a jarful of coins
from faraway places
winter stars

 

 

 

 

 

1st Place, The Haiku Foundation Facebook Haiku Contest, November 2010

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Issue 11.1 | 18 March 2011

11 Responses

  1. @andreochka Says:
    March 18th, 2011 at 2:08 pm

    Delicious! A well deserved 1st prize!

  2. John Stone Says:
    March 18th, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    Nice work, Melissa, as always…

  3. Barbara A Taylor Says:
    March 18th, 2011 at 3:59 pm

    g'day Melissa

    excellent…so meaningful for all of us around the world today as we think of the tragedy happening now in Japan.

    Peace and Love

  4. Helen Buckingham Says:
    March 18th, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    Just beautiful. Reminds me of my childhood, thank you. A thoroughly deserved winner.

  5. Mary Says:
    March 18th, 2011 at 6:38 pm

    …oh, very nice….

  6. Christopher Pickslay Says:
    March 18th, 2011 at 11:40 pm

    a few rupees–
    her smile
    making change

  7. Manu Kant Says:
    March 21st, 2011 at 7:14 am

    A FEW rupees
    in her eyes
    the whole humanity

  8. Allison Says:
    March 19th, 2011 at 2:56 am

    beautiful words Melissa

  9. Melissa Spurr Says:
    March 20th, 2011 at 11:57 am

    Thank you, Andrea, Johnny, Barbara, Helen, Mary, Allison and Christopher for your kind comments. Much appreciated!

    Warmly,

    Melissa

  10. Alan Summers Says:
    March 26th, 2011 at 4:37 am

    Now that your haiku won first place, you could donate those coins to an organisation that can convert the money to a charitable institution. ;-) Maybe they'd print your winning haiku as part of a slogan too. Good haiku! ;-)

    Alan

  11. shaheen Says:
    September 27th, 2011 at 5:09 am

    well said for devastating floods hit people of Pakistan

    devastating floods
    the unease of the dress
    that never fits

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