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The Vernal Equinox

the spring equinox 
brings warmer and longer days ~
bleak landscape reborn


Written 25th February 2021
5/7/5
Spring - Traditional Haiku Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Malabika Ray Choudhury.

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Valsa George

January 16, 2022 at 5:01 PM

You can lay your hands successfully on anything . Beautiful haiku !

Tom Cunningham

January 16, 2022 at 5:06 PM

Thank you very much Valsa, I'm happy that you enjoyed it. Be another two long months before we see any sign of spring. Tom

Sara Kendrick

May 20, 2021 at 2:27 PM

Congrats on your win. Creative way to go for the contest. Educational one as well. Thanks for the visits to my page. Sara

Tom Cunningham

May 20, 2021 at 2:29 PM

Thank you very much Sara, im glad you enjoyed it. Tom

Jennifer Proxenos

March 10, 2021 at 2:13 AM

Tom, How wonderful, you are a wonderful poet and friend and I am proud to have met you and know you from poetry soup. Sorry we missed meeting each others families - three years later and we would have - so near yet so far away - at Anne Hathaway's cottage! Congrats Tom. Blessings, Jennifer.

Tom Cunningham

March 10, 2021 at 4:11 AM

Thank you Jennifer, I know, it would have been great to meet up in Stratford on Avon. I live about 25 minutes away. Hope your week is going well. Tom

Line Gauthier

March 6, 2021 at 1:00 PM

Congrats on your win, Tom ~ have a great weekend

Tom Cunningham

March 6, 2021 at 1:29 PM

Thank you very much Line, hope you are okay and your weekend is going well. Tom

Beata Agustin

March 3, 2021 at 10:26 PM

Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.

Tom Cunningham

March 4, 2021 at 12:35 AM

Thank you very much Beata, im happy you enjoyed it. Tom

Malabika Ray Choudhury

March 3, 2021 at 7:16 PM

Congratulations on your win with a lovely haiku ~ Mala

Tom Cunningham

March 4, 2021 at 12:35 AM

Thank you very much for my placement Malabika and also for hosting the contest. Tom

Jennifer Fenn

March 3, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Great haiku about this time of hope.

Tom Cunningham

March 4, 2021 at 12:34 AM

Thank you very much Jennifer, im happy you liked it. Tom

Judy Ball

March 3, 2021 at 4:46 PM

Looking forward to brighter, healthier, happier days ahead. God Bless, JB

Tom Cunningham

March 4, 2021 at 12:33 AM

Thank you very much Judy, im pleased that you enjoyed it. Tom

Kim Rodrigues

March 2, 2021 at 5:30 AM

Let’s hope things get better! :) Still I’m enjoying more daylight!

Tom Cunningham

March 2, 2021 at 6:59 AM

Thank you Kim, brighter days and hopefully the end in sight to restrictions. Bring it on. Tom

Gershon Wolf

February 28, 2021 at 5:34 PM

I'd like to see the vernal (equinox) be the eternal equinox. ~ Just sayin,' gw

Tom Cunningham

March 2, 2021 at 7:00 AM

Wouldn't that be something, thanks Gershon. Tom

Joseph May

February 27, 2021 at 7:44 PM

very nicely done Tom..

Tom Cunningham

February 28, 2021 at 12:29 AM

Thank you very much Joseph, Tom

Jan Allison

February 27, 2021 at 4:30 PM

excellent ink Tom!!:-) hugs jan xx

Tom Cunningham

February 28, 2021 at 12:29 AM

Thank you very much Jan, a couple of more weeks and we're there, warmer and longer days are coming. Tom

Jennifer Proxenos

February 27, 2021 at 6:03 AM

As your Summer approaches, so does our Winter Tom. Last year was relatively mild, but don't know what we are in for with climate change this year. Hope the remainder of your weekend is relaxing and wonderful. Blessings, Jennifer.

