Comment from mountainwriter49

Exceptional

Good Afternoon, Kar,

I ike your well penned haiku. You've well captured an observable moment in time--no desk haiku, present tense and a great satori. If I had any suggestion at all it would be to tighten up the satori line to just say yoga.

A great entry for the haiku bird challenge!

-Ray

 Comment Written 18-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 26-Jan-2017

Thank you, PM, for this wonderful review for my haiku. I truly appreciate your time to read and share your thoughts. Thamk you for your generous rating and kind response.
Smiles,
Kar :-)

Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose

Excellent

three herons balance with effortless discipline-morning yoga class

Hahaha I love it! You have a perfect haiku composition and the stunning art is the icing on the cake. I will have to check her Etsy store.

Well done, my friend,

Gypsy sensei

 Comment Written 16-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 16-Jan-2017

Thanks for your kind review and feedback for my bird haiku, Gypsy. I appreciate your encouragement, and I'm thrilled you enjoyed the poem. Thanks!
Smiles,
Karyn :-)

Comment from Antoine Charlemaine

Excellent

Bahahahahahaha! Herons doing yoga... Love it! Disciplined herons, no less. And in the morning! Nice detail. When else would disciplined herons do their yoga? But why three? THAT is the mystery...

Ant xx

 Comment Written 15-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 15-Jan-2017

Hey, Ant! LOL thanks for your wonderful review and comments for my herons. There's three of them because that's the logo and the name of the company who has used some of my haiku on notecards and this year's calendar. 3heronsart is the name of her business. Thanks for sneaking into FS and your kind response. I love your feedback.
Smiles,
Kazz :-)

reply by Antoine Charlemaine on 17-Jan-2017

You've made it onto notecards and a calendar???!!! I didn't realise you're rich and famous. I shall be more careful with my comments in future... :) Good for you. xx

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

Lovely haiku and lovely picture! I love the graceful pose of the three herons (though in real life they never hang around each other.) Then we move from an image of birds to a surprising yoga pose in the last line. Is there such a pose?

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 14-Jan-2017

Thank you, lyenochka, for your kind review and comments for my bird haiku. I appreciate your taking the time to read to read no ahre your thoughts. I don't know if there is a heron pose in yoga.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)

Comment from Rasmine

Excellent

Cool about the artist. Thank you for sharing your haiku. I love the way you put the words together to form the bird haiku. I'm trying to imagine herons doing yoga! LOL (I mean the lotus position)

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 14-Jan-2017

Thanks so much for taking the time to read my haiku and share your kind remarks, Raspiness. I appreciate your review and comments for my bird poem.
Smiles,
Indy :-)

Comment from estory

Excellent

This is a nicely done haiku, very much in the traditional Japanese form. you have the great nature image, the strict 5-7-5 syllable counts, and that great last line lifting the image into the spiritual, the philosophical. It doesn't get much better than this. estory

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 13-Jan-2017

Thank you so much, estory, for this wonderful review for my haiku. I'm pleased you enjoyed the imagery and the satori line, and I appreciate your very kind response.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)

Comment from nancyrabbrose

Excellent

I love, love, love your haiku. And, including the artwork of Marti just put frosting on the cake. Wow. I would give you six stars if I had them now. Well done. I really like your poem.

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 13-Jan-2017

Thank you for all your kind words and encouragement for my haiku, Nancy. I'm so delighted you enjoyed the poem, and thanks for mentioning the artwork. I truly appreciate your great response.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)

Comment from Dolly'sPoems

Excellent

Great Haiku likening the herons to human behaviour. Love the humour and the clever words, a deserving winner, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 13-Jan-2017

Thank you, Dolly, for your great review and remarks for my haiku. I'm delighted you enjoyed the humor, and I appreciate your kind response.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)

Comment from Thomas Bowling

Excellent

I never thought of it but that's exactly what they look like. Sarasota Sunken Gardens has a Heron pond. The birds standing on one leg look just like a yoga class.

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 13-Jan-2017

Thanks so much, Tom, for your great review and comments for my haiku. I appreciate your kind response, and I'm glad you liked it.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)

Comment from Dorothy Farrell

Excellent

IndianaIrish, this is really very good and very clever. Great and appropriate picture. Your lines one and two interconnect perfectly and your line three is a great satori. The best haiku I've read so far, and I've read quite a few. Excellent addition to the book. I should add, written in perfect 5/7/5 form. x Warm regards Dorothy

 Comment Written 13-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 13-Jan-2017

Thank you so much for this wonderful review for my bird haiku, Dorothy. I appreciate all your kind words, and I'm delighted
Ignited you enjoyed the poem. Thanks for your kind response.
Smiles,
Karyn :-)