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Winter Sheds Its Pall

winter sheds its pall
flora springs to life anew
with flamboyant flair

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
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Placed No. 2 in Carol Brown's "Nature Comes To Life" Contest - February 2011

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James Foulk

Date: 6/24/2011 12:51:00 PM

very creative Haiku Bob really enjoyed it.

Kash Poet

Date: 3/1/2011 5:39:00 AM

Congrats Robert on your well deserved 2nd place win with this beauitiful Haiku----kashinath

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/28/2011 8:43:00 PM

Congratulations, Robert. It's always a pleasure to read your winning poetry.

Francine Roberts

Date: 2/28/2011 8:20:00 PM

lovely haiku Bob, congrats on your win in the contest

Sara Kendrick

Date: 2/28/2011 5:43:00 PM

Enjoyed reading this one..Congrats..Sara

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 2/28/2011 1:03:00 PM

Congratulations on the second place win in the contest of carol, Bob

Sharon Ruebel

Date: 2/28/2011 10:29:00 AM

Hello Robert, Congratulations on your wonderful win in the contest. This is beautiful As Always, Shar

John Freeman

Date: 2/28/2011 10:12:00 AM

Good to see you poem at the top Bob. Congratulations on your poem's honored second place recognition.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 2/28/2011 7:19:00 AM

Congrats Bob on your second place win in Carol's contest with this elegant entry my friend.. again sharing second place with one of the best is an honor and pleasure for me as a poetess luv.. enjoy..

Tahera Mannan

Date: 2/28/2011 7:04:00 AM

Super last line Robert. Many congratulations for this win.

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 2/28/2011 6:12:00 AM

Congratulations on your very deserving win in my contest Bob. This was a hard contest for me to judge. Thank you for supporting my contest another will begin soon. Love, Carol

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 2/27/2011 1:46:00 PM

Splendid piece Bob .. great imagery in your lines .. seeing Winter shed to Spring .. good luck in Carol's contest my friend with luv..

Ralph Taylor

Date: 2/26/2011 4:17:00 PM

Awesome entry, Bob. Great haiku. Good luck. You guys have a great weekend. Ralphie

Mohammad Yamin

Date: 2/25/2011 8:22:00 AM

Very beautiful Haiku. Most impressive, specially the first line reading 'winter sheds its pall'. The Haiku paints an elegant picture of spring. Thank you also for your enlightened comments on my poem the Yesteryears. -Mohammad

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/24/2011 11:37:00 PM

cool little haiku, robert. And a touch of allliterations as well.