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tracking the tulips - haiku series

flower beds ready
fall gardeners plan ahead
tucking in the bulbs

tulips nod off
winter blankets of snow
magic underground

spring sun's warmth
rouses like morning coffee
stems break through the soil

blossoms fill the fields
Holland's tourists agape
beauty beyond words

leaves and stems shrivel
food for hungry bulbs
autumn's bedtime snack

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Silent One Date: 9/29/2023 11:32:00 AM Interesting take on the contest.. not sure how it fits the theme and was written back in 2011.... hmm. Login to Reply Reason A. Poteet Date: 9/29/2023 4:35:00 PM It is a stretch, I will admit but tulip bulbs, in fact most flower bulbs look very dead in the fall, but in fact, they will resurrect in the warmth of springtime. Many would discard them mocking their ugliness but indeed the dying blossoms and leaves furnish food that maintain the bulb. Thanks so much for the first place honor despite your questions. It is an oldie; I've been cleaning out files of poetry of late. Glad I kept this one. Contest title: MOCKING THE DEAD

Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 2/24/2011 6:27:00 AM Congratulations Reason, on your well deserved win for your poem in Charles Henderson's contest "String Haiku". Love, Carol Login to Reply

Elaine George Date: 2/20/2011 7:11:00 PM Many congrat's on your BIG WIN, Reason . lainie Login to Reply

Debbie Guzzi Date: 2/16/2011 6:00:00 AM ahh tulips the beauty, the pain, the gpher food, the cost! BUT the beauty! Congrad's Light & Love Login to Reply

Robert Pettit Date: 2/15/2011 3:59:00 PM Tulips are among the earliest flowers to come up from the ground in springtime. You have described them well in this fine set of haiku. Congratulations on your win in the contest. Login to Reply

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 2/15/2011 12:11:00 PM Wow! What a great description of the growing of tulips from the bulbs all the way to the yellowing leaves, Reason. Congratulations on your win in the string contest! Love, Carolyn Login to Reply

Eiken Laan Date: 2/15/2011 8:43:00 AM I love bulbs and spring so this one sings for me the most. Congratulations with your win. Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/14/2011 10:35:00 PM Profound and descriptive string of haiku, dear poet. Congratulations! Login to Reply

Linda-Marie Sweetheart Date: 2/14/2011 7:42:00 PM Congrats Reason on your super win in the string Haiku contest with this brilliant beauty luv.. enjoy... Login to Reply

John Freeman Date: 2/14/2011 7:24:00 PM Reason congratulations on your poem's honored win. Agape, Moses Login to Reply

Dr.Ram Mehta Date: 2/14/2011 6:06:00 PM Congratulations on the well deserved win in the contest, reason Login to Reply

Kash Poet Date: 2/14/2011 6:02:00 PM Congratulations on your big win in this contest of Charles.Enjoyed your Haikus--kashinath Login to Reply

Joyce Johnson Date: 2/14/2011 4:35:00 PM Great sequence. congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce Login to Reply

Kash Poet Date: 2/9/2011 9:48:00 PM This is a beautiful Haiku with an insight.----enjoyed---kashinath Login to Reply