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Church Bells.


Church bells,
among gifts,
a bride's hand.







Andrew Hide
15~01~2004

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First published in Simply Haiku September 2004
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Written January 15th, 2004

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  • Peteskid gold member
    July 11
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    very nice the dual meaning of gifts...PK


  • Sai Babas Lotus
    January 19, 2005
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    Excellent!

    This succint senryu speaks volumes in three lines. Lots of wonderful imagery here. Very beautifully penned!

    -Charishma


  • SusanL
    January 16, 2004
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    Concise and beautiful. Susan


  • myron silver member
    January 15, 2004
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    excellent

    ah hello...i remember this excellent poem, from another haiku board - either HaikuHut or Internet Poet Society Haiku...hi!

    a brilliant example of the contemporary english senryu...beautifully rendered...


  • Emmerson
    January 15, 2004
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    Very nice


  • Ladybug
    January 15, 2004
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    so much in so little....
    as it is with the bride


    Tamara

  • Billbard silver member
    January 15, 2004
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    Small in words,large in meaning.Enjoyed.bill


  • MuseStalker
    January 15, 2004
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    superlative

    Oh...yes. I like this one. And the background is a perfect complement to the poem. Thanks for sharing.

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