Well, Ronovan promised that he would be tough with the prompt words this week for his weekly haiku challenge, and he has certainly delivered! We have got ‘pine’ and ‘grief’ to work with. I was pretty stumped with these, but refuse to be beaten so here is my attempt:
Pines, brown and withered
baubles hang, shaped like tear drops
mourn Christmas passing
Love it! Even without the photo I could see it perfectly. Well done!
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You delivered that with aplomb! Good job 😊
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Thanks Jacqui 🙂
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You are highly welcome 🙂
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Well done, Judy! Your tree selection is reminiscent of Charlie Brown’s tree. 🙂
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Ha! Thanks Rob 🙂
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I LOVE THIS SIS!! Had to capitalize the sentiments!!!!!! 😊
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Thanks so much Ritu 🙂
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Evocative of that post-Christmas sight of sad discarded trees put out for the bin man – the two sentences working well – and you met the brief – something about nature.
I agree, difficult words – Ronovan’s words often seem to take me to deep dark places and I have to claw myself up to the sunshine again with them kicking and screaming behind me!
Great job! Well done!
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Judy, this is fantastic! If haiku were an Olympic sport, you would be a gold medalist! 😉
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Haha…. very cool! Judy, you always achieve these challenges with so much “Judy”… love it!
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Thank you Erika, I love these and always try my best 😉
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I always enjoy them ☺
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Your haiku saddened me a bit. Wonderfully written to evoke emotion. I’m a hard nut to crack sometimes. lol
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Well, I am pleased to have put a dint in the shell at least! 🙂
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Sign of great poetry. ha ha!
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Thanks so much for the compliment 🙂
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Yet another way of looking at this week’s challenge. I like your haiku.
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Thanks Pat. ‘Pine’ just spoke of Christmas to me this week! 🙂
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Oh wow, Edwina! You have a great poet soul inside! 😀
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Thank you Rose. That is kind of you to say 🙂
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Oh I prefer honest than kind! 😉
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Thank you , I appreciate it 🙂
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How sad… (some of us celebrate Christmas passing!)
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Ha! Poor little tree.
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Well done, Judy, hope that is not last year’s tree and you are really not that upset 😉
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No. It wasn’t my tree, but it did look kind of sad and forlorn.
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Oh I love your haiku, Judy! You expressed perfectly what so many of us feel when Christmas is over.
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Thanks Vashti. Yes it is sad when everything is put away for another year.
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Exactly, I can’t wait to decorate but then I drag my feet when it comes time to put everything away. I don’t want the holidays to end. 😦
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Now, your’s is a beautiful Haiku. Gives one a feeling of true morning when the feeling of Christmas passes. It really is a let down. All the joy looking forward to the season. It brightens many moods and saddens others. But still it is, for some, a remembrance of the best moments of childhood. Thank you for your Haiku. I always look forward to reading. jk 🙂
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Thanks so much for your kindness. I loved Christmas as a child and wanted to try and capture the sadness of it all, as the tree is chucked out and the decorations packed away.
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I wrote what I felt. It brought back those feelings for me, also. At our house we keep up just a touch of Christmas, by leaving a small string of the tiny lights around one of our small enclosed animal habitats. They enjoy the lighting as well. TY L)
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That is a lovely touch. I like the idea that there is always a little bit of Christmas around. 🙂
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Thanks for the wonderful review Ron.:-)
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