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Doing this review while highly medicated and very ill. Ever notice you each of my Reviews lately need a warning label on them?

No, I am not better or fully returned. But this Review is to come out each Monday so here it is.

Several ping backs used a Haiku I reblogged that used the same title as the challenge, thus were not included in the original Review. Hopefully I have everyone now.

40 Poets this week. With 7 New Poets Joining in.

Very sad to see some were absent this week. Hope all is well.

New This Week

Edwina of Edwina’s Episodes: “I love words.. there is so much we can do with them; make them rhyme, inspire people with them, make them laugh or cry; communicate with people on so many levels…

I enjoy reflecting on different situations I have found myself in, or have observed,  and writing about them. I also like writing about random silly things, or anything that I find amusing really.”~From her About page. I might begin to refer to her as Mad Aunty Edwina in my mind. You’ll need to read all of her About page to know why. The Haiku: Bad Date. Um, it sounds like she either had a date who wanted a breath mint or a kiss. I’m not certain which. @Edwinasepisodes

Sacha Black of Sacha Black: “Writer, mother, wife, for a while I forgot my dream… But now I’ve remembered and I’m chasing harder than ever.”~From her About page. The Haiku: Good boy. This is part of a list of challenges she provided for her readers to participate in if they wanted to. You get to read her entry in others while finding the one for mine. The title is what I chose. @sacha_black

Ritu of But I Smile Anyway…: “A lil bit of creativity, stories about my family, recipes, Spidey, and my cat, Sonu Singh, all feature regularly!”~From her About page. The Haiku: Bad boy. Yeah, I know, what you are thinking if you read the previous entry but it fits. @PhantomGiggler

Ms. Toy Whisperer of Ms. Toy Whisperer: “I am a writer who sells vintage books and toys. I write about the whimsy of life, family, thrifting, everything and nothing and whispers of the Holy Spirit.” The Haiku: Basketball. Loved the way she described how this one came to her. Excellent. @MsToyWhisperer

Marjorie of Kyrosmagica: “Find a comfy chair, sit back and enjoy my blog, about magic, books, crystals, writing, laughter, and much more! I’m a debut writer in the process of finishing my first YA fantasy novel, set in Cambridge, UK.  I write book reviews here, and on Net Galley and Goodreads, using my Books, Crystals, Magic system, and my dark candles rating for darker reads.”~From her About page. Much more there. The Haiku: upROAR! Yes, I know. It looks like I typed it wrong, but I typed it as I liked it. So there. And yes, I stuck my tongue out as I typed that. @Marjorie_Mallon

Evolving Ruminations: “Opinions- everyone has them … and with the new age of internet everyone’s superman !​​​​​​! As a result, I’ve decided to make some of my own waffles. ​​​​​​​​​​​I don’t know whether​​​​​ this fence-straddling is of any use but hey, yo-yoing is fun !!!”~From Gravatar. Yeah, we going to have fun with this new member. The Haiku: Woman. Yeah, very true, very. Got a point or two there.

WritersDream9: “I am a soul who continuously seeks after deeper and deeper ways to bring me closer to God and to my “self” which I now see that He created.”~From her About page. The Haiku: Sweet Tea. Yes, if I had seen this one earlier I might have just stopped the review all together for the week and died. mmmm. The best thing I had in the hospital was the moment they brought me a glass of ice cold Sweet Tea. I tell you, it was amazing. And not because I wanted it so bad, but because it was really that good. Not good enough to be in the hospital though. She gets the Southern Haiku Award this week. Yeah, I just made that up. Although I am allergic to lemons so I had to deduct points for the dismount. And to think she thought I didn’t include her in the Review at first because I didn’t like her work. I’m Southern!!!! Mississippi boy living in Georgia!!!!

First to Enter this Week:

Sandra of Wild Daffodil:  Crisp. After the past week or so I thought about banning this one from the Review but I couldn’t. It’s not the fault of the lettuce but of man for what they do to lettuce. Leave the foods as God gave them to us.

Mira of They, You And Me and To Wear and Rainbow blogs:  Memories. What I like to think of as a futuristic Haiku in its message.  @BediMona

Rachael Ritchey of Writing Rachael Ritchey: Lies Very well done. Two sentences. Very good story. Seriously a good one. I think all will enjoy. Read it a couple of times as two sentences and it gets better each time. Remember to check out her book The Beauty Thief is available on Amazon with great reviews. @RachaelRitchey 

Elizabeth of Tea & Paper: Lovers.  I like this one for the possibility of two endings depending on your thoughts. @TeandPaper

ladyleemanilla: Two Soccer/Football Haiku this week and all I can call these are OH NO!. Very funny and well done. MUST READS. @ladyleemanila

