Comment from Leineco

Excellent

I love the message - heart flowers joined in shared nurturing and communion :-)

And the picture is arresting! Quite an artist! (LOL. . .the middle one looks like Pippin!)

Very nice haiku :-)

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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014

Thanks for your enthusiastic comments, dear L. Glad you enjoyed. Yes, the photo is stunning!
Warm Smiles, rd

Comment from acerisestory

Excellent

This is a lovely haiku, rami devi! Your 5-7-5 count is right on. I very much like the your message of alignment on the same stem meaning that that unity can exist.

The accompanying artwork is a nice enehancement. Very well done. Good luck in the contest.

Alana

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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014

Thanks for your very kind and thoughtful comments. Glad you enjoyed and the message resonated with you.
Warm Smiles, rd

Comment from The Death

Excellent

Hi, rd.

Very lovely haiku! You deliver a strong message here. It sounds both philosophical and spiritual.

heart-flowers align
along stem fed from one root
unity blossoms

I had never heard of this flower, so it was a bit difficult for me to picture it without the photo, but it looks gorgeous. The first two grammatically connected lines have concrete imagery.

I understand why you have that 'single root' here. It stands/shows the existence of one superpower which drives all lifeforms. Also, heart-flower is a superb choice which symbolizes our hearts as well.

Nice use of A,F alliteration and consonance of L. The satori line is open and can be interpreted in more than one way. If everyone of us head toward the same path of enlightenment, unity will bloom on its own.

Love the photo as well. Without using personification, you have conveyed a potent message. It also has your usual spiritual voice. :)

Good luck!

Regards,
Anupam

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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014

Namaste, Anupam! Thanks for tuning in to the philosophical and spiritual intent of the piece and the metaphors. Thanks for your lovely review and good luck wishes.
Blessings, Warm Regards and Smiles, rd

Comment from Jean Lutz

Excellent

This reminds me of a song we sang in church today. Your words take on a spiritual meaning for me. You selected the perfect piece of art to work in harmony with your words.

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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014

Thanks. Yay! Glad you resonated with the spiritual intent of this piece, dear Jean. Big warm Smiles, rd

Comment from adewpearl

Excellent

gorgeous presentation of your poem, which is in excellent 5/7/5 syllable count
I like the way you use of the single-stem flower to make a philosophical/spiritual point about the importance and strength of unity
good alliterative grouping of flowers/fed from
and I love the word play with blossoms :-) Brooke

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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014

Thanks for your very kind comments, dear B. Glad you enjoyed the message and the word play too.
Warm Smiles, rd

Comment from Mark Schardine

Excellent

Interesting enough, some gardeners refer to these flowers as bleeding hearts, and they remain a favorite. They line up in a precise order, open one by one, and we enjoy the beauty they show.

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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014

Thanks for your kind comments, Mark. Glad you enjoyed.
Warm Smiles, rd

Comment from barbara.wilkey

Excellent

AHHHHHHH, what a beautiful picture and what a perfect poem to go with it. I really enjoyed this poem and the artwork. It's a perfect contest package. Good luck.

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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014

Thanks so much for your enthusiastic response, B. Blessings, rd

Comment from janalma

Excellent

What a lovely thought, and such thoughts are typical of you. All one--unity--what all are, in truth. And what
a way to say it. One of my favorite springtime flowers. Beautiful presentation. You have found the tan in the black background. Very nice.

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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014

Thanks so much for your lovely comments. So glad this resonated with you, dear J. Blessings! rd

Comment from Jacqueline M Franklin

Excellent

Hi Rama Devi,

Wouldn't it be so nice it the problems of the world could be solved the heart flowers alignment? What a wonderful world we'd live in indeed.

Lovely flower, showing unity. Nicely done.

Cheers & Blessings
Keep Smilin'... Jax

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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014

Ah yes, Jax--indeed, that would be nice! Thanks for your lovely response. Blessings and Smiles, rd

Comment from Eternal Muse

Excellent

Oh, I love those, Rama! Do you know, their botanical name is lumprocampnos blooms. I used their picture for Alvin's memorial poem for our tribute to him.

Very well done. I love your two lines of concrete imagery and a stunning satori in line 3. A great visual feeling to this haiku - there is such beauty in those flowers, and it rubs off on the reader.

Thank you for the delight. Love, Y.

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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014

Thanks, dear Yelena. Lovely to hear from you. Thanks for telling me the name--what a fun name to say aloud! Love your glowing response. Hugs and Love, rd