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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Sol Invictus

Carpe Diem haiku prompt #129: Forsythia

Fey forsythia
Yellow trumpets blaring bold
Harbinger of spring


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  1. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2013 at 7:54 PM

    Lovely haiku ...harbinger of Spring ~ lovely thought ^_^

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  2. JazzbumpaFebruary 23, 2013 at 9:40 PM

    Forsythia branch
    Robin sings for springtime
    Harbinger duet

    Cheers!
    JzB

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    1. UttleyFebruary 23, 2013 at 11:16 PM

      That robin again!
      Flashing its fleeting red breast
      In the yellow bush

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2013 at 10:14 PM

    love the idea of yellow trumpets blaring bold! lovely^^

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    1. UttleyFebruary 23, 2013 at 11:18 PM

      Yes, the glad fanfare with which the early flowers declare winter's end...
      :)

      Utt

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  4. UttleyFebruary 24, 2013 at 2:09 AM

    Yes, well... 'gay' was taken. ;)

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  5. MarkFebruary 24, 2013 at 6:58 AM

    The alliterative "fey forsythia" works better than "gay" anyway! :)

    Forsythias

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  6. ChèvrefeuilleFebruary 24, 2013 at 12:38 PM

    Forsythia is a harbinger of Spring. As it starts blooming than Spring is coming. Nice haiku Uttley

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  7. brudbergFebruary 24, 2013 at 4:16 PM

    Harbinger indeed. ;-) very nice haiku.

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