Sue Vincent from Daily Echo: Summer. Okay, this is a very well put together Haiku. Two sentences and rhymes. At first I thought perhaps one sentence, but no, two. Very well done. And very nice. Sue is one of our resident Authors. Click here  for her Amazon Author Page and all those books she’s written.  @SCVincent

Rajani Radhakrishnan of THOTPURGE: Upside down Sky. A MUST READ. This could be romance, lost love, conflict, pretty much any type of conflict or something completely different. Very nice. @TP_Poetry

Carol of Mama Comier: Marigolds. This one began a memory lane and a discussion. I quite enjoyed both. @carol_cormier

Greg of Potholes in the Road of Life: Aging is sweet for Wine only. My title for the Haiku. Greg went ferrizzle on the Haikuzzle this week. Two sentences with opposing views. Great job. @greg_wolford 

Khor Hui Min of Project Prose:  Delish I know, a strange now, and slightly related to the Haiku itself, but then you MUST see the images. I am blown away how people are able to do that. I so would love it. @MinKhor

Meredith of Meredith’s Musings Sweet Promise and Spring Practice. Very good with two sentences. Two things she obviously loves a lot. @Meredithlbl

Ruth of Mad Meandering Me: Season’s Greetings…  Someone is tired of winter. I also like the take on the use of the season’s greetings title. Cool.

Martha of Meredith’s Musings Politicos and Wolf. At first I thought the titles were somewhat redundant but I kept reading anyway. I had to read the Politicos twice simply due to how the punctuation went to catch the two sentences, but that second sentence she formed is awesome. A very good statement regarding how many feel about the political system in the US at this time. @Meredithlbl (For those new to the challenge, Meredith and Martha are sisters sharing the same blog and twitter at the moment. If you ever see me refer to the literary angels or poetic angels these are the two ladies I am referring to.)

Nato of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams – Your Foul Soul Shines Through. Although I believe the two sentences are supposed to be along the same thought I see them as being opposites as well. Well done. Outing me again. Sometimes it doesn’t do one any good to be a secret admirer when she outs you every step of the way. At least Meredith really keeps it on the DownLow. And don’t forget that Michelle also has something else other than great writing talent going for her. Visit Michelle Lunato Photography. @MichelleLunato

Prakash of It’s PH:   Circumstance. Odd name, I know, but I think the Haiku to me makes me think of how people are at times, during circumstances. Not certain of the inspiration for the Haiku this week but a very good thinky piece. Enjoyed it. Yes, I can enjoy even highly medicated and not really certain what I’m talking about. @itsPhTweet

E. Rawls of E. Rawls: Author creating stories and art: Danger Lurks Enjoyed it as did others from the challenge family. Some great responses. I think the best would be to her book page on her weebly site, http://erawls.weebly.com/@VChronicles_ 

SW ysobel of Spunky Wayfarer.  Sometimes you just don’t have a name for a Haiku. Very interesting Haiku and I like the reasoning behind it. It gives me ideas. I like ideas. @SpunkyWayfarer

Felicity of The Dark Night Chronicles: Springtime. I had never heard of what she mentioned here but I went to google and there you have it. I love learning through this challenge. Felicity is also one of our Authors. You can get her book Erotic Passages at Amazon by clicking here. @FelicityJohns1

Alka Girdhar of Magnanimous Word:  Foul becomes sweet. Learned something again. Very cool. Although I am not certain if her comment in the challenge meant she was leaving the challenge after this or not. Very sad if she does. @girally

Florence of Rambling On Blog: Vampire. At first I thought Florence is a player but then I read the link and was like thank goodness. @FTThum

Melissa of The Aran Artisan:  Crisp. I like the way she does things. The combining of her challenges and the explanation of things. Think there is an author in there waiting to come out but she is ignoring it. @thearanartisan

Marigold of Versus Blurb: Tragedy. I had no idea there was a green tea flavored one. I am not sure I wanted to know. But I learned and as always I like that. But green tea? Really? Go purchase Marigold Deidre Dicer’s book The Black Swan Inheritance from Smashwords, Kobo, Barnes and Noble or the iBooks store or purchase it from Amazon on Kindle by clicking here. @MarigoldDicer

Colleen of Silver Threading: A Tainted Kiss. I wonder if this about Ron? Hmm. I will have to ask her. @ColleenChesebro  Also remember to drop by the LWI site and read Colleen’s Book Reviews. She is excellent. Click here to see everything she’s written.

Melissa M of This, right now: Spritz. Interesting. I like how she used the title. Amusing for sure. Great imagery. The second time I read it I really could see it. And I love her choice of image as well.

