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Tania's Spring Haiku Contest * 3/31/2025

wild roses

wild roses blooming
in snow-encrusted meadow ~
early sign of spring

springhaiku

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Christuraj Alex

April 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM

A very beautiful haiku. Congratulations!

Lin Lane

April 9, 2025 at 4:33 AM

Thanks so much, Chris.

thriveni c mysore

April 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM

Ah!Congratulations on your win dear poet. Cheers!!!

Lin Lane

April 9, 2025 at 4:33 AM

Thank you, thriveni.

Andrea Dietrich

April 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM

Love that picture too

Lin Lane

April 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM

;-)

Andrea Dietrich

April 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM

I adore roses. You did fantastic with them here. Congrats

Lin Lane

April 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM

Thanks a lot, Andrea.

Anne-Lise Andresen

April 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM

- Congratulations on your spring haiku, Lin :) - hugs

Lin Lane

April 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM

Thanks, Anne-Lise and hugs to you.

Linda Alice Fowler

April 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM

Silent beauty in the wild. Great imagery Lin. Congratulations! :)

Lin Lane

April 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM

Thank you, Alice.

Tania Kitchin

April 6, 2025 at 6:58 AM

Lin, gorgeous imagery of hearty wild roses pushing through the snow. Congratulations on your first place win.

Lin Lane

April 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM

Thanks for finding it so worthy, Tania.

Duke Beaufort

March 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM

Lin, They do bloom. I like how you salute the wild ones! Alternate last line...."Tumbleweeds blow by." LOL!

Lin Lane

April 1, 2025 at 3:25 AM

Hey, you're on to something! Roses are not my favorite flower but when I found this picture, wild roses won out. Thank you, Duke.

John Read

March 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM

Hi Lin, I was tempted to write a Haiku then I thought better of it lol,good luck in the contest. xx

Lin Lane

April 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM

Hi, John and thank you. Give into this temptation. They're fun to write.

Jan Allison

March 31, 2025 at 7:43 AM

beautiful haiku Lin:-) hugs jan xx

Lin Lane

April 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM

Thanks a lot, Jan.

Abdullah Alhemaidy

March 31, 2025 at 7:13 AM

Very nice poem! Have a very nice season!

Lin Lane

April 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM

Thank you, AA and hoping the same for you.

Tom Cunningham

March 31, 2025 at 5:32 AM

Lovely image Lin, I know in some parts winter is clinging on for its life. Good luck in the contest, these haiku fill up fast. Tom

Lin Lane

April 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM

I love Tania's Haiku contests. It's a challenge to say what we feel in so few words. Thank, Tom and good luck with your entry, too.

Anne-Lise Andresen

March 31, 2025 at 5:12 AM

- A beautiful sight... a rose in the snow, Lin :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs

Lin Lane

April 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM

I rarely see it now that I'm living in the South again, but felt the beauty of it in this picture. Thanks, Anne-Lise.

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