Cypress tree arms
Spanish moss
drips~
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Written August 20th, 2004
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Lovely
Great haiku Sis. Saying that it drips is so image evoking.
I love that Spanish Moss. I had never seen it until we drove to Florida one year. I think it started in Georgia.
I asked my dad what it was. 
lol
Ethereal Melody
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Very well done Susan! You really have the haiku flavour on your pen. Not so long ago you strted to write those little pleasant poems and you are doing so good with them!
I enjoyed this one!
Kisses and love,
Mari
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This is but another reason why I love reading good Haiku. You did such an exquisite job with this one Susan. I loved one of the earlier comments, of what came first.
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Fantastic
Susan, Lovely and the picture I simply love excellent decription, and imginary in few words wonderfuly done.
Sherry
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That tree reminds me of one at Disney World. It was huge and dripping with moss.
Your Haiku matches it well
Hugs
Pat -
Yeah I can see that... Lovely picture and apt description. the haiku works well.
Susan -
This is awesome, I've written a quote that states that I wish to be buried under a cypress tree, its my favorite type of tree, I dunno why but I admire it, I love your poem here, its speaks with true beauty
---Sara
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I was born in Lake Charles Louisiana, so this to me, is fabulous. And it does drip moss, so true. Well done.
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This picture looks so familiar. I know it reminds me of my home. I love the sight of spanish moss dripping from the limbs of the cypress trees. There is nothing more beautiful(well there might be, but I haven't seen much that was more beautiful naturewise). You have painted a lovely picture with this write. It makes me love my home more and more.
becca
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This is a very nice haiku. I have moss in my trees in San Antonio. Not this kind, but the little balls of moss. It eventually will kill a tree, so we used to pay my son, .10 cents for each one he knocked out and collected.
Nice background to go with it.
Cheryl
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Nicely done. Spanish moss hanging from trees like that looks so pretty. I have often wondered if it is parasidic or symbiotic.
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This makes me wonder - what came first - the picture or the haiku? They go so well together, and even without the picture this piece creates a very vivid image. Terrific job! And don't listen to people who want to force you into doing 5/7/5 haikus because you know that it's not about format, it's about the spirit of haiku.
Beautiful job. The last line is absolutely perfect to me.
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You did a damn good job on this haiku sis. Loved the pic too
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Beautiful haiku, picture and background. This was a treat to read Susan! Haiku do not have to be 5/7/5 and I am so happy to see many people are becoming informed! Those who state otherwise are just misinformed. Haiku are supposed to grab a moment in time and reveal it with simplicity and clear thought. You did a fine job of doing just that. You didn't NEED the picture, but it made for some pleasing eye candy
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thoughtful
this is a very effective haiku, thoughtfully crafted...a good example of the form & spirit of contemporary haiku...i especially like the way the haiku zooms closer in to the close-up shot in the last word so nicely placed in this thoughtfully shaped poem. -
... Beautifully written and presented, Susan.
Sammy
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You know, the picture wasn't necessary... the beautiful haiku drew up an image enough!
but, I don't know if I can call it a haiku... it is the wrong format...
it is supposed to be 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 again in the last line.
Nice imagery though
Edited on Aug 21, 2:41 because 'needed to say more'. -
So that's what the bayou looks like? (thinking of the song "Born on the Bayou" by Creedence Clearwater).
Nice one, Sis! Neat pic' and background!
Maureen
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simple, but nice
it's pretty and cute. it's not the traditional form for a haiku, but i don't really care, and i don't think you do either. the picture is really beautiful, and the poem really helps convey your meaning. a good way to start my day! thx!
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