Comments on: http://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/ haiku & other small poems Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:10:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathabela Wilsonhttp://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Kathabela Wilson Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:35:40 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/#comment-233 Yes, I think lynnerees...I think the look to the sky does bring that expansion... and also for me, it connects with the "struggle" ...in that often one looks at the sky wishing to name the stars, identify them, and it is not always easy... and yet we love the sight so much... those clear beautiful stars... that touch our hearts like our children... Yes, I think lynnerees…I think the look to the sky does bring that expansion… and also for me, it connects with the “struggle” …in that often one looks at the sky wishing to name the stars, identify them, and it is not always easy… and yet we love the sight so much… those clear beautiful stars… that touch our hearts like our children…

]]> By: Kathabela Wilsonhttp://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Kathabela Wilson Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:35:40 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/#comment-198 Yes, I think lynnerees...I think the look to the sky does bring that expansion... and also for me, it connects with the "struggle" ...in that often one looks at the sky wishing to name the stars, identify them, and it is not always easy... and yet we love the sight so much... those clear beautiful stars... that touch our hearts like our children... Yes, I think lynnerees…I think the look to the sky does bring that expansion… and also for me, it connects with the “struggle” …in that often one looks at the sky wishing to name the stars, identify them, and it is not always easy… and yet we love the sight so much… those clear beautiful stars… that touch our hearts like our children…

]]> By: lynnereeshttp://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/comment-page-1/#comment-190 lynnerees Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:06:47 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/#comment-190 Such a moving haiku that links the human experience with the cold season and the end of the year. But the mention of 'sky' at the close somehow shifts the emotional tone, from a closing down (the loss of memory) to an expansion (endless space, infinity), and that is comforting. Such a moving haiku that links the human experience with the cold season and the end of the year. But the mention of 'sky' at the close somehow shifts the emotional tone, from a closing down (the loss of memory) to an expansion (endless space, infinity), and that is comforting.

]]> By: Ronit Bhattacharyyahttp://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Ronit Bhattacharyya Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:03:42 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/#comment-189 Very touching. Thanks. Very touching. Thanks.

]]> By: S. Hannushttp://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/comment-page-1/#comment-188 S. Hannus Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:38:10 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/#comment-188 It is poignant ...like a cloudy dreary December sky It is poignant …like a cloudy dreary December sky

]]> By: Barbara A Taylorhttp://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Barbara A Taylor Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:28:31 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/#comment-187 g'day<br><br>this is excellent! So very real.<br><br>Peace and Love g'day

this is excellent! So very real.

Peace and Love

]]> By: valeriahttp://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/comment-page-1/#comment-186 valeria Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:29:51 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/#comment-186 very poignant. thank you. very poignant. thank you.

]]> By: jonathanhirshonhttp://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/comment-page-1/#comment-185 jonathanhirshon Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:10:15 +0000 http://tinywords.com/2009/12/17/229/#comment-185 Not a classic 5-7-5 haiku, but beautiful and evocative of both season and state - well done! :) Not a classic 5-7-5 haiku, but beautiful and evocative of both season and state – well done! :)

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