Hugh of Hugh’s Views & News: Flight of Delight. Two sentences. Opposite meanings. Liked the image. @RobertHughes05

Serins of Serins Sphere: The Smell of Sweetness. Interesting use of words this week. I don’t mean the prompts I mean words in general. Go see. @SerinsSphere

Lou Lou of Battered Wife Seeking Better Life: Sweet Dreams. She wasn’t feeling the words but when the deadline approached she had a story to tell in two Haiku. Must Read. Very well done. @BWseekingBL

Claudette of to search and to find happiness in every day: Balance. Wishful thinking I do believe, and I agree about what she said about Hugh in her comments. 

Patty of Strawberries Forever: Two this week. Sweet and Sour I get the feeling men are dogs after this review this week. Anyone agree? I mean I agree, and I even thought it before but was just mentioning it. @pattythepa

Faith Unlocked: So Foul and Fair. Based on one of my favorite and most used verses here in the blogs. Very good message for every one. Something we all should live by.  @FaithUnlocked

Vashti Quiroz-Vega: The Green-Eyed Monster. Can you guess what it’s about? You get a bonus as well by visiting. Get Vashti’s The Basement on Amazon by clicking here.

Canaf of Faithful Devotionals: Sacrifice. ooooo A good one. I knew a theme would likely be there but then bang, there it was.

Dr. KO of KO Rural Mad As Hell Blog: Foul Sweets. The doctor has a message for us today. A very good one I agree with.

Rajani Radhakrishnan of THOTPURGE: Upside down Sky. A MUST READ. This could be romance, lost love, conflict, pretty much any type of conflict or something completely different. Very nice. @TP_Poetry

ladyleemanilla: Two Soccer/Football Haiku this week and all I can call these are OH NO!. @ladyleemanila

And the Closing Haiku:

The Sweet Sixteen dream,

Raging throughout all the land,

Was the bad foul called.

 Inspiration for the Challenge Words.

March Madness in the United States is the tournament for the National Championship for the College basketball teams here. The Sweet Sixteen is one of the goals to reach. So sweet came from that and foul came from a penalty called on a player.

I’ll go curl up in a ball now and quietly read Haiku in my dreams.

See y’all later,

@RonovanWrites

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As some of you may know, one of our members left blogging for various reasons. I promised myself to continue to show his books here so people could go and purchase them as a show of support. Those books are no longer on Amazon. That is why you don’t see them here any longer. I wanted everyone to know I did not break that promise to myself.

Sorry it took so long to get this out. Wasn’t myself this past week. Some of you may have missed me. Really the first time I’ve been basically MIA around here. I would have still made it on time, even with being sick but all the links disappeared in the Review and I had to go back through and put them back in. As in Haiku, Twitter, Amazon book links. All that good stuff. By that time it was 11 PM. So I decided to wait until Midnight and put it out Monday and take advantage of the #MondayBlogs blogshare. Hope y’all don’t mind.

New This Week

Rachael Ritchey of Writing Rachael Ritchey:“I have been known to wear socks with my sandals.  When there’s no snow, one can get away with it where I live. Well, you can’t if you’re afraid of the fashion police. I am not afraid.”~From her About Page 12 Random Facts.  White Uniforms & Cleats. oooo, I think we all have a memory like this. Okay,  I think all of you have a memory like this. By the way Rachael is a friend and author. Her book The Beauty Thief is available on Amazon with great reviews. @RachaelRitchey (Rachael may have participated in the past but I don’t remember. Sue me, right?)

drkottaway of KO Rural Mad As Hell Blog: She goes by Dr. KO Sometimes you like a name of a blog that just lets you know what it’s all about. I’m Ronovan and I write. The doctor is Mad as Hell.  There you go. “I was raised with folk songs and masses, and have the words memorized to between 300 and 500 songs. If I ever get dementia, the other residents will beg to have me drugged or will smother me with a pillow, because I will sing all the time.”~From her About page. And there is some more GREAT stuff.  Okay, let’s get to the Haiku. Mist. Ouch. All I got. Ouch. You know, you get one of those that you sit and read and go, ouch because you have to like use your brain for a moment.

First to Enter this Week:

Sue Vincent from Daily Echo: Oblivious. Very good observation. Odd how the mind thinks at times. Kind of cool here.  Sue is one of our resident Authors. Click here  for her Amazon Author Page and all those books she’s written.  @SCVincent

Sandra of Wild Daffodil:  Think  A good piece. I learned something with this one. I learned what a Mandala was. This was a Google moment. I love Google moments. Peaceful. I like it.

