Comment from Teri7

Excellent

Karyn, This is a beautiful haiku you have penned about Ireland. You used very good descriptive wording and very good imagery. Blessings, Teri

 Comment Written 02-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Jan-2017

Thank you, Teri, for your review and kind words for my haiku. I appreciate your taking the time to read and share your comments. I'm so glad you enjoyed the imagery.Thank you!
Smiles
Karyn :-)

Comment from padumachitta

Excellent

Hi
Happy New Year, may you be well.
Ah, Ireland,
you gave the reader a picture of Ireland as well as the emotion of a (perhaps) a traveller or expat returning...
well done
padumachitta

 Comment Written 02-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Jan-2017

Thank you, Padumachitta, for your review and kind words for my haiku. I appreciate your taking the time to read and share your comments. Happy 2017 to you as well. Thank you!
Smiles
Karyn :-)

Comment from mermaids

Excellent

A pleasant feeling arises from reading your words. The image of the green patchwork is a soothing one and your poem creates a clear picture of nature with feelings.

 Comment Written 02-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Jan-2017

Thank you, Mermaids, for your review and kind words for my haiku. I appreciate your taking the time to read and share your comments. So glad you enjoyed the imagery.
Thank you!
Smiles
Karyn :-)

Comment from EricBrady

Excellent

A great haiku for the earth challenge. A beautiful and vibrant picture you have painted. A view from high above of the lush green countryside. Farms and rolling hills creating a beautiful earthen quilt blanketing the earth. Love that satori as I bet that would be a welcomed site. Best wishes.

 Comment Written 02-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Jan-2017

Thank you, Eric, for your review and kind words for my haiku. I appreciate your taking the time to read and share your comments. I'm thrilled you liked the word picture. Thank you!
Smiles
Karyn :-)

Comment from LIJ Red

Excellent

I read an anthology footnote Yeats was talking about Ireland when he said "That
is no country for old men." looks like a four six three, suitable for Haiku. Excellent.

 Comment Written 02-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Jan-2017

Thank you, LIJ, for your review and kind words for my haiku. I appreciate your taking the time to read and share your thoughts. Wonder if that's where McCarthy got the movie title from. Thank you!
Smiles
Karyn :-)

Comment from Cindy Warren

Excellent

I've never been to Ireland. It looks beautiful. Another place to add to my bucket list. Your haiku makes me want to visit. Nice work. Happy New Year!

 Comment Written 02-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 08-Jan-2017

Thank you for this great review and kind comments for my haiku, Cindy. I truly appreciate your taking the time to read and share your encouraging response. Thanks!
Smiles,
Karyn :-)

Comment from mvbrooks

Excellent

My maternal grandmother was born in Ireland and 3 out of 4 of my grandparents were Irish--so this poem has a built-in appeal to me. While I've never been to the island, I've seen many photos of the patchwork-like fields and found your description of Ireland "spot-on."

I know the last line of a haiku is to have more meaning--I've read there are about 4 million Irish who call Ireland their home--and about 30 million Americans that claim heritage to Ireland. Your line "welcome home" mirrors the sense in many to visit their ancestor's birthplace.

well done.

 Comment Written 02-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 08-Jan-2017

Thank you, mybrooks, for this great review for my haiku. I'm so pleased you enjoyed the poem, and your comments are much appreciated. I hope you get to visit "home" some day...you'll be breathless by the beauty of both the land and the people.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)

Comment from prettybluebirds

Excellent

Excellent. My mother's ancestors are from Ireland and I have always wished to go there. I doubt that I ever will but the desire is there. All the pictures I have ever seen of Ireland are beautiful, including this one. Good work.

 Comment Written 02-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 08-Jan-2017

Thank you for your kind review and comments for my haiku, pretty bluebirds. I'm delighted you enjoyed the poem, and I appreciate your response. Thank you!
Smiles,
Karyn :-)

Comment from Mary Wakeford

Excellent

You had me at Ireland first, then Indiana...my maternal grandparents hailed from the Emerald isle, and I was born in Fort Wayne :)

Beautiful photo, and the reference to a patchwork (quilt) brought it all home.

 Comment Written 02-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 08-Jan-2017

Thank you very much, Mary, for your kind review and comments for my haiku. I appreciate your tKing the time to read and share your thoughts. I'll be going to Fort Wayne in April to visit a high school friend. I've been there a few times and loved taking my kids to their wonderful kid zoo when they were young.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)

Comment from Mystic Angel 7777

Excellent

Awesome! You have been missed as many of the haiku flying around lack your simplicity and integrity of form. This is beautifully penned with your usual profoundly subtle satori finish. Nicely done and I thank you very much for sharing it.

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 Comment Written 02-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 08-Jan-2017

Thank you so much, Mystic Angel, for your compliments and kind words for my haiku. I truly appreciate your encouraging comments and for taking the time to read and share your thoughts in reviewing the poem.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)