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(windblown whirlybirds) haiku

nature haiku

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Comment from kintesiegel
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I am not familiar with the whirlibirds either. I obvious suffer from a deprived childhood. Wish I had that memory. Congratulations on your incredible proliferic creativity

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2010

reply by the author on 27-Apr-2010
    Thanks, my friend - my neighborhood had lots of maple trees - these were a rich source of free toys :-) Brooke
Comment from Fleedleflump
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jelly-jopers fly
pairs waltzing through bluest sky
baby trees to make

I very much liked your poem, Brooke, and you guessed it; I used to call them jallyjoppers!

Mike

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2010

reply by the author on 27-Apr-2010
    Now, there is a name I had not heard LOL We also called them "noses" because we opened them up and affixed them to our noses with the sticky substance inside the pods. Children are just the most wonderful creatures :-) Thanks, Mike. Brooke
Comment from The Highlander
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Nice Haiku Brooke, you have captured the scene very well, good luck in the contest. When i was a young boy i just loved the sycamore seeds, James.

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2010

reply by the author on 27-Apr-2010
    Thank you, James - I love the innocent, free, small things children gravitate to no matter where in the world :-) Brooke
Comment from dragonqueen1983
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i wish you the best of luck in the haiku contest as you have a well written poem here. i like the pic that you used as well as the colours

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2010

reply by the author on 27-Apr-2010
    Thanks my friend - glad you enjoyed the haiku :-) Brooke
Comment from Annmuma
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I am not familiar with "whirlybirds" in this context. I guess I've only heard the term used as an another name for helicopters. I assume the picture is of whirlybirds? Very interesting. ann

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2010

reply by the author on 27-Apr-2010
    Yes, these are known as helicopter seeds or whirlybirds or whirligigs, depending on the region, custom. You can google helicopter seeds to find out more about these seeds, one of my childhood delights in a neighborhood filled with maple trees. Besides watching them spin through the air, we took them apart and affixed them to our noses with the sticky substance found inside the pods. :-) Thanks, Ann. Brooke
reply by Annmuma on 27-Apr-2010
    How very interesting. Thank you. ann
Comment from bayoupoet
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Brooke, this is a marvelous poem for the Haiku contest. Perfect, descriptive imagery and amazing emotion is included in this short poem.
sandra

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2010

reply by the author on 27-Apr-2010
    Thank you, Sandra, for your gracious response :-) Brooke
reply by bayoupoet on 27-Apr-2010
    You are very welcome!
Comment from LYLE
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Brooke,
I love the title of this, but I must admit that I have no idea what a whirlybird is, unless it is a helicopter, which I doubt that this refers to, because, if it is, then hanging from a maple tree would indicate the passing of life, not a passage for new life. I have missed something,
which is not unusual:)
Fondly, Lyle

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2010

reply by the author on 27-Apr-2010
    Lyle, whirlybird is one name this type of seed is called, and another name is helicopter seed. Google helicopter seed and you can see lots of pictures along with information. The seeds are carried in the wind and scatter farther afield because of the helicopter spinning than if they just fell to the ground, and there they start new trees. I grew up in a neighborhood full of maple trees, one of the kinds of trees that have helicopter seeds, so I guess it did not occur to me that everyone doesn't know about them :-) Thanks for reviewing :-) Brooke
reply by LYLE on 27-Apr-2010
    Thank you, Dear One. I am probably the only nut who has never heard of that seed:)
Comment from WRITER1
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When we were kids we used to gather these thing up and take them and throw them off the side of cliff near my house we could watch the flutter all the way down.

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2010

reply by the author on 27-Apr-2010
    Thank you, Donna. We would pull them apart and apply them to our noses with the sticky substance inside. LOL Brooke :-)
Comment from Oatmeal
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adewpearl,

The theme chosen was very nice. The flow was smooth. The descriptive words created wonderful impressions. The imagery is very good.

I saw no SPAG and no typos. Everything looked in place.

I look forward to seeing you again.

Love you,

Oatmeal

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2010

reply by the author on 27-Apr-2010
    Thank you, Oatmeal, for your kind review :-) Brooke
Comment from TinyTeena
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A beautiful picture from Nature. The seeds from the Maple tree rely on the wind to blow them away to some fertile ground so that new life can result. The form of the seeds make them seem like "whirlybirds" and have the ability to
fly and spin to another area away from the mother tree. Thus giving each little seed the opportunity to grow into a big tree (new life) and not have to compete with the mother tree for an area to grow.

 Comment Written 27-Apr-2010

reply by the author on 27-Apr-2010
    Thank you, Kristene, for your most insightful interpretation of this haiku :-) Brooke