Meredith and Martha of Meredith’s Musings unicorn-heritage-snoozelose-childhood. Each week these ladies bring two Haiku apiece. A lot of memories shared, stories told, and a lot of heart revealed each and every week. I appreciate that. I truly love these ladies. @Meredithlbl

Mira of They, You And Me and To Wear and Rainbow blogs: Want you back….. Romantic, sad, familial. Could be many things. @BediMona

ladyleemanilla: Two this week. Sad and moving on. @ladyleemanila

Elizabeth of Tea & Paper: Misery.  That last sentence of the last two lines together is very nice. I like that. Takes just a moment for it to sink in. At least it did for me. But then I’ve had the flu and have been working on a 300 page back for submission. I may be insane right now. @TeandPaper

Serins of Serins Sphere: Is what I am I?. Name given by Hugh of Hugh’s Views and News.   @SerinsSphere

Khor Hui Min of Project Prose:  Revolutionary. A history lesson here, but one that is personal. A great cultural reveal, a great image to go with it and a glimpse into the life of our friend. @MinKhor

Prakash of   With Her Permission. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! yeah, I know the laughs are from last week. But you have to read it. And the P.S. is a must read. Makes it even funnier. @itsPhTweet

Kimberly of K.S. Fause: History. Guess what Kimberly is doing next month. You don’t know? Go find out. Also check out her cool new profile photo. @KSFause

Nato of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams – Missing Your Love. Romance from our resident Photographer professionale, Nato! And don’t forget that Michelle also has something else other than great writing talent going for her. Visit Michelle Lunato Photography. @MichelleLunato

Monique of Battered Wife Seeking Better Life: Simpler Times. I think we all do, Monique, I think we all do. @BWseekingBL

SW ysobel of Spunky Wayfarer.  Hear Me Roar-Bawk?. Okay, so you guys know that probably isn’t the name of the Haiku, but it is, in a way, but I am a bit slap happy at the moment. So from here on out, be prepared for anything in the Review. @SpunkyWayfarer

Geoff Le Pard of TanGental:    He gave us a two parter this week. Sweet Ambrosia. Oh that poor teacher. I would have hated to be in that room. Imagine a future author without the maturity yet to put words into a special arrangement to be subtle. The smell of fear. Sweet, sweet–Okay maybe not sweet. Everyone stop by his blog and leave a message of get well soon. Click the picture for the post it goes with on his blog. And we have another author to add to our family. Go to Amazon to get Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle. I don’t know who Sherry is but I mean what’s she doing with the dead flies? But yeah, click here for Amazon UK and here for the US. @geofflepard

Greg of Potholes in the Road of Life: Carp a Diem. Yeah, I know. You don’t have to tell me. Just go with it. Greg makes a lot of sense here. No, no, don’t get jelly about it. He does. Don’t hate, don’t procrastinate, move on and litigate. No, I don’t mean that last one. @greg_wolford 

Claudette of to search and to find happiness in every day: Future. Whoa. she went all philosophy on me. Deep. I get it. Groovy. I mean it’s kind of like to be is to mean there is and was and must be otherwise there would never be a possible. Wow, far out, man. (Told you, I am slap happy. For those not knowing what that means, it’s when you are so tired you have no idea what you are saying or doing.)

Melissa of The Aran Artisan: Don’t even have a name this week. Maybe I will call it Jealous. Why? You know something? I am so jealous of her. Go read why. I mean seriously. I so want to do what she does. Okay, like the adventure stuff. @thearanartisan

Patty of Strawberries Forever: My Dad? A story told here. @pattythepa

Maniparna of Scattered Thoughts: Memory. I will have to return to this haiku when my brain is not in its current state. The comments are praising over it. The simplicity of it and the imagery of it. I am able to get the pieces and the words are beautiful but I am having some difficulty putting it all together. But you know what? Doesn’t matter. I enjoy the pieces.  Right? I enjoy it, period. Oh I see, it is called Memory, no wonder I am having problems with it. Amnesia joke from amnesia man! You know, I keep forgetting I’m not supposed to mention my amnesia. No joke. But FUNNY! @Maniparna 

Alka Girdhar of Magnanimous Word:  Miss the Past. Several to read and all explained if you choose to learn and even more Haiku to find in the explanations. @girally

Marigold of Versus Blurb: Pratchett. Go read. Go and purchase Marigold Deidre Dicer’s book The Black Swan Inheritance from Smashwords, Kobo, Barnes and Noble or the iBooks store or purchase it from Amazon on Kindle by clicking here. @MarigoldDicer

Steven Walsky of Simplicity Lane: At The Ballgame. I guess it is that time of the year again.  Simplicity Lane is free, go here for where you can get it.  Through a Stranger’s Eyes here and Résumé for Love for free here.

