Summer Rhythms

a waterfall flows
from mountainside to ocean -
distant reggae song

clear waters light sky -   
where blue meets turquoise vista 
a swallowtail hums 




Written 6/22/20
Contest - Summer Haiku
Sponsor - Tania Kitchin
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020


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Date: 6/30/2020 2:51:00 PM
This gives me the beautiful vibes of a mystic journey Rhodna! Congratulations on your top spot! Blessings and love :)
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:43:00 PM
Thank you, Aditi! Blessings and love to you, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/29/2020 8:49:00 PM
Pretty imagery! Congratulations!
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:42:00 PM
Thank you, Kim! Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/29/2020 3:02:00 PM
A great Haiku. Congratulations on your win. This is well deserved.
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:41:00 PM
Thank you, Funom! Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/29/2020 1:21:00 PM
Rhonda, you had me at 'waterfall'! Love your imagery and your sllipping in a little reggae as well. Congratulations on your #1 placement in the haiku contest ~ John
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:41:00 PM
Thank you, John! I was thinking of my visit to Dunn's Falls...good memories. Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/29/2020 9:25:00 AM
Pretty imagery and picture too. Made me want to wade in. Congrats on your top win Rhonda.
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:36:00 PM
Thanks, Jeanne! If you ever get to Ocho Rios, it's worth taking the time to climb the falls. Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/29/2020 1:49:00 AM
Wonderful imagery.. Great win Rhonda..
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:33:00 PM
Thank you, Jenish! Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/28/2020 9:39:00 PM
So proud of you, dearest Rhonda Panagiota xx
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:33:00 PM
Thank you, Panagiota. You are so kind! Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/28/2020 8:43:00 PM
Dropping back with Congrats on your win Rhonda
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:32:00 PM
Thanks for coming back with your congrats, Joseph! Hugs, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/28/2020 7:44:00 PM
Refreshing Haiku. Nice win, Rhonda.
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:30:00 PM
Thank you, Jenna! Hugs, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/28/2020 5:35:00 PM
splendid imagery! breathtakingly beautiful! congratulations on your top win!!
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:30:00 PM
Than you, JCB...so kind of you! Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/28/2020 5:13:00 PM
Wow, this is a stunning haiku with such a vivid imagery, Rhonda:-) You took me there. Heartiest congratulations on securing a first-place win!
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:29:00 PM
Thank you, Edward! I'm happy I could take you to Jamaica with me. Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/28/2020 4:50:00 PM
Back with BIG congrats, Rhonda on your win at the TOP of #1.
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:26:00 PM
Thank you for coming back to congratulate me, Vijay! Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/28/2020 4:32:00 PM
What wonderful imagery Rhonda, many congratulations on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:25:00 PM
Thank you, Jan! Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/28/2020 4:17:00 PM
I'm going to brag just a bit here: I can sure pick 'em, even if I can't write 'em! lol... Knew this was great all along, as I commented before... At any rate, bravo to you, Rhonda, on a wonderful write, a richly deserved #1 winner! FAVE! Blessings, Gershon
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:25:00 PM
Thank you, Gershon...so sweet of you, and I'm honored you are keeping this one in your faves. Your kindness is a blessing. Hugs, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/28/2020 4:15:00 PM
Beautiful musical haiku, Rhonda. Congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:22:00 PM
Thank you, Eve! Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/28/2020 3:40:00 PM
Congratulations Rhonda on your first place win, this is a beautiful haiku, love the imagery!
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:12:00 PM
Thank you, Tania, for the placement and inspiration. I was thinking back to my visit to Dunn's Falls. Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/25/2020 9:16:00 AM
A very beautiful piece of work!
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:09:00 PM
Thanks, Mark! Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/24/2020 11:05:00 PM
So pretty! I love that distant reggae song.
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/30/2020 9:08:00 PM
Thanks, Evelyn! I was channeling my visit to Dunn's Falls. Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/24/2020 6:38:00 PM
Some of the best I've sen today, Rhonda!
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Date: 6/24/2020 5:59:00 PM
Beautiful scenery depicted in this wonderful write Rhonda, Best wishes
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Date: 6/24/2020 1:09:00 PM
Heaven on earth! Mesmerizing imagery dearest, Rhoda! Hugs xxx
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Date: 6/23/2020 10:30:00 PM
Bliss. When can I go? x
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Rhonda Johnson-Saunders
Date: 6/24/2020 1:17:00 PM
I'll come, too! The picture is Dunn's Falls. I took a cruise to Jamaica a few years ago and walked up the falls, an experience I won't forget. Even with all the craziness going on in the world, I have to remind myself of the beauty. Blessings, Rhonda xx
Date: 6/23/2020 8:50:00 PM
These are pristine and wondrous images. See you in the winner's circle, Rhonda! So positive and refreshing (unlike my darker than night entry. lol). Great write! :) gw
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Date: 6/23/2020 5:01:00 PM
You created great imagery here...
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Date: 6/23/2020 12:01:00 PM
Woah awesome imagery pictured and summed in two wonderful haikus! My heart is humming to read of swallows yayy. Kudos!! ................. ---- ...Plz pleez do read and comment my newest piece, a prose and do also read the articles and data I have copy pasted in comment section below that poem so you will corroborate the matter further.
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