The Truest of Friends

Andrea, great imagery {:~) congratulations on your placement Hugs Eve ~`*

Lovely hakiu Andrea, congratulations. Tom

very well said Andrea, Many congratulations on your win in the haiku contest :-) hugs Jan xx

Just stopping back with congratulations!

You have said this well! Congrats, Andrea!

Congratulations Andrea!! An awesome haiku, one of the best.

A haiku of undying friendships... simply beautiful, Andrea. As always. :) Congrats.

- Congratulations on your great haiku, Andrea :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

P.S....the haiku (hokku) was the first two stanzas of a poetic write called a renga, introduced in the 13th century, a collaborative poetic muse written by two poets...the first stanza three lines consisting of seventeen syllables by one poet and the second stanza by a second poet was a couplet three lines consisting of seven syllables in each line...these writes were easily 100 stanzas long You have made my Friday morning totally enjoyable Andrea with this haiku of yours, I definitely have been inspired to write whatever is causing the frying within mine cerebrum... *Smiles...again, thank you much dear poet...much love, james

Well, i see that you nailed it by the comments below dear poet ! Congratulations Andrea...Awesome write Andrea ! You have written the Haiku as it was reintroduced by Matsuo Basho in the 17th century, likewise highly accepted by the poesy lovers of Japan, too, the poetic literary scholars of that era until this day. I really like this haiku Andrea, have a great night, much love, james

true friendship is rare. true friendship is s treasure

Beautiful, Andrea. Congrats on your win.

Great Haiku, Andrea...and oh so true.

I believe it was William Blake who wrote"The bird an nest The spider a web Man friendship". Good luck in the contest! Peace & Love Matthew Anish

It does take sturdy roots and a lot of nurturing to keep friendships flourishing. Wise words to remember, Andrea! Best wishes in the contest with this meaningful haiku to which all can relate.

A very significant poem that I can relate with, Andrea. Unfortunately some roots can be uprooted even after 35 years. My compliments!

You are 2,555. That is your magic five.

Well expressed Andrea. I hope your Forest is filled with deep rooted trees.

So true..everlasting friendships.. such treasures..lovely theme, Andrea.

Very true and well said. Good luck in the contest

The truth well-written, and with my favorite subject of all, trees.

That's a great image, Andrea. Lovely haiku.

Wonderful! The image of the tree flourishes here :) lovely haiku, a winner for me! xomo

very cool, andrea! i like this very much...