Thirteen Syllables Or Less

from a night's journey--
I return with a lamp
and songs


Thirteen Syllables or Less
31 April 2016
Sponsor  Timothy Hicks
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Onclaud Avatar
April 7, 2016 at 2:04 AM
omg, this is tremendous!...congrats on your top award, manny..huggs
Pennell  Avatar
April 1, 2016 at 6:19 AM
congrats on your win
A. Sharma Avatar
April 1, 2016 at 2:08 AM
Congrats on ur superb win with this lovely write Manny..
A. Sharma Avatar
April 1, 2016 at 2:08 AM
Pls check the date of poem written below
Delaney Avatar
April 1, 2016 at 1:30 AM
Congratulations on your top placement. The songs are important. SuZ
Dietrich Avatar
April 1, 2016 at 1:00 AM
this is really nice, Manny. Congrats for your top win.
Babu Avatar
March 31, 2016 at 8:54 PM
Loved this. Many Congratulations on this TOP WIN....
Allison Avatar
March 31, 2016 at 7:47 AM
such wonderful imagery Manny many congrats on your win:-) hugs janxx
Kimathi Avatar
March 31, 2016 at 5:25 AM
That sounds like an enlightened person to me... Congrats Manny, for your inspirational first placement in the contest!!! ;-)
Marcum Wong Avatar
March 31, 2016 at 3:31 AM
Congratulations on your wonderful first placement Manny. Outstanding! ; )
Hicks Avatar
March 31, 2016 at 3:06 AM
Congrats Manny on your First Place win! There is a lot of subtext in this haiku, between line 1 and 2. I somehow imagined it to be a romantic evening with you returning with songs. But in any case it's up to our imaginations to interpret. Masterful haiku!
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