The old
Rhododendron
blossoming each new year
hidden by the shaded oak in
secret
Author notes
Word Given Rhododendron...
Written May 18th, 2005
In a list
A contest entry
- *Serious Cinquain Sensations* Contest by MagicLady.
600 points, ended May 27, 2005, 8 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
Comments
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Many thanks Vickie
Delighted that you enjoyed it 
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Yes..the idea of the two shades of green was to give the illusion of secrecy but sadly it appears not to have worked, but thats fine as I shall take on board what looks good to me might not be always the correct way to go and yes the picture was very overbearing ..Ah well, I had a lovely time doing this contest and at the end of the day, that is what matters
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Nicely written...beautiful picture...vj
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I think the purple threw me off. It does not compliment the green or pink in the photo. I think you would have done better to stay with all green, or two shades of green. Overall, a great poem, I liked it.
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Thank you Yes, it was a strange one, but I had great fun trying to make it work
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Thank you my friend for such lovely comments You are completely correct regarding the font size and graphics..as for the Rhododendron word..
Here in Ireland there is an island smothered by wild Rhododendrons...lilac in colour. Nobody knows how they got there as it has never been inhabited but arrive they did in the hundreds...They are lovely but quite invasive. I enjoyed this challenge and look forward to the next
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Cutiepie,
You had a very hard word to use. When I picked this hard word, I cringed a bit, but knew that someone would get it that would do a great job with it, and I was correct. You did it proud.
These beautiful bushes are so incredible when they bloom each year. They do it surprisingly, and then they are gone for another year. I like how you did it...in secret, under the shaded oak.
My suggestion to you for future cinquains, or haikus: smaller photos since the poem is so small, and bigger font (since you can
Your words were excellant as always, I am so proud of you for doing this. It had a kind of surprise ending to it, like a haiku. Well done.
Cheryl
Cheers!!
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Hello cutiepie,
Thank you for entering your Cinquain. You wound up with a tough word and made the most of it and I appreciate the hard work you put into this poem.
Best of luck to you.
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Thank you Aimee delighted that you enjoyed it
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Thank you for your lovely comments, I have to admit that I was helped in the syllable count. Hopefully I shall do better next time
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Thank you Linda, you are very kind
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Sanity was very kind to help me with this...I have never been good with syllables as with my accent these can cause problems
but I shall keep trying as I do love this ( cinquain) form and haiku. Many thanks for your comments
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this is beautiful .. i love it .. very nicely done .. good luck in the contest hun
~Aimee
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such a simple, yet so very elegant write with this contest entry you have here. they are all so full of blossoms - hidden in secret or not, in this time of year in New England, US... thanks for sharing the image with us and reminding me to catch those glimpses of such an inspiring flower while I can.
Lovely write. Great construction of the Cinquain. I've yet to attempt one of those and think that you did a great job in showing another reason why I should try one of these days.
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Perfection reached..........Hugs and Love LindaXXXXXXXX
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I am glad that you took sanity's advise because I would hate to see your beautiful work be set aside because of a techicallity! Good Luck in the contest!
S~
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Thank you so much for your kindness I have edited and corrected. Many thanks for your help
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This is simply beautiful, but it doesn't quite fit the criteria of the cinquain, your syllable count is slightly off...
2:The old
4:Rhododendron
5:blossoms each new year
7:hidden by the shaded oak
3:in secret
Little suggestion would be to move in up one line and instead of blossoms, use blossoming... I could have left it but you should have as much chance as anyone else because the image this sends out is so beautiful........
Hugs and Love
LindaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXx
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Thank you Renee for your lovely comments Goodluck yourself
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Many thanks Sandi I am glad you enjoyed this
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Many thanks Mari
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This page looks like a wonderful garden
A beautiful and well written cinquain.
I wish you all the best with everything you do
Mari
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Such treasures are found in Nature if we but open our eyes to see their beauty. Great job, most especially since it's your first! I've a feeling I'll be reading more fantastic imagery from your muse All the best in the contest!
Blessings, Sandi
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Hidden yet seen so brilliantly in your musing. This is beautiful! The best to you in the challenge!
Much Love,
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Nature works in harmony with each other..you will sometimes see a solitary tree perched high on a mountain with no other trees in sight for miles..what keeps it there...? The rocks gripping the trees roots to stop it from sliding and sheer determination Yes it is rather like a love story of sorts, the tree shelters the flowers and the flowers re-seed each year to keep the tree company
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having clusters of variously colored, often bell-shaped flowers around a tree where some seed was placed, maybe not on purpose. Yet if it is old the oak tree has become great friends with the flowers. Greeting them each morning and covering them at night. Sounds like love from a flower and a tree.
Good wright,
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You are a good loyal friend Deke and I appreciate your support very much ..and no I wont win as this is my first cinquain but I have had wonderful fun trying to do this
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Lynne, I don't know anything about cinaquins including the right way to spell it. I do know if I like something or not, though, and I know that I like this. Come to think of it I don't remember reading anything of yours that I didn't like. Great Job!!! Oh, and Good luck in the contest; I hope that you win.
Deke
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Thank you Linda ..yes..but great fun
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This was beautifully written and portrayed. This contest is really a challenge! Good luck to you, too!
Linda
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You too? I couldn't get mine uploaded for anything...finally I did though. Thought it was my connection, must've been a.p. having a glitch.
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Thank you ..it wasnt the words that gave me the problem...it was trying to d/load the picture
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Nice one Lynne. Great job on this cinquain. Good luck to you in the contest. Cinquains are hard enough to write when we don't have a word given to us to center it around. You did very well.
~Lyrical
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