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The Power Within

fierce under water 
removed from dry dominion. . .
instinct not submerged


For Raul Moreno's "Primal Instinct" contest

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Skat A

Date: 5/16/2015 12:16:00 PM

sweet imagery

Robert Johnson

Date: 2/11/2014 7:56:00 PM

Reminds me of when I dove off the diving board and would get disoriented under water. Which ways up and all that. Lucky I didn't drown. Peace. :)

Lynette Chachere

Date: 5/9/2010 9:09:00 PM

i like this. in years yet to come tigers will be just so fascinating to look at and reminisce. by the way. ---<@ is a rose like P.D. guessed, i tried to make it like "Arouse" what else was in your mind? like im just curious.lol.oh, and happy mothers day to you Andrea(:

Margaret Foster

Date: 5/4/2010 7:13:00 PM

Congratulations on your placement in this haiku contest. The instinct line was so apt...good one Adrea...Margaret

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 5/4/2010 2:52:00 PM

Congratulations on your win in Raul's contest "Primal Instinct" Andrea. Love, Carol

Carrie Richards

Date: 5/4/2010 6:56:00 AM

Excellent!! Hooray for you, Andrea....great work (love that middle line!). Congratulations on your win!! Love, Carrie

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 5/4/2010 4:42:00 AM

Congrats Andrea on your 2nd place win in the contest with this great depiction of the photo of the tiger ..and great words too.. big big congrats my dear friend... with luv.. "Sweetheart"

Raul Moreno

Date: 5/3/2010 10:27:00 PM

Andrea, congratulations in winning 2nd in my Primal Instinct contest...Raul

Gert W. Knop

Date: 5/1/2010 2:09:00 AM

Great Haiku, Andrea, beatifully description of these animals! Wish you good luck in the contest and thanks for your comments...Love, Gert

Skat A

Date: 4/30/2010 7:18:00 PM

ALREADY POSTED A COMMENT, THERE IS JUST SO MANY OF THESE , NIGHT,,IRMA

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 4/30/2010 7:07:00 PM

To answer your comment on my entry.. yes I did rearrange some of it .. u know why..now we shall see..luv.. Linda-Marie

Carrie Richards

Date: 4/30/2010 12:58:00 PM

great job, Andrea!! And a terrific response...this should do well! All this haiku discussion has been quite interesting,...don't you think? I appreciate both sides!

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 4/30/2010 11:31:00 AM

Cool write Andrea and good luck in the contest with this great image of the photo... a few minutes I have for now ... almost 90 here today so we will be taking off shortly..luv.. Linda-Marie..

Audrey Haick

Date: 4/30/2010 10:29:00 AM

Sounds like another winner, Andrea!! and your title is a part of mine..Good luck though I doubt you'll be needing it! Love, Andrea

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 4/30/2010 10:05:00 AM

Wishing you the best in Raul's Primal Instinct contest Andrea. Love,Carol

Skat A

Date: 4/30/2010 9:57:00 AM

MORE THAN A PICTURE HERE, well done Andrea. The best of luck for the contest, read U later,,Irma

Faleshia Murphy

Date: 4/30/2010 8:48:00 AM

VERY NICE good luck in the contest and thanks for you comments and support I am a virgo also b-day sept 7 my son is sept 8 we celebrate together In NY school start in sept but here in IN start in AUG. because they get out end of MAY feel like moving back to NY how crazy is that take care faleshia

Gert W. Knop

Date: 4/30/2010 8:18:00 AM

Yes, Andrea, You are so right! Espanol is actually the best lenguage (besides French or Italian) for poetry and you're really right in what you said! imagine these fabolous poems of Pablo Neruda which will lose a lot in their translations. A pity that my French and Italian are too poor to write poems! gracias por tus comentarios! Alles Gute und ein schoenes Wochenende!...Love, Gert

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 4/30/2010 6:22:00 AM

hope you win with this entry, the best one i' ve seen this morning,..p.d.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 4/30/2010 5:52:00 AM

Great write that should do well in the contest...Good luck..Thanks for the comments on my work...My grandson who has HD lives with me...The poem was written a long time ago when he first was diagnoised and I would have loved for it to be where I could hold him in my lap and tell him it would be alright but at age l8 years one can't do that...Sara

Gert W. Knop

Date: 4/30/2010 5:23:00 AM

Great write, Andrea! Wish you good luck in the contest. Have a nice weekend and thank you for your comments...Love, Gert

Margaret Foster

Date: 4/30/2010 2:11:00 AM

Thumbs up on this,..good luck...Margaret. thank you for all your kind words...

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 4/30/2010 1:51:00 AM

oh wow, your haiku sure comes across as very powerful and intimidating--very nice!! This should win :)--btw thanks so much for your comments on my 3 wishes ;) was really surprised with my win :), thanks!