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Sleepy mountains rise

haiku contest

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Comment from rama devi
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Lovely phonetics with all the S sounds. Lovely imagery. Lovely presentation. However, it fails to meet one requirement of haiku, which is that the first two lines should be grammatically linked. This currently reads like separate sentences. If you trim THE you can use the extra syllable to generate enjambment to link lines one and two.

Also, haiku does not use caps except on proper nouns. If you want a pause effect before line two, you might use an indent.

Example edit:


sleepy mountains rise

as golden prisms streak sky

a new day is born


Lovely work.

Since the FS contest is lax on rules and doesn't list them fully, I am not deducting a star, but felt you might like to know that haiku, traditionally, has way more rules than FS posts in the description. Let me know if you want to know more.


Warmly, rd

 Comment Written 06-Jun-2018


reply by the author on 16-Aug-2018
    Thank you , I appreciate your instructive comments.
reply by rama devi on 16-Aug-2018
    Happy to help! :-))
Comment from l.raven
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Hi Carolyn, my favorite times of the day are sunrise...and sundown...the colors of the sky are amazing...I love your poem sweet girl...and love your picture...stunning...very nicely written...so good to see you...love you...Linda xxoo

 Comment Written 16-Sep-2017


reply by the author on 20-Sep-2017
    Thank you dear Linda.. I am so glad you like the poem.. Nothing like Nature.. Good to see you too. 💕 Carolyn
reply by l.raven on 24-Sep-2017
    your so right...and your so welcome...xxoo love ya
Comment from Mrs Happy Poet
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Oh yes my friend this is well written and beautiful you describe the sunrise with very good descriptive imagery good luck in the contest regards Jill

 Comment Written 13-Sep-2017


reply by the author on 14-Sep-2017
    Thank you Jill, I appreciate your kind words and validation of quality
    :-) Carolyn
Comment from fastdigits
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A Haiku that paints with words this picture conjured up by the mind of the start of a day where mountains rise out of the shadows of the night as the golden rays of the sun herald in the start of a new day.
Well done and good luck

 Comment Written 13-Sep-2017


reply by the author on 14-Sep-2017
    Thank you so very much for your kind words of encouragement.
    :-) Carolyn
Comment from royowen
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Hi, Caroline, a superb piece of artwork
enlivens this great entry in this haiku contest,
the satori not bad either,
an unusual poetic form for you,
but a lovely one of course,
well done, good luck, blessings, Roy

 Comment Written 12-Sep-2017


reply by the author on 14-Sep-2017
    Hi Roy,
    I am entering each contest with a new form. Even though it would be nice to
    win , I look at it more for the subject matter it provides ,as inspiration on my
    own has been lacking for a while. I study the form and then write to it.
    Your comments are so appreciated as it has been awhile since I did Haiku.
    I love its simplicity and ability to draw on vivid imaginations, thus painting the
    picture with words.
    take care my friend,
    Love and thank you,
    :-) Carolyn
reply by royowen on 14-Sep-2017
    Great idea dear Carolyn.
Comment from MizKat
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This is another nice thing you have written for the contest.
It was short and sweet and wonderful to read.
Thanks for writing about "Sleeping Mountains Wake.
I enjoyed reading it very much.

Kat

 Comment Written 12-Sep-2017


reply by the author on 14-Sep-2017
    Thanks Kat,
    I love you for being such a loyal and true fan. I always appreciate your fine
    comments.
    :-) Carolyn
reply by MizKat on 15-Sep-2017
    You're very welcome Carolyn. I love the things you've written. Kat
Comment from patcelaw
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This is wonderfully written and presented beautifully. The photo is breathtaking. Many blessings for a wonderful week. Patricia

 Comment Written 12-Sep-2017


reply by the author on 14-Sep-2017
    Patricia, thank you for stopping by and commenting. I appreciate your thoughts and
    generous rating as well.
    :-) Carolyn
Comment from Alcreator Litt Dear
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This speaks sleepy mountains rise, the fire and lava came out of the mountains mouths and after days surroundings came cool, a new day born, fresh and shining; I liked.

 Comment Written 12-Sep-2017


reply by the author on 14-Sep-2017
    Thank you, I appreciate your kind comments and generous rating as well.
    Please stop by anytime.
    :-) Carolyn
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
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A very well-written haiku about the sunrise over the sleepy mountains. The artwork is an excellent choice to complement the haiku. Good luck with the contest.

 Comment Written 12-Sep-2017


reply by the author on 14-Sep-2017
    Thank you, Sandra
    Your kind comments are always appreciated. And I too thought the
    artwork was lovely. I selected it from fanart.
    :-) Carolyn
Comment from marybell1
Exceptional
This work has reached the exceptional level

I enjoyed reading your 5-7-5 Haiku. (To me the only haiku). You followed all the rules for this genre and I liked your choice of picture. Your haiku and picture showe that you appreciate nature.
All the best.
Marybell1

 Comment Written 12-Sep-2017


reply by the author on 14-Sep-2017
    I appreciate all the kind words and evaluation of this Haiku.
    they are such fun to write.. thank you, and please stop in anytime marybell1.
    :-) Carolyn
reply by marybell1 on 14-Sep-2017
    You are most welcome.
    Marybell1.