Tall showy flower
long blooming spirals of color
brighten up my day~
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Written April 12th, 2004
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This is a very pretty piece. The only suggestion I have is to make "flower" plural, so that it matches "spirals." Because in the picture, there are more than one flowers, and the singular form of flower doesn't really make sense. Aside from that, it was a very cheerful piece.
Love, Black-Moon -
Beautiful flowers, earned such beautiful words. I loved this, Susan, perfectly descriptive. Hope you are well,and up and about soon...and back out tending those Hollyhocks...
Maddie -
They sound lovely
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Wow
Such beautiful sentiment expressed with so few syllables!
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Nothing like the beauty and scent of a flower to lift your spirits soaring through the clouds. Wonderful piece luv
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those are purdiful! And I LOVE the haiku. It works so well with the pic...well duh... it's about the pic
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I can just see them, even without the picture. This is not a flower we really have up here, but it sure sounds pretty.
Susan -
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Ahhhhhh...hollyhocks are so beautiful. I love flowers. This was a beautiful poem. I enjoyed it.
~Amanda~
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Oh they are just simply beautiful!!!
as well as your Haiku Sweety
I Love how you bring us Spring Susan ~
Some of us in the colder states certainly do appreciate Hon
Such a pretty picture... i could just drink them up!
Lovely Missy ...I know you brighten my day!!!!
~Beautiful Haiku Our Ladyyyyyy Moon~
`Much Love Sweety to You for being so Sweet`
xox Mina xox ` ` ``
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You know, Susan...i think i most love your nature writes. Everytime i read one of them i feel transported directly into the heart of spring.
UB
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Nature at it's best.. it's great to get inspired by the earth and all it's glory.. beautiful words hun..
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very good
Well done. What I liked most about this poem is that you stopped to observe. Most folks walk right by the beauty in our world (and in each other) without seeing.
Might I suggest some spacing after the poem to separate it from the comments. It deserves it.
John -
Good Job
Your poem although short was descriptive enough to see the flowers. The graphic was wonderful but the poem could stand alone. When the poem is very short, each word must be in place perfectly. This happened in your poem. Great Job.. -
oh...i miss my old house
and all my lovely flowers
including the hollyhocks!
had to leave most of them behind when i sold the house
and now, will lose my garden again...sigh...
ah well, will put what i can into pots and take them with
thanks for the glimpse ahead to summer susan...lovely!
hugs,
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I have always loved hollyhocks and their riot of colour starngely they bloom very well here in Kuwait and many houses have them planted outside. garden are encouraged here so even though the houses are large and taken up most of the land there are no objections if people claim a little of the pavement to make their gardens these are usually open and anyone walking by can enjoy the beautiful site of the flowers. and now everywhere there are these tall beauties prettily nodding their heads in the spring breeze a lovely sight to enjoy evoking memories of childhood as does your poem.
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Beautiful pic and haiku . I have absolutely no luck with hollyhocks
Only one year did they climb up my trellis rail in the front of the house and that was it Send me some of yours to brighten up my days too
much love,
Reenie
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Beautiful words and beautiful Hollyhocks Susan, Love it.
Joan
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drags sorry butt in oh flowers reaches out thwack! hey i was only going to feel the petals lol.
nice poem here, made me smile oh it's so bright outside today.
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Dear Susan,
Splendid Haiku and of course they are Hollyhocks! I hope you didn't drive out to the Airport to collect me Susan. When you told me about having to sleep on the couch I changed my mind!
Sorry, but I've got a bung leg at present to contend with.
Love and hugs XXX Hugh.
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http://homepage.mac.com/themonkandkungfu/PhotoAlbum7.html
This will take you to one of my photos.... no poem on it though.
Don -
My entire side fence in the backyard is completely covered by hollyhocks. Every year I take dozens of pictures of them. I have a couple photoku posted somewhere in that ridiculously long list of poems of mine.... lol..... they are awesome. Nice work.
Don -
Such a beaitiful haiku, Susan, about a very beautiful flower. I haven't seen Hollyhocks in years but as I mentioned in the reply to Kayla's comment above.... they grew profusely next to our garage when I was a kid....lol, in fact I came across an old picture the other day of me at the age of 13, the picture of my sister and I standing next to these towering flowers.
Lovely poem
Dee
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Yes, Kayla, these are real hollyhocks When I was a kid growing up in southern Oregon, we had loads of them growing next to ou garage. The ones we had were a dark pink, and there's other colors, too, I believe. I've just seen the colors in Susan's picture and the dark and light pink ones. They're very beautiful flowers, as you can see.
Dee
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very pretty write and photo..brightened my night lol..just got done with a paper for school..I hate writing papers..so thanks for the bit of niceness.
Lea -
Love the photo - Have them growing up the wall of the house in UK - Many colours - As the other Susan knows Haiku's are not my thing - but I am thinking of trying sometime. - Albert
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Enjoyed your haiku, Sis! The hollyhocks are in bloom again! Like Kayla, I'm not familiar with hollyhocks but your haiku and the picture of them brightened up my day!
Happy Spring!
Love and Hugs,
<3 Maureen
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beautiful
So much color and a vivid picture! Hollyhocks were my favorite flower growing up as a child. I can picture as clear as if I were 8 yrs old again. Thank you so much. A truly talented woman.
Hugs,
Willow -
As you've brightened mine with the picture and the poem Kentucky's a bit ahead of Ohio I believe.
Jennifer -
We read a story in english called "The sound of the hollyhocks" (i think) and I had no idea what they looked like, so is the picture actually of hollyhocks, or are they just random flowers the same colour of hollyhocks? cuz if they are, I now know what a hollyhock looks like
It's nice when sometimes the smallest things can brighten your day I'm glad the sight of a flower did it for you
thanks for reading more than i asked you to read susan you're awesome
kayla* -
Nice picture and very nice poem Susan! I liked much the spirals of color! Such view can really bright your day
I see that you are living the spring season with a smile!
Lots of hugs,
Mari
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