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Monday, September 23, 2019

Spring haiku

Oh!
the bougainvillea –
purple splash



















tendrils
reach from the vine
seeking



















drab trees
brighten overnight –
new blooms





















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32 comments:

  1. BarbSeptember 24, 2019 at 9:52 AM

    Hi Rosemary, I like your welcome to spring. Here it's fall and getting colder. Enjoy your blooms!

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-WadeSeptember 24, 2019 at 11:26 AM

      Hello, dear Barb, and thank you. Enjoy your cold! (I know you like some things about winter.)

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  2. MarySeptember 27, 2019 at 5:26 AM

    Beautiful photo and poetry! I am envious of you heading into spring.

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-WadeSeptember 27, 2019 at 8:00 AM

      A lovely time of year – but the increased heat is a concern. Already we have had several bushfires nearby.

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  3. ThotpurgeSeptember 29, 2019 at 2:16 PM

    Oh the last one resonates - I came back from a trip and the african tulip tree is now a blaze of orange!

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  4. Sherry Blue SkySeptember 29, 2019 at 2:36 PM

    The unfurling of spring is so wonderful....a yearly miracle. Enjoy!

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  5. rallentandaSeptember 29, 2019 at 4:46 PM

    My beautiful purple bougainvillea is indestructable...i just love it although the thorns are huge now.Spring is wonderful.

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  6. Kim M. RussellSeptember 29, 2019 at 4:55 PM


    Thank you, Sherry, for sharing your other-side-of-the-world spring on this dreary Sunday! I love the purple splash of bougainvillea – I’ve never seen it in its natural place, only in pictures or botanical gardens.

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  7. Kim M. RussellSeptember 29, 2019 at 4:57 PM

    Did I type Sherry in my comment? It should have said Rosemary! I was still reeling from the shock of Mary's and Sherry's announcements.

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-WadeSeptember 30, 2019 at 8:02 AM

      I understand. They have been the mainstays of Poets United for so long.

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  8. Jae RoseSeptember 29, 2019 at 6:38 PM

    The photos really made your words shine - a welcome smile on this grey UK morning

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  9. BrendanSeptember 29, 2019 at 9:16 PM

    So much to welcome and celebrate here. The trio of poems are like the Irish triad of laughter, music and sleep.

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  10. LoriSeptember 29, 2019 at 10:16 PM

    That purple splash really gave me a smile. So lovely to see flowers in bright colours when I am looking at trees in red, brown and gold.

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  11. Old EggSeptember 29, 2019 at 10:26 PM

    Well in South Aust it could be a bit warmer as we have had a long cold wet winter but I'm not really moaning the heat is coming one day!

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  12. colleenSeptember 29, 2019 at 10:43 PM

    I need that splash, reminder. Thanks!

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  13. RommySeptember 29, 2019 at 10:44 PM

    I'll bet everything smells as beautiful as it looks too. We're enjoying the smallest of drop in temperature, but some excitable trees already have their party colors on here.

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  14. Rob JacksonSeptember 29, 2019 at 11:09 PM

    Yes, it's interesting to see the contrast from the other side of the globe. Although even though Fall is here it's still very hot, but that's the norm here.

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  15. C. SandlinSeptember 30, 2019 at 12:43 AM

    Lovely. We're just now seeing our moonflowers blooming... although no giant moths yet. Love how each haiku highlights each plant.

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  16. brudbergSeptember 30, 2019 at 12:58 AM

    This makes me hope for spring six months from now... lovely colors...

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  17. Sanaa RizviSeptember 30, 2019 at 1:13 AM

    Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! ❤️

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  18. Magaly GuerreroSeptember 30, 2019 at 1:31 AM

    I love them all, Rosemary. But the middle one is my very favorite. It made me want to reach out and touch a tendril...

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  19. Linda Lee LybergSeptember 30, 2019 at 1:37 AM

    It's so amazing that spring is coming your way. Here, we are seeing hints of autumn. This is lovely Rosemary.

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  20. H. HennenburgSeptember 30, 2019 at 2:35 AM

    Okay, anything with the word "bougainvillea" in it is bound for beauty. This is a wonderful haiku of beauty, hope and new life. Thank you for sharing it!

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  21. TruedessaSeptember 30, 2019 at 6:07 AM

    I too envy your entering spring a time where everything blooms. We are in fall and everything is changing and soon our trees will bare no leaves. (sigh)

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  22. tonispencerSeptember 30, 2019 at 6:17 AM

    Lovely poems to spring. We are just beginning autumn here. Thank goodness for cool weather.

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  23. Vivian ZemsSeptember 30, 2019 at 6:49 AM

    There is so much life around us, we just have to open our eyes and see it taking place.

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  24. EllaSeptember 30, 2019 at 10:29 AM

    So, enchanting is your poem and this vine..arching towards the sunshine~ Bluetiful!

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  25. MargaretSeptember 30, 2019 at 11:17 AM

    from drab to glorious. May we all have such a swan song!

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  26. Wendy BourkeSeptember 30, 2019 at 11:24 AM

    Beautiful, Rosemary. I've never really picked up the knack with haiku. Others seem to have a far more delicate, nuanced touch with the form - so I, very much appreciate lovely pieces when I come upon them.

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  27. The BizzaSeptember 30, 2019 at 12:41 PM

    Beautiful colors, both in your words and in the photos.

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  28. Jennifer WagnerSeptember 30, 2019 at 1:15 PM

    Ahhh...a sight for sore eyes! Lovely haiku!

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  29. Magical Mystical TeacherOctober 1, 2019 at 12:41 AM

    You've made spring come alive in words and images. Lovely.

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