Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

Thank you for your nature poem about this exquisite dragonfly! Great use of alliteration. Alas, such grace and beauty is ephemeral in this brief life of an insect!
Congratulations on your third place finish!

 Comment Written 21-May-2023

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reply by the author on 21-May-2023

Thank you so much, Helen, for your very kind rating, comments and wishes, all greatly valued.

Comment from PoemsOfDD

Excellent

This is a great entry for the haiku poem contest. All syllables are in check to describe the wondrous beauty of the dragonfly. A perfect picture to enhance the expression and the much appreciated additional author notes. Well done and best of luck in the competition. A side note - I have a pond and I find hiding nymphs sometimes. I then worry about the fish in my pond.

 Comment Written 20-May-2023

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reply by the author on 21-May-2023

Thank you so much for your lovely rating and feedback. How wonderful to have nymphs in your pond but, yes, depending on the size of the fish, these insects are very much predators. Best wishes Debbie

Comment from Aiona

Excellent

What a lovely haiku. It fits the 5-7-5 syllable count, and it's very visual, even without the picture. The poem by itself paints a word picture. It's funny, I wanted to do a poem about a dragonfly yesterday also. I guess because it's dragonfly season where I am now. It was blue, too, just as the picture you chose.

 Comment Written 20-May-2023

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reply by the author on 21-May-2023

Thank you so much Aiona for your kind rating and comments. I'll look forward to reading your poem. Best wishes Debbie

Comment from royowen

Exceptional

They are quite incredible.creatures, sometimes one has trouble working out what actual purpose some animals serve, but I guess we don't have to know, our intellect is minuscule compared to God's, well done, good luck. blessings Roy

 Comment Written 20-May-2023

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reply by the author on 21-May-2023

Wow, Roy, this is so kind of you! My thoughts exactly with both this insect and the butterfly. Why does their beauty have do be so short-lived especially when so much art and creation has gone into preparing for this stage? Bless you for taking the time. Debbie

reply by royowen on 21-May-2023

Good job

Comment from Regina Elliott

Excellent

Dear Poet, dragonflies are so
iridescent. They look like
they were painted by God
with their shimmering colors.
You've done a great job here
with this lovely summertide
haiku. Best of luck for the
contest. Blessings ~

 Comment Written 20-May-2023

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reply by the author on 20-May-2023

Thank you so much Regina. Much appreciated.

Comment from Wendy G

Excellent

Your image is beautiful, the notes are interesting and informative and the Haiku is very well expressed. Well composed. Sending best wishes for the contest.
Wendy

 Comment Written 20-May-2023

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reply by the author on 20-May-2023

Thank you so much, Wendy, for your kind rating and feedback, all much valued.

Comment from Kerry Foley Robinson

Excellent

Nicely done. This is a lovely haiku, my friend..

Great dragonfly picture.

good luck in the contest!







-Kerry

 Comment Written 19-May-2023

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reply by the author on 20-May-2023

Thank you so much, Kerry, for your kind rating and feedback, all much valued.

Comment from Bill Schott

Excellent

This haiku, Emperor Dragonfly, presented with a 5-7-5 formatting, is composed with alliteration and description that clearly identifies the striking flying insect.

 Comment Written 19-May-2023

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reply by the author on 20-May-2023

Thank you so much, Bill, for your kind rating and feedback, all much valued.

Comment from Rosemary Everson1

Excellent

I did not realize that male dragonflies will try to dominant their territory. This is an interesting fact. When we travel in the country around our area dragonflies will be in masses a certain time of the year. Informative poem.

 Comment Written 19-May-2023

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reply by the author on 19-May-2023

Thank you for your kind rating and comments, all so valued. Best wishes.

Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose

Excellent

Excellent entry for the Haiku Poem writing prompt contest. It's nice to see a poet's well constructed haiku, you understand the form, rules, and put it all together so well.

I like the presentation too. Concrete images easy to visualize.

Good syllables count and connection between lines.

Good luck in the contest.

Gypsy
"Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason" -- Novalis

 Comment Written 19-May-2023

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reply by the author on 19-May-2023

Thank you so much. Your rating and comments are greatly valued.