Tom Cunningham

February 27, 2021 at 8:45 AM

Thank you very much Jennifer, our spring is fast approaching now, cant wait for the better weather, hope your weekend is going well too. Tom

Beryl Edmonds

February 27, 2021 at 4:57 AM

Good Haiku Tom, can’t wait for longer days and better weather ~ Belle

Tom Cunningham

February 27, 2021 at 8:43 AM

Thank you very much Belle, beautiful day today, went for a long walk, its great to be out, hope your weekend is going well. Tom

Tony Hargreaves

February 27, 2021 at 4:06 AM

Hi Tom Enjoyed your Haiku. Spring is almost here Caw-caw cries now fill the air Good riddance winter. Tony

Tom Cunningham

February 27, 2021 at 4:53 AM

Thank you very much Tony, spring will be most welcome for sure. Hope your weekend is going well. Tom

Quoth Theraven

February 26, 2021 at 7:14 AM

Tom, Hope-filled warmth just weeks away. Always looking for greener grass over the rainbow, we. Forward set the clocks to a better springtime. Leaving fine memories of all those bleak winters one hour behind. -Richard

Tom Cunningham

February 26, 2021 at 7:22 AM

Thank you Richard, longer days and warmer ones will soon be here, cant come quick enough.. Hope you have a lovely weekend. Tom

Paghunda Zahid

February 26, 2021 at 4:46 AM

I still don't know if I like long days or shorter ones... Good luck in the contest... Well penned

Tom Cunningham

February 26, 2021 at 6:01 AM

Thank you very much Pagunda, me personally I'd prefer the longer ones. Enjoy your weekend. Tom

Anne-Lise Andresen

February 26, 2021 at 1:37 AM

- I look forward to warmer and longer days ... it has been a cold winter - Best wishes in the contest, Tom :) - Have a lovely weekend :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Tom Cunningham

February 26, 2021 at 1:49 AM

Thank you very much Anne, me too, still chilly in the morning but we're heading in the right direction. Hope you too have a lovely weekend. Tom

Richard Lamoureux

February 25, 2021 at 4:47 PM

Amen to that Tom. ;0)

Tom Cunningham

February 26, 2021 at 1:50 AM

Thank you Richard. Tom

Carolyn Devonshire

February 25, 2021 at 12:25 PM

With spring showers, our land is reborn. A lovely haiku about spring, Tom. Best wishes in the contest! Hugs, Carolyn

Tom Cunningham

February 25, 2021 at 1:12 PM

Thank you very much Carolyn, cant wait for spring, already there are signs. Hope you're well. Tom

Robert L. Hinshaw

February 25, 2021 at 10:27 AM

Very well said, Tom, and Spring will be most welcome here in Col Springs - 8 inches of snow last nite! Bob H

Tom Cunningham

February 25, 2021 at 11:01 AM

Thank you very much Bob, brrr, we were lucky this year as we only had a sprinkling. Still a chill here though but there's definitely signs of spring about. Tom

Panagiota Romios

February 25, 2021 at 9:51 AM

Another great creation from the ands and heart of you. Indeed Spring is coming. Living in CA, nothing bleak here. But I do recall all those years in Chicago and the longing for Spring. Spring in the Midwest was my fav time of year, 75 here today and green))) Forever Spring, Pangie

Tom Cunningham

February 25, 2021 at 11:05 AM

Thank you Pangie, bet you don't miss the seasons living in California, must be a great feeling waking up to sunshine every day. Tom

Alexis Y.

February 25, 2021 at 9:28 AM

WoW! Tom, You’ve penned a lovely Spring haiku. Best wishes in the in the contest. Have a wonderful day:-) Alexis

Tom Cunningham

February 25, 2021 at 11:01 AM

Thank you very much Alexis, hope your day is going well. Tom

Sara Kendrick

February 25, 2021 at 7:41 AM

Great lesson in science. It is amazing how that happens. I always go out on the porch and see where the sun is rising as it moves up toward the north I know spring is near. Thanks for the visits to my page. Your poem reads like a good contender for the contest to me ..Way to go. Sara

Tom Cunningham

February 25, 2021 at 7:48 AM

Thank you very much Sara, im happy that you enjoyed it, wont be long before spring is here. Tom