Comment from RShipp

Excellent

Where on earth are you finding these great pictures to follow your plot! Are you finding some and then allowing Photoshop to assist your story. I would think the pictures are as hard to find- if not harder- than creating the haiku?

 Comment Written 05-Mar-2020

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reply by the author on 05-Mar-2020

Wow, thank you very much for going back to our old book.

Comment from Sasha

Excellent

I am just getting started with this book, lots to catch up with. I apologize if my review sound a bit redundant. I understand Haiku but just cannot write one. This one follows the previous perfectly. It reads so smoothly and provides just enough of an eerie feel to add to the scary side of the book. Excellent presentation too. I enjoyed this one very much.

 Comment Written 19-Oct-2016

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reply by the author on 19-Oct-2016

Hello, honey, you are awesome! Not many go back to the beginning and only one or two that actually review them. You are one of a kind. It's reviewers and peer poets like you that makes it all worthwhile. Thank you!

Comment from giraffmang

Excellent

Hi Gypsy,

fetching up on all of these. Good atmosphere created and maintained across the posts, not easy to do with two writers! LOL

I like the mix of traditional and non-traditional haiku incorporated.

All the best
G

 Comment Written 11-Aug-2016

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reply by the author on 11-Aug-2016

Thank you for the perceptive excellent review. You are right, it's a mix of western and classic haiku. Basho would agree that haiku SHOULD be a reflection of people's times but I love the classics. Many Japanese haikuists appreciate our form. They even have schools for it. LoL I don't like some of our contemporary haiku.

Gypsy

Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

A very well-written horror haiku. When spirits ascending to heaven it must be a very frightful sight for the ones who can see that happening. Excellent sound effects to set the right mood.

 Comment Written 21-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 21-Jul-2016

Thank you for the review and kind words. Gypsy :)

Comment from l.raven

Excellent

Hi Gypsy, now this is creepy sweet girl...and I love it...I once asked my husband (passed) why cemeteries have gates and fences around them...he said....so the dead can't get out...OK!!! makes sense...LOL...I love your poem...and the picture is awesome...love ya girl...Linda xxoo

 Comment Written 20-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 21-Jul-2016

Hello, sweetie pie, :)

thank you so much for the loving review and funny memory of your dear husband, it made me smile. I am happy you liked it.

Gypsy hugs and love

reply by l.raven on 21-Jul-2016

your so welcome sweet girl...every time...he made me smile as well...big hugs and love to ya...xxoo Linda

Comment from Pantygynt

Excellent

It strikes me that this is totally reversible giving a slightly different meaning in each direction. In the direction in which you have written it there seems to be no escape from the horors of the dark for the body only for the spirits.

 Comment Written 20-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2016

Thank you, Sir Gynt,

I see what you mean. Your interpretation of my haiku is from your point of view, as it should be. That is the beauty of haiku.

Thank you for the review, my friend.

Gypsy

Comment from Mastery

Excellent

Very well done, Gypsy. I sense the hand of DeanO in here though too. great sound effects etc. You gus are qwuite the team. Bravo! Keep em coming, my friend. Bob

 Comment Written 19-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 20-Jul-2016

Hello, there,

Dean doesn't have his hands on my writing or presentation. We respect our individual talent and we never influence each other's work. We are both very capable to write on our own.

Thank you for the review and kind words, I appreciate your feedback, my friend. :)

Gypsy

reply by Mastery on 20-Jul-2016

Sorry, Gypsy. I misunderstood. thought it was a joint venture here. :) Bob

reply by the author on 20-Jul-2016

Yes, it's a joint venture of equal partners. Dean doesn't write for me.

reply by Mastery on 20-Jul-2016

I know.....I get it. thanks, Gypsy. :) Bob

reply by the author on 20-Jul-2016

You are welcome, Bob :)

reply by Mastery on 20-Jul-2016

LOL....Perfect, my friend. Bob

Comment from krys123

Excellent

Hello Gypsy;
-both of your haiku writing grasps my inner emotions and frightens me a tad to realize that in the end, when apparently I ascend into heaven will be left behind darkness. Knowing this I would think that my loved ones left behind would be in darkness and there is frightens me.
-The pictures absolutely very reflective be appropriate, supportive and relative to the conceptual theme of your writing.
-The entire composition's imagery is dark and distinctly clear and most definitively expressive and vivid and demonstratively descriptive in its meaning and conceptual theme.
-The satori definitely gives your writing that aha moment and gives an excitement to the spontaneity of your writing and summarizes the relativity of the concept and the meaning of your haiku.
-Thank you both for sharing and posting and made a good Lord be with you always.
Alex

 Comment Written 19-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 19-Jul-2016

Thank you, considerably, Alex.

Comment from Pam (respa)

Excellent

-I like the artwork.
-Good format.
-Connection between lines one and two is good.
-Effective imagery in line two.
-Good satori.
-I am enjoying the poems so far.
-Hope the project continues to go well.

 Comment Written 19-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 19-Jul-2016

Wow! What an awesome review. Thank you very much respa1 :)

reply by Pam (respa) on 19-Jul-2016

You are quite welcome and deserving of the review.

Comment from rspoet

Excellent

Another fine addition to you horror haiku book
Solid spiritual imagery (if that's not a contradiction)
with good grammatical connection
I guess these should all be in the "passed" tense

This is much improved from the first version I read yesterday
More succinct, better imagery, a touch of alliteration
and a much stronger third line with double meaning
in the dark remains

Excellent presentation with embedded image in the darkness
Well done

 Comment Written 19-Jul-2016

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reply by the author on 19-Jul-2016

Wow! What an awesome review. Thank you very much. I am happy you noticed the improvement.