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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 Poetry Soup 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.

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!

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.

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.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/12/2022 3:12:00 PM

Aw, Karam...thank you so much for your sweet comment on my poem.

Joanna Feltham

Date: 5/11/2022 6:21:00 AM

That's a tree we don't hear alot about. Congratulations on your winning placement.

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

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!

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!

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..........

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

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.

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.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/8/2022 8:35:00 AM

Oh, I hope so. I find these so difficult to write.