Comment from l.raven

Excellent

HI Karyn, just got back on the net...had some time off...so very well described...and so true...Winter is here...in all it's beauty...love your poem...and CONGRATULATIONS on a well deserved win...luff Linda xxoo

 Comment Written 03-Nov-2014

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reply by the author on 03-Nov-2014

Thank you for your kind review and comments for my haiku, Linda. I appreciate your kind response, and thanks for your congratulations!
Smiles,
Karyn :-)

reply by l.raven on 03-Nov-2014

you are always so welcome Karyn...Linda xxoo

Comment from harmony13

Excellent

An excellent haiku! The first two lines of this poem flow
and connect well. The last line says it all. The black and white color scheme adds clearness to this poem.

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Thank you, harmony, for selecting my haiku to read. I appreciate your taking the time to review and share your thoughts. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Smiles,
Indy :-)

Comment from tfawcus

Excellent

A worthy winner. Definitely a touch of frost in the air with this one. Made me feel cold just at the thought of it! Nothing for it but to don a sweater and take a brisk walk, crunching those leaves underfoot and breathing wisps of life into the air!

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Thank you for your wonderful review, tfawcus, and for taking the time to read and share your comments. I appreciate your response, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
Smiles,
Indy :-)

Comment from Oatmeal

Excellent

IndianaIrish,

This is a beautiful poem. Very nicely written work. Perfectly arranged. Very good formatting. Smooth flowing. Understandable. Very enchanted flow of words.

There was no SPAG, no typos, no room for improvement.

I look forward to seeing you again.

Love you,

Oatmeal

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Thank you for taking the time to read and review my haiku, Oatmeal. I appreciate your kind comments, and I'm delighted you enjoyed it.
Smiles,
Indy :-)

Comment from RPSaxena

Exceptional

Hello IndianaIrish,
Marvelous piece of Poetry in the form of 'Haiku' meeting all the desired norms and transparently depicting its theme!
Wording is simple as well impressive having captivating flow and lively imagery.
You deserve what you have got - Contest Winner!
CONGRATULATIONS!!

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

RP, I'm so pleased you enjoyed my haiku enough to award it such a great rating. Thank you for your wonderful review and for taking the time to read and share your comments. Thank you so much.
Smiles,
Indy :-)

Comment from Zue65

Exceptional

This deserved really six stars for me other than being a contest winner. Wow, I really loved the satori, sweater weather was definitely a killer line, I just love it. The two first lines are magical concrete imagery grammatically interconnected. a perfect haiku indeed. Thanks for sharing poet.

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Thank you so very much, nassus, for this wonderful rating, review, and for your kind comments for my haiku. I'm so pleased you awarded it a treasured sixth star, and thank you for selecting it to read. I'm delighted you enjoyed it.
Smiles,
Indy :-)

Comment from adewpearl

Excellent

Congratulations on your contest win :-)
excellent appeal to senses not limited to the visual with the sound of the crunching leaves and the feel of the crisp weather
as well as the visual of the lifeless flowers
good alliterative pairing of crumpled and covered as well as assonance of short U sounds
and consonance with oak
good internal/proximate rhyme in sweater weather
Brooke :-)

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Thanks for your wonderful review and comments for my haiku, Brooke. I appreciate your feedback, and I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)

Comment from NicciFaye

Excellent

First congratulations on this contest win! A simplistic yet wonderful poem. I personally like the spin or pun of the sweater weather. Catchy and clever.

 Comment Written 30-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Thank you so much, NicciFaye, for your kind review and for taking the time to read my haiku. I appreciate your comments and your congratulations. I'm delighted you enjoyed it and understood the AHA line could be taken in more than one way.
Smiles,
Indy :-)

Comment from Ben Colder

Excellent

Yes, I know about this sweater weather. Just lit the heater. Worked all day getting ready for leaf raking. Thanks for sharing. Excellent contest piece.

 Comment Written 29-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Thank you, Ben, for your great review and kind review for my haiku. I'm pleased you enjoyed it, and I appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts. We've already raked twice--we have two large maples in the back. This week has been windy, so tons more are waiting to be raked.
Smiles,
Indy :-)

Comment from GeraldS

Excellent

Congratulations on your win! I'm not a poet, so I usually don't understand these shorter poetic forms, but I sort of get this one. For the past week and a half I have gathered leaves daily. Mostly Maple leaves where I live, but the Oaks are not far behind. And it is certainly sweater weather here.

 Comment Written 29-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 30-Oct-2014

Thank you for this great review, Gerald, and for your kind congratulations. I'm very honored the voters liked it because there was some incredible entries. It's been windy here in Indiana so many of the trees lost their leaves and are now waiting for the rake. Thanks for reading and taking the time to share your comments.
Smiles,

Karyn :-)