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Summer

Heat still pressing down Evening shadows descend Grey doves coo with joy

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/9/2009 6:36:00 AM

Love the Haiku. You got the description right.

Laura Mckenzie

Date: 7/7/2009 2:08:00 PM

Barbara~Just lovely I love the last line! Great Haiku! Laura:)

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 7/3/2009 5:18:00 PM

We in north Florida "coo with joy" when the sun goes down. Great image of heat relief using our feathered friends to convey the message. Nice work, Barbara! Love, Carolyn

Sue Mason

Date: 7/2/2009 7:57:00 PM

Beautifully done !

James Fraser

Date: 7/2/2009 3:35:00 PM

Dreamy summer write here Barbara, to sit and listen to this sound, wow>>James

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 7/2/2009 1:14:00 PM

brilliant Haiku---charma

Sean Kelly

Date: 7/2/2009 1:32:00 AM

Great seasonal Haiku , Barbs , Tks for your kind words ...

Abe Lopez

Date: 7/1/2009 8:39:00 PM

such a great observation of this specific time of day . great job with this write.

Nathan Leccese

Date: 7/1/2009 7:40:00 PM

Man I love this time of day. You capture it so well in this Haiku. Congratulations! Thanks for all the comments on my poems too. Nate

Carrie Richards

Date: 7/1/2009 6:17:00 PM

It almost feels like you were here right now....a hot evening...(even the cooing) ....you must live nearby?!! :)

Laurie Ginn

Date: 7/1/2009 4:34:00 PM

Anything that mentions doves is a winner in my book even with oppressive heat.

James Marshall Goff

Date: 7/1/2009 4:15:00 PM

twilight magic, nice work, Barbara, jim

Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/1/2009 4:13:00 PM

You have got that right. Great Haiku. Sara

Trudy Diane Rider

Date: 7/1/2009 4:07:00 PM

Ugh, actually not looking forward to the "dog days of summer" as they call them. Great poem. Glad you liked my new poem, Mother Earth also. ~Trudy~

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 7/1/2009 4:03:00 PM

wish we could have more than 3 hours of warm summer! CT is 70 overcaste & raining off and on for weeks now. Light & Love