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low on horizon
blood orange red sun sinks down
setting in the west

Premiere contest #6 sponsored by Skat A

8th January 2015

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Skat A

Date: 5/12/2015 1:25:00 PM

WOW, LOVE THE IMAGERY....SKAT

Jan Allison
Date: 5/12/2015 1:56:00 PM

Thanks Skat:-) Hugs Jan xx

Julia Ward

Date: 2/12/2015 4:56:00 AM

A nice Haiku, Jan. Hugs, Alicia

Jan Allison
Date: 2/13/2015 4:46:00 AM

Thanks Alicia:-) Hugs Jan xx

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/15/2015 10:10:00 PM

Jan, thank you for the kind reply...PD

Jan Allison
Date: 1/16/2015 2:30:00 AM

:-) xx

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/15/2015 11:47:00 AM

Love this. For some reason, I feel like sitting down in front of this pic and haiku, just to enjoy the imagery... Love Linda

Jan Allison
Date: 1/15/2015 12:53:00 PM

The middle line was my starting point Linda - I am trying to work hard on my creativity and imagery:-) Hugs Jan xx

Isaiah Zerbst

Date: 1/14/2015 10:37:00 AM

Believe this is the first haiku of yours I have read, and I must say it is impressive! Halfway decent haiku sometimes cause me more problems than longer forms, but you are doing just dandy.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/14/2015 10:49:00 AM

Thank you so much Isaiah for your lovely comments I am glowing like a sunset now - Having never put pen to paper before I can't believe how far I have come in 11 months! :-) Hugs Jan xx

Rajat Kanti Chakrabarty

Date: 1/12/2015 11:36:00 AM

great image Jan. Love> rajat

Jan Allison
Date: 1/12/2015 11:50:00 AM

Thanks so much for dropping by Rajat:-) Hugs Jan xx

Kevin Leake

Date: 1/10/2015 2:04:00 PM

Hi Jan, Hope you had a lovely new year. Beautiful Picture, Beautiful Haiku Best Wishes Kevin

Jan Allison
Date: 1/10/2015 2:19:00 PM

Happy New Year Kevin it is always a delight to see you here:-) Hugs Jan xx

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 1/9/2015 5:38:00 PM

I love Sunsets!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/9/2015 5:45:00 PM

Me too Richard and as long as I am there to see the sun rise in the morning the world remains a wonderful place:-) hugs jan xx

Liam Mcdaid

Date: 1/9/2015 3:18:00 PM

love the picture pained jan excellent penned vision

Jan Allison
Date: 1/9/2015 3:50:00 PM

Thanks so much Liam:-) Hugs jan xx

Maurice Yvonne

Date: 1/9/2015 11:11:00 AM

Excellent! I love this Haiku, Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/9/2015 1:40:00 PM

Thanks so much Armand:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/8/2015 2:29:00 PM

found him!!!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 3:04:00 PM

Definite talent Andrea and so lovely as a friend too:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/8/2015 2:22:00 PM

beautiful line in the middle Jan. It describes that picture so well.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 3:03:00 PM

The middle line was my starting point Andrea - the other 2 just flowed - thanks for your continued feed back I so appreciate your honest opinion:-) Hugs jan xx

Sara Kendrick

Date: 1/8/2015 2:07:00 PM

Very descriptive of the picture. Thanks for stopping by. If this is for a contest, reads like a winner..Sara

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 3:02:00 PM

Simply for fun Sara:-) Hugs Jan I'm so glad you liked it:-)

James Fraser

Date: 1/8/2015 11:15:00 AM

Sunrises and sunsets are so special Jan, and they sure get ones muse going. Delightful Sunset you paint, James :) xx

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 11:44:00 AM

Thanks my friend i thought you would like this one:-) Hugs jan xx

John Lawless

Date: 1/8/2015 9:49:00 AM

JAN, when people ask me where do you get the ideas for your poems I tell the that "everywhere I look I see a poem looking back at me." Vivid imagery ..

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 10:19:00 AM

I agree John but it wasn't until i started writing in February do i truly appreciate its beauty not just take the world for granted:-) Hugs jan xx

Daver Austin

Date: 1/8/2015 9:30:00 AM

Beautiful. We get these sunsets once in a while, that is when it's not overcast which it usually is in Michigan. Love, daver

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 10:18:00 AM

Thanks so much for the lovely comment Daver - seeing the beauty on our doorstep - just makes you feel glad to be alive:-) Hugs Jan xxx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 1/8/2015 4:12:00 AM

- BEAUTIFUL !!!! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 7:39:00 AM

Thanks so much Anne Lise:-) Hugs Jan xx

Ravi Sathasivam

Date: 1/8/2015 3:25:00 AM

Excellent. Beautiful sunset. Enjoyed it. Tfs

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 7:38:00 AM

Thanks so much Ravi:-) Hugs Jan xx

Nette Onclaud

Date: 1/8/2015 1:46:00 AM

auch a picturesque scene, jan... lovely 'ku... huggs

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 7:38:00 AM

Thanks so much Nette:-) hugs Jan xx

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 1/7/2015 9:50:00 PM

Superb haiku my friend n the lovely pic! I hv always loved the setting sun!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 7:37:00 AM

we have some glorious sunsets over the bay 5 mins walk from where I live:-) Hugs jan xx

David Meade

Date: 1/7/2015 9:33:00 PM

You know I like this haiku -- the picture does not even come close to your beautiful words . . . may you always find love in the setting sun!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 7:37:00 AM

As long as I am around to see it rise and set the world is a great place to be in:-) Hugs Jan x I so adore your last work - a true masterpiece my friend!!!!

Shane Cooper

Date: 1/7/2015 8:13:00 PM

Wonderful peice. i really love imagery like this, it is so beautiful. love Shane xxx

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 7:36:00 AM

Thanks so much my lovely friend:-) I smile every time I see your avatar:-) Hugs jan xx

Jon Bolduc

Date: 1/7/2015 7:52:00 PM

this is a great haiku! You manage to paint a scene, even in the tiny space you're allowed, and I even can see a beginning, middle, and end. very quality craftsmanship! -jon

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2015 7:34:00 AM

Thanks John:-) I love the hailku form so few words can say so much:-) Hugs jan xx