night to be indoors, good one Jan...
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Date: 10/28/2016 2:47:00 PM
Definitely not a night to be out Charlie:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/28/2016 12:16:00 PM
Outstanding haiku Jan..I dream of rainbows too...in all the colours..Lovely.
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Date: 10/28/2016 5:12:00 PM
I'd say so, 5-7-5, nature bound. :)
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Jan Allison
Date: 10/28/2016 12:18:00 PM
I love rainbows Charma they always make me smile:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/28/2016 11:45:00 AM
There's always a rainbow somewhere to decipher after hurricanes, perfect Haiku Jan! :)
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Date: 10/28/2016 12:16:00 PM
I much prefer to be indoors if a storm is raging :-) hugs Jan xx
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Jan Allison
Date: 10/28/2016 12:15:00 PM
Thanks Paloma I never know if I have written a proper haiku:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/28/2016 9:33:00 AM
That is warm and romantic.... dreaming of rainbows while in bed and outside thunderstorm rages.... :) Wonderful haiku.
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Date: 10/28/2016 12:19:00 PM
My reply jumped to Paloma -)hugs Jan xx
Date: 10/28/2016 9:01:00 AM
That is the image we seek...I do love a good thunderstorm...excellent haiku Jan
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Jan Allison
Date: 10/28/2016 12:22:00 PM
I love the freshness after a storm Tim and the air is less heavy:-) hugs Jan xx
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