Thursday, July 11, 2013

Haiku : The Dandelion

For the 11th day of NaBloPoMo and the UltimateBlogging Challenge I am stepping out of my comfort zone and attempting my first ever haiku for the Write Tribe’s Wednesday Prompt.   So here goes nothing!!




Carpet of yellow
Cherished and gifted by youth
Outcasts shunned by man


Write Tribe





46 comments:

  1. Kathy I loved it .. the picture and also the words you wrote .. a very good attempt :) :)

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    1. Sukupedia, I am so thrilled you liked it! I had never written a haiku before and really was a little nervous putting this up. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  2. I love it. Of course I love dandelions - get rid of the grass, give me a field of yellow dandelions.

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    1. Kate, now see...I am with you. I think a thick carpeted field of yellow blooms is really pretty. Still I see so many people who only see them as weeds. Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  3. I love Dandelions :) I even put them in my book on Weeds and their uses.

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    1. Linda, How cool! My grandma and grandpa used to eat them too. Not sure I would go that far, but I do think they are pretty. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  4. Good job on poem.
    Hard to believe it's your first.
    Hooray for Kathy!

    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com/2013/07/ghost-stories-plaid-shirt.html

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    1. Joyce, well it was. I read up on them and gave it a shot. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  5. Great haiku. You said it all in just a few words. I love dandelions, too, but I never grew up so I am still in the youth group. Heheh!

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    1. Writercat59. I think you and I were cut from the same mold. LOL Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  6. Great job on the haiku and you captured it perfectly!

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    1. JoJo, thank you!! I am so pleased you liked it! Thank you for stopping in and for your kind comments! ♥

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  7. Dandelion Soup is yummy! The greens are pretty far along on the bitterness scale, but with a little sauteed garlic and onion and a splash of sweet (honey, agave, brown sugar) they are delicious.

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    1. Audrey, I have never had it. I will have to take your word for it. Thanks for stopping in and for your kind comments! ♥

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  8. That is one pretty Haiku :)

    This is my first attempt at a Haiku too, and you have done a good job of it :)

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    1. Bhavya, thank you so much!!! Thank you for stopping by and the ray of sunshine you left in my heart! ♥

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  9. For a first Haiku.. This is really good ! I hope you will write one on rains soon :P

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    1. Ruchira, I should give it a try. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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    1. Sulekkha, thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  11. Lovely, Kathy. I'm still to try out one. :)

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    1. Corinne, I am so pleased you enjoyed it. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  12. what a lovely haiku! complements the picture so very well!

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    1. The little Princess, I am so pleased you enjoyed it! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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    1. Ornery's Wife, I am so pleased you enjoyed it! ♥ Thank you for stopping in and for your kind comments!

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  14. Shunned my man... thats such a deep thing, man has given up on nature not far a day when nature gives up on man...

    Richa

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    1. Richa, very true!! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  15. pic and words go hand in hand Kathy :)
    good one

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    1. Afshan, so pleased you liked it! Thank you for stopping in and for your kind comments!

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  16. That's a wonderful first attempt! Shunned by man..because it's considered a week, right?! I always loved the carpet of yellow though!!

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    1. Roshni, they are considered a weed and people seem so intent of killing them and ridding their yards of them. Sometimes I feel like millions of yellow flowers are more pretty, but who am I? I feel the same way you do about them. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!

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  17. Love your photo! So clear and crisp. That is a great Haiku! I love poetry, but can't write it, so I love to enjoy poems that others write! Thanks for the visit and the birthday wishes!! Made my day.

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    1. Winnie, I am thrilled you enjoyed it. Makes me want to write more of them! LOL Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!

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  18. What a lovely haiku on dandelions. Why are they considered weeds? They are so pretty.

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    1. Cynthia, I agree. They are something that no one plants they just grow because. Not sure why the are considered weeds, maybe because they multiply. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!

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  19. Love the imagery with the carpet of yellow. I wonder why we shun them?
    Dropping by from the haiku prompt.

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    1. Suzy, probably because they are considered weeds but even in their seeded forms I find them pretty. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!

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  20. That was subliminal Kathy.. Wow!

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    1. Me, I am so pleased you enjoyed it. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  21. That's a good one! Loved the pic too :)

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    1. Shilpa, I am so glad you liked it!! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  22. This is one lovely Haiku Kathy.

    And it reminded me of the Haiku on dandelions i wrote long time back.
    http://mywhitewindow.blogspot.in/2009/03/haiku-iii.html

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    1. Preentilata, thank you~! I am so happy you liked it! I will have to read yours. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  23. Loved it! :) It was sort of a tale, I felt.
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    My haiku.

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    1. Sankara, I am so happy you liked it!! Thank you for stopping in to read and for your sweet comments! ♥

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