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Summer Holiday

giant jellyfish washed up on soft golden sand children eat ice cream we'll go rock pooling with brand new nets and buckets sun peeps through high clouds Summer Haiku Contest Sponsored by Tania Kitchin 5,7,5 checked with how many syllables 06/23/20

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Aditi Mishra

Date: 6/30/2020 3:06:00 PM

Watching jellyfish while enjoying an ice cream on a beach is such a gorgeous image of summer Jan! Congratulations on your win. Blessings and love. Keep writing and inspiring :)

Jan Allison
Date: 6/30/2020 3:20:00 PM

thanks Aditi:-) hugs jan xx

Funom Makama

Date: 6/29/2020 3:07:00 PM

A great Haiku. Congratulations on your win. This is well deserved.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/30/2020 3:19:00 PM

thanks Funom:-) hugs jan xx

John Watt

Date: 6/29/2020 1:32:00 PM

Love your idea of a summer holiday, Jan! Congratulations on your placement in the haiku contest ~ John

Jan Allison
Date: 6/30/2020 3:19:00 PM

thanks John:-) hugs jan xx

Jeanne Mcgee

Date: 6/29/2020 9:34:00 AM

Sounds like a perfect beach day! Congrats on your top placement!

Jan Allison
Date: 6/30/2020 3:18:00 PM

thanks Jeanne:-) hugs jan xx

V. Deepa

Date: 6/29/2020 6:25:00 AM

Hoped you enjoyed the summer holiday;-) Great write.Congratulations on your win mam:-) Keep inspiring.Take care.Much love~Deepa

Jan Allison
Date: 6/30/2020 3:18:00 PM

No holidays for me i live on a little Island and we are in lockdown:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 6/29/2020 2:51:00 AM

Back with congrats Jan, summers taken a nose dive at the minute, it's like November. Tom

Jan Allison
Date: 6/30/2020 3:18:00 PM

thanks Tom yes its been windy and rainy here too:-(:-) hugs jan xx

Jenish Somadas

Date: 6/29/2020 2:05:00 AM

Great imagery Jan.. Congratulations..

Jan Allison
Date: 6/30/2020 3:17:00 PM

thanks Jenish:-) hugs jan xx

Jenna Logan

Date: 6/28/2020 7:49:00 PM

Fine Haiku combination, Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/30/2020 3:17:00 PM

thanks Jenna:-) hugs jan xx

Hilo Poet

Date: 6/28/2020 5:51:00 PM

A joyous summer visualized, Jan, my compliments for your placement -- Aloha~@wk

Jan Allison
Date: 6/30/2020 3:16:00 PM

thanks William:-) hugs jan xx

Vijay Pandit

Date: 6/28/2020 4:47:00 PM

Enjoyed the imagery of summer, Jan--congrats on your podium win.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/29/2020 8:19:00 AM

Thanks so much Vijay:-) hugs jan xx

Eve Roper

Date: 6/28/2020 4:43:00 PM

Congratulations on your win, Jan, great imagery. Hugs Eve

Jan Allison
Date: 6/29/2020 8:18:00 AM

thanks so much Eve:-) hugs jan xx

Tania Kitchin

Date: 6/28/2020 3:50:00 PM

Jan, congratulations on your winning placement with your sweet haiku, made me remember childhood summer days at the beach! hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 6/28/2020 4:30:00 PM

thanks so much for my placement Tania:-) hugs jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 6/24/2020 6:22:00 PM

Beautiful write Jan, GL in the Contest.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/24/2020 6:33:00 PM

Thanks Joseph:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/24/2020 6:22:00 PM

that sounds like a very nice summer day at the beach, Jan! Where is this cucumber I am looking for? (something Rico said)

Jan Allison
Date: 6/24/2020 6:33:00 PM

I see you've found the cucumber poem lol:-) hugs jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 6/24/2020 2:00:00 PM

Jellyfish regularly wash up on Waikiki beaches 7-10 days after a full moon, and no one likes being stung by a live - or dead - box jellyfish! We need more sea turtles to eat them! Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison
Date: 6/24/2020 4:56:00 PM

I've only seen it here once there were 12 jellyfish like huge gelatinous dinner plates dead on our local beach it was so sad to see:-( hugs jan xx

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 6/24/2020 11:08:00 AM

Wonderful summer haikus... love these. Bless you with love, Gina

Jan Allison
Date: 6/24/2020 4:51:00 PM

thanks Regina:-) hugs jan xx

Gershon Wolf

Date: 6/23/2020 11:09:00 PM

A lovely seaside scene! Kudos and good luck in the contest! :) gw

Jan Allison
Date: 6/24/2020 2:39:00 AM

thanks GW I remember seeing jellyfish washed up on our local beach it was a sad sight but the children were fascinated as was I as I'd never seen them before:-) hugs Jan xx

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/23/2020 8:47:00 PM

A wonderful entry, Jan! Love the washed up jellyfish and eating ice cream.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/24/2020 2:37:00 AM

thanks Kim:-) hugs Jan xx

Mark Koplin

Date: 6/23/2020 8:11:00 PM

A great Haiku Jan. The video is blocked here for some reason.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/24/2020 2:36:00 AM

thanks for dropping by mark - the Video is Cliff Richard Summer Holiday:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 6/23/2020 6:52:00 PM

Lovely summer images Jan, remember going to see that at the cinema in the early sixties. Frightening or what. Good luck Tom

Jan Allison
Date: 6/23/2020 6:58:00 PM

LOL Tom I dont think I;ve ever seen the film and its scary how the years pass so quickly I cant believe my hubby has put up with me for so long:-) hugs Janx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 6/23/2020 6:25:00 PM

i can picture this perfectly, jan! lovely!

Jan Allison
Date: 6/23/2020 6:26:00 PM

Thanks Ilene:-) hugs jan xx

Sam Kauffman

Date: 6/23/2020 6:05:00 PM

Brings back wonderful memories, my friend. The beach, ice cream and sunshine - what could be better? Good luck in the contest.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/23/2020 6:11:00 PM

thanks Sam:-) we live 5 mins walk from a glorious golden beach and i recall finding jellyfish washed up and sadly all of them had perished being out of the water. hugs Jan xx