Colleen of Silver Threading: Visions From the Past. I especially like the photo for this one. But I am a sucker for little girls with dark hair. Don’t ask me why. I like go all to mush and like want to be their father. @ColleenChesebro  Also remember to drop by the LWI site and read Colleen’s Book Reviews. She is excellent. Click here to see everything she’s written.

Vashti of Vashti Quiroz-Vega’s Blog: Ēostre. Whoa. Seriously. Took me a moment until I like read it. People get all like brainy and stuff when the names and words, you know? Go buy The Basement on Amazon now! Or Vashti won’t write any Haiku for my challenge any longer! Don’t make that woman mad. @VashtiQV  (Okay, she didn’t say that but I thought I would like try it.)

Florence of Rambling On Blog: Feminist Silenced. Go see it. You’ll get it. @FTThum

Canaf of Faithful Devotionals: The Past. Done gone and made me sad now. Praying this is simply a Haiku and not a truly heartfelt one. If is one then praying for you for a healed heart and lifted spirits.

Faith Unlocked: Missed Opportunities. A motivational one for us all. Inspiration to get it in gear and get it done. @FaithUnlocked

Wendy Anne Darling of Silver Lightning: Future Past. I think she got lost or missed an exit. Not sure. Remember Wendy is one of our Authors. Get Silver Lightning Volume One at Amazon by clicking here. @AuthorWDarling

Florence of Rambling On Blog: Feminist Silenced. If you’ve read the Haiku then you know why. If not, look at the name and then scroll down and look at the my closing Haiku and the inspiration for this weeks prompt words. @FTThum

Prakash of   With Her Permission. Yeah, I know he got it last week. But you have to check it out. I think his wife is the actual one that got it this time. @itsPhTwee She needs to join in. We do take duos on one blog you know. We have Meredith and Martha, sisters, on one blog.

And the Closing Haiku:

In the past Men led

In war, conflict, and distrust

Miss, lead us to peace.

Last Sunday was International Women’s Day. It was the day I put together the Challenge with the words Miss and Past. Now you know the inspiration for the two words.

The image below has been here for sometime now, I’m sad to say. A goal of $10,000 for two elderly people who lost their home, their memories, everything, in a house fire. As of this finished being put together at 11 PM EDT on Sunday evening, the amount isn’t at $3,000 yet. It’s a sad thing to me. I see celebrities who need money to buy some silly thing and people donate. I see a guy auctioning air, yes AIR from a Kanye West concert and the bid was up to $60,000. I hope it was a joke. This couple, who had to take their medications out of their melted bottles from the ashes of their home because they couldn’t get any more can’t even get $10,000. Can’t even get $3,000 for oh so long now. The image will remain until the goal is met or they give up. I know which reason I am praying for.

See y’all later,

@RonovanWrites

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First of all I have heard from our friend Wyatt. He will be keeping in touch and I plan to continue to email him and be his friend. I will miss his wit and enthusiasm he brought to our community we’ve been growing here. Support him by purchasing one of his books. I’m not saying you have to, but if you have enough for a bottle of soft drink you can buy an Indie Author’s book. It takes a lot to put yourself out there to be judged on your talent.

T.A. Wyatt  Remember to go purchase a book on Amazon by clicking here.  Linger is only .99 and The Mill of Maisonneuve is 1.99.

New This Week

Prakash of Its PH: ” I used to work as an Assistant Professor at B. V. B. College of Engineering and Technology, Hubli, India-31.  Currently Pursuing my PhD. at IIIT-Hyderabad. My research work has not only motivated me to do technical stuff but also all other reads and writes. Blogging has opened a new life to me!”~From his About page. Now for the Haiku. The Axeman Cometh! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Need I say more? @itsPhTweet

Wild Daffodil of well, um, Wild Daffodil: “Blogland is such a wonderfully positive community of creative people and enriches my creative life. Bright colours dancing together feed my soul. My Mum taught me to knit when I was 5 as I am left-handed and she wanted to teach me to knit right-handed so that I would be able to follow patterns easily. What a gift!! It set me on the road of making things that has been a joy and a delight all my life.”~From her about page. The Haiku: Trouble! For this lady I can see the topic of this Haiku being trouble indeed. Thank you to Melissa our Aran Artisan for leading this lady to us.

