Comment from giftid3

Excellent

Your words have described well a beauty of the poppy, and the picture you have used enforces it.
Thank you for sharing your work with the rest of us. I enjoyed the imagery it created of the pure beauty of one of God's creations. The poppy is a beautiful flower in all is colours and reminds me of when I was a child and my mother used to grow them in our garden.
Thanks for that and many blessings to you

 Comment Written 13-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2008

Thanks for a great review. I am glad my poem had an anamnestic effect on you.

Comment from eveeator

Excellent

great photo with this entry and the words are excellent to go along with it, well thought through, and it is easy to see why it is already recognised, good luck in the contest

 Comment Written 12-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2008

Thanks for your very kind review.

Comment from nora arjuna

Excellent

Hi Alvin. I guess there's nothing to critic about your haiku. Just to check, must the title be of the first line? I wish you well in the contest.

 Comment Written 12-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2008

Actually haiku should not be titled at all. However, I need to distinguish between all my haiku, so I do what publishers do, which is distinguish them by their first line. Thanks for a great review.

Comment from J.E. Brown

Excellent

Being new to the site, i had never heard of Haiku poetry before. I've grown to like it very much and it's work like this piece, that's the reason why.

 Comment Written 12-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2008

Thanks; I am glad you like my haiku. I work very hard at them.

Comment from Fish

Excellent

I'm sure that, when my flowers have a period,
you may be the first to point it out, but the
last to mention it; at least, in that particular
sense. Nice poem. Yours, Fish

 Comment Written 12-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2008

Thanks for a review that made me smile.

Comment from Janilou

Excellent

With all the haiku contests lately, comes the added pleasure of being able to read and review a master's work! Very beautiful haiku. The insight is superb. I love it. Good luck in the contest.

Jan

 Comment Written 12-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2008

Thank you; you are very kind. I was unsure about this poem, for there are so many layers of meaning, but you have reassured me.

Comment from Teri7

Exceptional

Al, This is a six star work in my eyes. You used very good descriptive wording and very good imagery. Good luck in the contest. Hugs, Teri

 Comment Written 12-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2008

Thanks for the six stars; I truly appreciate them. I am so glad you like my haiku.

Comment from LadyMary

Excellent

Very strong sense of coloration in this perfectly written Haiku format. The "blood-red purity" is excellent. Good luck in the contest. LadyMary

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2008

Thanks for a great review and for noting my sense of color.

Comment from PatriciaLiteHickman

Excellent

stunning presentation here! makes this a very strong contest entry that will be hard to top :-)

well done Haiku; no corrections of course; best wishes in the voting booth

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2008

Thanks. We'll see what the contest committee thinks! Thanks for a great review.

reply by PatriciaLiteHickman on 13-Oct-2008

::::fingers crossed:::: I've tried talkin to the contest committee telepathically; didn't work lol. Blessings on your day. Tricia

Comment from Jnetgame

Excellent

Nice haiku. I was interested to see that you are using a photo with your entry. I wasn't sure if this was common in haiku. If you get a chance, possibly you could review my entry? Thanks.

 Comment Written 11-Oct-2008

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reply by the author on 13-Oct-2008

Thanks for a good review. There is a genre in Japan called "haiga," which is a poem embedded in a photograph. I publish them in Japan online. I'll review your entry, but would you be so kind as to put that request in a private message next time rather than a review of my work? That works better for my tracking system. Thanks.