Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell

Excellent

You are so right, Treischel, the wheels of my life are spinning out of control. Is the flower you have photographed, that you have called a Blue Gentian, the same as a Clematis? We have one in our garden and it is very similar. It is a climber and has several varieties in lots of lovely different colours that brighten up the dullest day. Another superb senryu. xsx Sandra

 Comment Written 14-Sep-2013

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reply by the author on 14-Sep-2013

Thank you Sandra. It is possible. There were several types it could have been, a Flax, a Lobella, a Clementis, some wild Roses, and the Gentian, had difficulty deciding.

Comment from robina1978

Excellent

Nice photo made by you of this flower. Good poem as well. Happy birthday to you from me and Robert. Dot on syllable count. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 12-Sep-2013

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reply by the author on 12-Sep-2013

Thank you Ine, for the great review and birthday wishes. I hope you have recovered from you accident.

reply by robina1978 on 13-Sep-2013

well some but hace low sodium and anemia, which has to be analysed.

Comment from sunnilicious

Excellent

Happy Birthday Tom... May your year ahead be filled with many warm blessings. Cheers! H&K, Alicia

Cute poem. It is well thought out and clearly written. Good poetic form as you met the Senryu syllable requirements. And irony too. Good work.

 Comment Written 12-Sep-2013

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reply by the author on 12-Sep-2013

Thank you Sunnilicious. For the birthday wishes and nice review.

Comment from Preston McWhorter

Excellent

Hi, Treischel,
You have marked and celebrated your natal day with excellent verse. The spin of life is dizzying even as we get older and prepare to exit this merry-go-round some with relief, some with regret. Happy birthday.
Preston

 Comment Written 12-Sep-2013

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reply by the author on 12-Sep-2013

Thank you Preston for the birthday wishes.

Comment from Shirley E Kennedy

Excellent

It's amazing what we see if we really look.
All around us are differing shapes.
Happy bithday.
A nicely composed Senryu with a great complementary picture to re-inforce the words.
Nature's tapestry is just amazing.

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2013

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013

Thank you Shirley, yes, it is.

Comment from mrsmajor

Excellent

Lovely picture to accompany this thoughtful poem, in Senryu form...I certainly hope your life spins on and on...
Have a Wonderful Happy Birthday....(mine was Sept 1st)

Thanks for sharing..
Hugs,
Victoria

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2013

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013

Thank you Victoria. Happy belated birthday

reply by mrsmajor on 11-Sep-2013

Thanks for the Birthday Greeting!

You welcome it was my pleasure...

Comment from joneau2

Excellent

You have again said something so demonstrative in so few words. As always, you manage to select a picture that compliments your poetry to a tee.

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2013

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013

Thank you joneau2.

Comment from ravenblack

Excellent

Happy birthday! Hope everything spinning is not due to too much birthday cheer. As the world spins may your vision spin with joy enough to render flowers pinwheel.

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2013

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013

Thank you very much ravenblack.

Comment from Gungalo

Excellent

A happy birthday to you Tom. You must feel blessed to be able to celebrate it here. Hehehe. May you see many more pinwheels in your future.

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2013

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013

Thank you Gungalo. I do, oh yes I do. LOL.

reply by Gungalo on 11-Sep-2013

Smiling at you!!!

Comment from STEPHEN A CARTER

Excellent

as my life spins on
I see pinwheels everywhere
even flowers seem....

Well done. Added ... to last line for emphasis that life is uncertain and is like an unfinished sentence.
Happy B'day Tom.

Regards:

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2013

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reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013

Thanks Stephen. Goo idea.