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Whispers of the Wind

whispers of the wind
through tall shimmering aspens
nature’s ode to joy 

written May 7, 2022 

FIRST PLACE WINNER
for "Nature Haiku" Poetry Contest
sponsored by Sotto Poet
[syllables checked by HMS]

#11 on the BEST POEMS LIST
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June 4, 2022

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Jenna Logan Date: 6/5/2022 1:28:00 AM I missed this one. Geez, I missed a lot while I was ill. So sorry, Milt. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 6/5/2022 9:04:00 AM I have been rather shocked at the accolades this little haiku has received. Soup Mail

Caren Krutsinger Date: 5/13/2022 2:43:00 PM Congratulations Hank on a well deserved win! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/13/2022 4:24:00 PM Thank you!

Terry Miller Date: 5/13/2022 8:17:00 AM Back to congratulate you, very well deserved. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/13/2022 8:49:00 AM Thanks, Terry. I always enjoy and appreciate hearing from you, my friend.

Karam Misra Date: 5/11/2022 10:05:00 AM Excellent! Congratulations on your win. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/12/2022 3:12:00 PM Aw, Karam...thank you so much for your sweet comment on my poem.

Jo Chamberlain Date: 5/11/2022 6:21:00 AM That's a tree we don't hear alot about. Congratulations on your winning placement. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/12/2022 3:12:00 PM Thank you, Joanna, for your comment on my poem. You are right!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/10/2022 7:22:00 PM Just wonderful, Milt. I am loving all the wind haikus Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/11/2022 4:10:00 AM Thank you so much, Andrea. I have found them quite interesting myself.

Sam Kauffman Date: 5/10/2022 2:42:00 PM Having lived in the mountains surrounded by aspens their rustling is definitely an "ode to joy!" Wonderful ku Milt. Congratulations. So wonderfully creative! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/10/2022 4:08:00 PM Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment, Sam. I appreciate hearing from you.

Christuraj Alex Date: 5/10/2022 6:55:00 AM "nature’s ode" - Congratulations! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/10/2022 8:19:00 AM Thank you, Chris. I appreciate it.

Paula Goldsmith Date: 5/10/2022 6:49:00 AM Congratulations on your win. A wonderful Haiku write. Have a great/blessed day.......... Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/10/2022 8:20:00 AM Thank you, Paula. Your comments always lift my spirits.

Paulette Calasibetta Date: 5/10/2022 6:43:00 AM Milton congratulations on your win in the contest. I love the last line of your Haiku: I can hear the strains of Beethoven in the air. :)Paulette Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/10/2022 8:20:00 AM Paulette, thank you so much for your affirmation.

Sotto Poet Date: 5/10/2022 5:58:00 AM Congratulations, Milt, for winning first place in the Haiku competition. You wrote an excellent Haiku. Also, thank you for taking part in my contest. I much appreciate it. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/10/2022 8:21:00 AM Ah, thank you, Lasaad. I really enjoyed writing for your contest, and I hope you will keep sponsoring them.

Terry Miller Date: 5/8/2022 12:49:00 AM Excellent Milt, a sure winner here. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/8/2022 8:35:00 AM Oh, I hope so. I find these so difficult to write.

Tom Cunningham Date: 5/8/2022 12:10:00 AM You paint a beautiful image Milton. Good luck in the contest Tom Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/8/2022 8:35:00 AM Thank you, Tom.

Gershon Wolf Date: 5/7/2022 8:09:00 PM Ah! Bullseye! FAVE. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/8/2022 8:35:00 AM WOW! Thanks so much, gw. I'm so happy you liked it.

Anna Marie Kaianah Date: 5/7/2022 5:07:00 PM Lovely Haiku Milton. I wish you the best of luck in the contest! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/7/2022 5:36:00 PM Thank you so much, Anna Marie, for your thoughtful comment on my poem.

Bill Baker Date: 5/7/2022 12:43:00 PM I like your Haiku, Milt. Well written my friend. Bill Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/7/2022 1:23:00 PM Thanks, Bill. Ah, it was this one that I submitted to the Haiku contest, not the other one. Well, I liked this one better.

Kim Rodrigues Date: 5/7/2022 12:29:00 PM Yes it is! Have a joyful day! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/7/2022 1:24:00 PM Thanks, Kim. I hope you are having a marvelous weekend.

Mike Gentile Date: 5/7/2022 12:18:00 PM Milt, this is a wonderful nod to nature! I can hear the whispers! I think you will do well on the contest!!! Good luck and Happy Saturday!! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/7/2022 1:24:00 PM Thank you so much, Mike. I hope so. I do hope you are having a fantastic, fun-filled weekend!

Ilene Bauer Date: 5/7/2022 11:48:00 AM very lovely, milton! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 5/7/2022 1:25:00 PM Thanks, Ilene, and so are you!!!