Greg of Potholes in the Road of Life: “I am medically retired from my ‘career’, have been for about 5 years now. For quite some time I missed my old job a lot. I enjoyed it, I was good at it and didn’t have any desire to do anything else. But the Lord had other plans for me. Now He has called me to work for Him. He has graciously given me some talent to work with words. He has also seen fit to guide me with the Holy Spirit to study and comprehend His Word. Don’t misunderstand; I am no scholar nor a pastor. I’m just trying to be obedient to my Lord and Savior and do what He asks me, in a way that would please and bring glory to His holy Name.”~From his About page. Now the Haiku: Beast of a Day. Man after my own heart with that Bio, and as for his Haiku, he embodies my view of what poetry is to myself. @greg_wolford 

Sarah Brentyn of Lemon Shark: “Pre-Mum Days: I loved reading, writing, traveling, skydiving, target shooting, bartending, & watching re-runs of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I’m all grown up and stuff with 2 kids and a lot of my inspiration comes from those two knuckleheads angels. I love reading YA novels–the good, the bad, and the cheesy. I love food. And wine. And chocolate, the seventh wonder of the food pyramid.”~From her About page. The Haiku: Two of them, Parenting and Not a Morning Person. Both were TweetKu as I call them and I grabbed them and posted them on my blog as a guest poet post. @SarahBrentyn Make sure to visit Lemon Shark and follow her.

First to Enter this Week:

Elizabeth of Tea & Paper: Another Day.  Hehehehehe Okay, I have a feeling we might have a real theme going this week. I had no idea she was royalty but I should have known by the name. Duh, right? @TeandPaper

Khor Hui Min of Project Prose:  Tsunami. I thought perhaps after my haiku and Elizabeth’s a theme might begin. Then with the very third Haiku I am reminded words can  be many things. The photograph with this says so much. It and the Haiku gives us a life lesson. @MinKhor

Serins of Serins Sphere: Beauty and Beast. Fairytale inspired.  @SerinsSphere

Mira of They, You And Me: Beauty and the Beast. Not what I was expecting from the title. @BediMona

Grace of {Bloom}: Ominous Beauty. oooo Pretty. Love that picture. Imagine a view like that. @grace_note58

Faith Unlocked: With Great Power Comes… Nice. I look at this in a way a flip of my example. I thought perhaps he would get it. Not that this is an actual flip of it. I just want to take that credit. @FaithUnlocked

Sue Vincent from Daily Echo: Black Beast. HA! Sue show up again. That poor woman.  Sue is one of our resident Authors. Click here  for her Amazon Author Page and all those books she’s written.  @SCVincent

Meredith and Martha of Meredith’s Musings I don’t know if you’ve visited the Ladies but these two sisters have so become artists at Haiku. The messages this week and the word usage are excellent..  Beast/Day, Protect, Monster, Phantom. @Meredithlbl

Cherly-Lynn of Tournesol Dans Un Jardin: Overcoming Shadows. Haiku plus. A story. @CherylShares

Kimberly of K.S. Fause: Enchanted. Wow. Kimberly made the image this week and it reminds me of an old Grimms Fairy Tales book I had growing up with these images that were painted. Very much like this. @KSFause

Florence of Rambling On Blog: Chained. I didn’t need time to think this time. Normally I tend to let Florence’s words roll around inside the empty spaces of my mind until one clear definable title comes to me. Not this time. This is a MUST READ for a great many people out there. All those chained. @FTThum

Nato of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams – Beast of Desire. OOOOO Nato! And don’t forget that Michelle also has something else other than great writing talent going for her. Visit Michelle Lunato Photography. @MichelleLunato

Steven Walsky of Simplicity Lane – Test or Bliss?. A nice message and way to look at lost love. The mind is making up for missed moments.  Simplicity Lane is free, go here for where you can get it.  Through a Stranger’s Eyes here and Résumé for Love for free here.

SW ysobel of Spunky Wayfarer.  Little Beasties. Definitely go and visit. To read the Haiku to find out who the Little Beasties as well as to find out how the Spunky one develops each weeks entry. Awesome. Beast I Stab at Thee. @SpunkyWayfarer

Geoff Le Pard of TanGental:  Beast for a day.  Three this week. The first time playing off the other with the final as a stand alone that is just too true to even be funny. Also I want to thank Geoff for doing something blogging does. Through his use of my prompts to do another prompt he connected two bloggers. The magic if Blog World. And we have another author to add to our family. Go to Amazon to get Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle. I don’t know who Sherry is but I mean what’s she doing with the dead flies? But yeah, click here for Amazon UK and here for the US. @geofflepard

Melissa of The Aran Artisan: Read. A spin on something that’s been done but how creative. I also like the way she ties in her various challenges. If you are not following Melissa’s blog you’re missing something. An American married to an Irishman she met in America and the two now back in Ireland. She show’s her life in Ireland and the photography and the things you learn are great. @thearanartisan

Ruth of Mad Meandering Me: Wishful Thinking. Okay, okay. I took the title from something she said in the comments when she put the link in the challenge. I personally, being allergic to the sun and heat would much prefer to call this Evil Thoughts. But I won’t.

Canaf of Faithful Devotionals: The Beast. Hehehee, Okay, I had a couple of ideas from this. No way is that a beast. Then I was like, perhaps it was thinking that upon which it was is the beast.

