Comment from WriteSins!

Excellent

Another lovely poem! Lovely work. A simple, yet very vivid poem. I enjoy how you seemed to incorporate the video and other elements into your poem. Great work and keep it up!

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Comment from Mastery

Exceptional

I hate snakes with a passion, DeanO. I will have to admit , however, this one is attractive in a creepy sort of way. Yikes! The venom alone would be a real bummer...but I won't ever have to worry, cuz I don't plan on visiting Needles California anytime soon. Great job, my friend. The notes are very helpful too. Bob

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Comment from Janet Foor

Excellent

Thanks Dean for more than I ever wanted to know about the Ring Necked Snake. LOL! You may remember - snakes and me are not friends. haha
Excellent satori line with a fun play on words.

Good job Dean

Blessings
Janet

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Comment from estory

Excellent

I liked this one. great balance, and yet great contrasts in this piece. you have the beauty of the snake, and yet the danger, the poison. vivid colors permeate the imagery, and the words seemed coiled, ready to strike, in that last line. estory

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Comment from robyn corum

Excellent

Dean,

Something cool YOU might like to know is that I do not like snakes. At all. Not a bit. But I am fascinated by them. I sat here and looked at this picture for several minutes. It is astounding. That snake is actually quite beautiful - I hate to say it. *smile*

And I enjoyed your haiku, too! Very creative and sharp! Thanks!!

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Comment from dragonpoet

Excellent

I never knew there was such a colorful snake. It is beautiful and gross at the same time. It definitely has a rainbow bite.

Keep writing.

Joan

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Thanks!

reply by dragonpoet on 01-Feb-2017

My pleasure, Dean.

Joan

Comment from LIJ Red

Excellent

I've seen many of the little foot-long guys, usually perishing in my free-range chickens' beaks, along with everything else smaller than a possum. looks like a sure-nough classical English Haiku to me. Excellent.

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Comment from Sasha

Excellent

I am not a snake lover but I enjoyed this haiku. I especially love your play on words in the satori. Beautiful snake but would not want to see one up close and personal. Keep up the great work.

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Comment from Ric Myworld

Excellent

What a beautiful colored snake, if the word beautiful fits when describing a snake. Of course, as with about any other type of reptile, the most colorful are usually the most venomous. Great job. :-)

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Comment from Badger_29

Excellent

Thanks for sharing a most delightful, entertaining And educational haiku. This was very well written, and made even more enjoyable by the factual information that you provided. I like snakes, and had never heard of this species until now. I have contributed about four amphibian haikus, and have titled them
Haiku club challenge: amphibian.
Am I supposed to include a chapter number?
Please forgive my confusion, but it is my sincere desire to conform to all of the stipulations, and I am clever with SOME things, which means that I can be a bit
slow
With others at times, lol
Brother Badger

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Thanks!