Comment from l.raven

Excellent

HI Shirley, it seems so many states are flooding this year...the weather truly has gone fickled....love your poem sweet girl...and an amazing picture...very well written...love ya Linda xxoo

 Comment Written 23-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 26-Jun-2016

Thanks Linda,
I appreciate your review.
Yes indeed, the climate is going berserk the world over.
Thanks for the lovely comments.
:-) Shirley

reply by l.raven on 26-Jun-2016

yes it has...and it's not good...your always soooo welcome...big hugs...xxoo...Love to ya Linda

Comment from Dawn Munro

Excellent

Oh dear, you all have been nearly washed away this year! This is a wonderful 5-7-5 poem though, the metaphor easy to understand in light of the devastation caused by all this rain - easy to picture too!

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 22-Jun-2016

Thanks Dawn,
Your thoughtful review is much appreciated.
:-) Shirley

reply by Dawn Munro on 22-Jun-2016

You're very welcome.

Comment from Treischel

Excellent

Great shot of rain on the windshield to further reinforce the verse about the rainstorms that are flooding your valley. The saying "When it rains, it pours," is so vivid here, you are really having a tough season. Hugs and best wishes.

 Comment Written 20-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 22-Jun-2016

Thanks so much for your review.
I quite liked the effect of the rain on the windscreen too.
At last we have some fine days but the cold of winter is biting too.
Guess I can't complain...though it seems to be a feast lr famine with the weather.
:-) Shirley

Comment from Jacqueline M Franklin

Excellent

Hi, Shirley

= Excellent write, and picture.
= The picture captures your words perfectly.
= As do your words express the picture.
= So sorry you are bombarded with rain again.
= We are having TRIPLE digits here. It is HOT!

(*<*) A Smile Is A Frown Turned Upside-Down (*>*)
Cheers & Blessings ... Jacqueline ~ Jackie ~ Jax

 Comment Written 19-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 20-Jun-2016

Thanks Jax,
Lovely to hear from you and I appreciate your support.
The climate seems crazy the world over.
Wow! Triple digits...
This year so far has been crazy and I hope after tax time it all settles down.
Hope to be back on site more soon.
:-) ShirleyThank you for a very in

Comment from Laurel Legion

Excellent

Comparing floods to tears for Mother Nature is thought-provoking in and of itself. Instead of seemingly destroying out of malice, what if Mother Nature is acting out of feeling (with the consequence being that her emotions are felt on a much larger scale). After all, Mother Nature can't destroy herself, only others like humans can. But then that's what this comes off to me in terms of potential symbolism, not so much Mother Nature's "fickleness" per say. Good job with your haiku.

 Comment Written 19-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 20-Jun-2016

Thank you for a very insightful review.
I truly appreciate your thoughts.
I agree ...Mother Nature has much to be concerned about.
:-) Shirley

Comment from Galactia

Excellent

Hello
That is a lovely little poem, i have had endless rain where i live in n.s.w Australia, we needed the rain but i really just want the sunshine now.

Great job
Regards
Tia

 Comment Written 19-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 20-Jun-2016

Thanks Tia,
I appreciate your review and understanding.
The weather here in Oz is certainly crazy at the moment.
I live in NSW too...just south of the NSW/ QLD border in a beautiful valley.
I agree some sunshine would be lovely.
:-) Shirley

reply by Galactia on 20-Jun-2016

hi
I just came out of hospital after having surgery on my foot today and a friend of mine assisted me today, driving my car to drop the kids off and picked them up from school and let me know today we are going to get another week of rain and the road this evening was blocked off and i was lucky my friend and i decided to only go to narromine otherwisw we would of been stranded in dubbo. in central west n.s.w we suffer from servere drought, but when we do have rain, we have it for weeks, in one lump sum.

at least i replaced the dryer before my surgery, the hair dryer, drying the kids clothes was driving me nuts and at the time we had no heater as i refussed to use the heater we got from ebay that requires a gas bottle at the back, they are dangerous and aparently band in Australia, not sure how it could of been sold on Australian Ebay.

enjoy your evening
Bye
Regards
Tia

reply by Galactia on 20-Jun-2016

hi
I just came out of hospital after having surgery on my foot today and a friend of mine assisted me today, driving my car to drop the kids off and picked them up from school and let me know today we are going to get another week of rain and the road this evening was blocked off and i was lucky my friend and i decided to only go to narromine otherwisw we would of been stranded in dubbo. in central west n.s.w we suffer from servere drought, but when we do have rain, we have it for weeks, in one lump sum.

at least i replaced the dryer before my surgery, the hair dryer, drying the kids clothes was driving me nuts and at the time we had no heater as i refussed to use the heater we got from ebay that requires a gas bottle at the back, they are dangerous and aparently band in Australia, not sure how it could of been sold on Australian Ebay.

enjoy your evening
Bye
Regards
Tia

reply by the author on 20-Jun-2016

Sorry to hear you experience such climate extremes too. As my husband planted winter pasture in the days before the east coast low he worried the soil would be too dry to sprout the seeds. Two days later they lay beneath metres of floodwater. Crazy weather for sure.
:-)

Comment from Walu Feral

Excellent

G'day Shirley. I hope you have been well during another one of my absences from Fanstory. This is a very powerful little piece mate. Delia and I left Melbourne on the 23rd of May 2016 to return to the Philippines. We just missed all the bad weather and got here and our house went under 5 feet of water the same night. Mother Nature's tears are indeed flowing my friend. More to come all over the world i fear.

Very nicely done and a great, but sad picture as well.

Cheers Fez

 Comment Written 19-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 20-Jun-2016

Thanks so much for your review.
Sorry you have copped a lashing too...I hope all is well.
It sure seems the weather is crazy worldwide.
:-) Shirley

Comment from RodG

Excellent

As you said in your notes, Mother Nature is fickle. Flooding in the east, heat and fires in the west. Nice personification of Mother Nature in line1. Good use of F-alliteration in lines 2 & 3.

 Comment Written 19-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 20-Jun-2016

Thank you for a lovely review. I appreciate your comments.
Yes, it seems the climatic elements have gone haywire around the world.
Mother Nature sue has reason for concern.
:-) Shirley