Vashti of Vashti Quiroz-Vega’s Blog: Henry Philip “Hank” McCoy. If you don’t know the name, go check it out. Pair it with one of the prompt words, and it’ll make your day. Go buy The Basement on Amazon now! @VashtiQV

Hugh of Hugh’s Views & News: Razor Triumphant. Um. Well, you just have to go see. Hugh left it to me to name on purpose and well. I kind of got a Mercurial moment as I looked at the Haiku. @RobertHughes05

Marigold of Versus Blurb – Taken. A Beauty and the Beast Haiku, but with a good take on it. My title for it means something not quite what you think. Go and purchase Marigold Deidre Dicer’s book The Black Swan Inheritance from Smashwords, Kobo, Barnes and Noble or the iBooks store or purchase it from Amazon on Kindleby clicking here. @MarigoldDicer

Patty of Strawberries Forever: Now What? As I first began to read I thought one way and then it switched. Good one. @pattythepa

Alka Girdhar of Magnanimous Word:  Animal Instincts. She worried about rushing because of the time but that second one of her two was a good one. I could take a twist on that and give a different something entirely but I won’t go there today. Like that one a lot. @girally 

Melissa M of This, Right Now: In the Moment. ooooo, now that could be good or bad. I have no idea. Some might say a beast but some might enjoy it. Some might look at it as a vacation.

Carol of Mama Comier: Simple Joy. Love that name. You must go and see. Soon as I saw it I knew. Amazing how people look the same. @carol_cormier 

Alexis of Battered Wife Seeking Better Life: Silent Dawn. I walked around a bit thinking about this one. Go see what you think. @BWseekingBL

Sueju Takeshi of Takeshi’s Flight: The Day. A very good one, and appropriate on coming on a Sunday. Very much in line with my example. When I chose the words I didn’t have an idea in mind for a Haiku or a theme of any kind. But it did lend itself well to this particular subject. @suejutakeshi

Kate of Dazzling Whimsy: Self Doubt. With competitive athletes in the family these things happen, but it really happens to all of us. Even when sad I love the photos of any of her girls. @17KateLee

Florence of Rambling On Blog: Chained. A Haiku that will speak to many. @FTThum

Prakash of Its PH with The Axeman Cometh! Read it twice if you don’t get it the first time. Hilarious. @itsPhTweet

My Haiku this week was: The Beast or the Bean.

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And the closing Haiku:

This beast of a change

Seems to me a nuisance grrr,

Good the day’s shorter.

See y’all later,

@RonovanWrites

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 My 1000th Post and what better post could it be than the Haiku Review!!!

New This Week

Khor Hui Min of Project Prose: “Thank you for dropping by.  This blog was created as a project for exploring the environment and the world through writing and sharing prose, photos and art. I hope you enjoyed your visit, and please do come again. “ The Haiku. Canvas of Tyrants. That’s my name for it. go check and see why. @MinKhor

Lady Lee Manila of Lady Lee Manila A Girl in Fringe, Pretty in Red : “Ladyleemanila, a girl in fringe, pretty in red Her brains swirl like that crazy cappucino smile”!From the About Page.  Now the Haiku.  Revolution This is my look it up Haiku this week. Learned some history and so loved it. @ladyleemanila

Alka Girdhar of Magnanimous Word: I chose this from her About page-“If words have so much power to change the world, then writers should make sure it is a positive change. Let’s keep our words generous and abundant in giving, forgiving, inspiring and sharing.  And that’s what I will try to do through my blog – by using words that convey truth, humour, sadness, romance, inspiration and much more.” I thought those words said so much. Now for the Haiku. There are actually 5 of them. So I will simply keep to War and Fame. Go read for the details along with explanations. @girally She’s just starting her Twitter up again, so please go and follow her.

First to Enter Thunder Dome this Week:

T.A. Wyatt of Finale to an Entrance: War: An Internal Struggle. A good story in a few words. If we all don’t experience this I would be surprised. Remember to go purchase a book on Amazon by clicking here.  Linger is only .99 and The Mill of Maisonneuve is 1.99. @FinaletoEntranc

Mira of They, You And Me: Two this week in one. The first I will call Love is Fame. The second, Never Healing . @BediMona

Faith Unlocked: War: What Is It Good For?. Okay, did anyone else start singing like Jackie Chan from Rush Hour when they saw that title? Okay, okay, okay, I’ll be good. This could be identifying a country I have heard of, or any country actually. @FaithUnlocked

Meredith and Martha of Meredith’s Musings Hee hee hee, Meredith said Phooey last week. I’m still laughing so I had to include it again.. Gotta love it.  War of Wits, Combat, Fame, and War. The ladies are really getting in to Haiku. ! @Meredithlbl

Sue Vincent from Daily Echo: Midnight. Someone is definitely an author.  Sue is one of our resident Authors. Click here  for her Amazon Author Page and all those books she’s written.  @SCVincent

Serins of Serins Sphere: War and Fame. Something of history.  @SerinsSphere

Nato of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams – Going to War. Two Haiku this week and they both have very good messages. And don’t forget that Michelle also has something else other than great writing talent going for her. Visit Michelle Lunato Photography. @MichelleLunato

SW ysobel of Spunky Wayfarer.  Far Out Fame seriously. It’s out of this world. Need. At first I couldn’t think of a title. Then I sat and thought a while and read it through slowly. Finally it came to me. @SpunkyWayfarer

Geoff Le Pard of TanGental:  Haiku to you, too.  So really there are two here. Dude is too smart. Seriously. And we have another author to add to our family. Go to Amazon to get Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle. I don’t know who Sherry is but I mean what’s she doing with the dead flies? But yeah, click here for Amazon UK and here for the US. @geofflepard

Buffy of Battered Wife Seeking Better Life: Lines of Infamy. Two Haiku with one title I came up with. It’s nice to know the words I am choosing lately are making people think. I don’t always like to throw out easy ones to do. We do have to stretch our minds and creativity at times. @BWseekingBL

Kimberly of K.S. Fause: Enemies. I always enjoy visiting Kimberly’s Haiku. She always  has a great painting to helps inspire her work and this week is perfect. You MUST go see it. @KSFause

Melissa of The Aran Artisan: Food Wars. Well, I have to say that I am very pleased this worked out. Love the story of how this came together. Who knew a family life would lead to overcoming writer’s block? Loved it. @thearanartisan

Elizabeth of Tea & Paper: Wild Fame. Okay, this one had me scratching my head. Then I read the comments. Whew. I mean it could mean a few things but wow. @TeandPaper

Canaf of Faithful Devotionals – Fame. Makes you think. Always a good thing. Still thinking. Makes sense too.

Marigold of Versus Blurb – Deep Malignancy. I can’t even talk about it. Just go and look and read everything with it. Go and purchase Marigold Deidre Dicer’s book The Black Swan Inheritance from Smashwords, Kobo, Barnes and Noble or the iBooks store or purchase it from Amazon on Kindleby clicking here. @MarigoldDicer

Florence of Rambling On Blog: Weary. Sometimes it all just gets to be too much. @FTThum

Ruth of Mad Meandering Me: The Wars of the Roses. She doth return! Awesome, she comes with History in her quill. Doth the feather tickle? Hath I gone mad?

Wendy Anne Darling of Silver Lightning: Bound. Poor authors. So fearful of things and that holds them back. Did you know you can get Wendy’s book Silver Lightning at Amazon? You did? Then BUY IT! @AuthorWDarling

Melissa M of This, Right Now: Ruin Porn. At first, with Melissa’s wit, I was expecting something else. Then I got a lesson. This week really brought out a lot of History from people. It’s just amazing.

Colleen of Silver Threading: Anne. More history this week. I suppose war does bring that out. This time there is something very poignant about it. Fame and war do go hand in hand. We would rather that fame never occur. Some fames we truly could have done without but we learned so much. Still wished it never had happened. @ColleenChesebro   Mira of They, You And Me: Two this week in one. The first I will call Love is Fame. The second, Never Healing . @BediMona Really everyone did great serious this week. But I had to pick one. But if everyone wants to take the serious image, go for it. I so loved this week. It was a great week of Haiku. Meredith got it this week hands-paws-something down..  War of Wits, Combatr. I really appreciate Meredith every week more than I could ever say. Oh for me to be a few years older, or maybe just a few miles closer. @Meredithlbl   No Haiku from me this week.

And the closing Haiku:

When the war over,

The tragedy is revealed,

That fame is fleeting.

  See y’all later, @RonovanWrites

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First to Enter Thunder Dome this Week:

T.A. Wyatt of Finale to an Entrance: Prisoner. This one says a lot. I think everyone should read it and take a moment to sit and reflect. T.A. really delivered a message here that I envy. We were also given another poem titled Wrapped in Chains that is Haiku in a different sense. Another great message, with this one being about conformity in creativity. Remember to go purchase a book on Amazon by clicking here.  Linger is only .99 and The Mill of Maisonneuve is 1.99. @FinaletoEntranc

Mira of They, You And Me: I call her Haiku Rare Love. I told her to keep this a secret but I guess I can’t blame her for letting the cat out of the lettuce crisper in the fridge. @BediMona

Sue Vincent from Daily Echo: Rare. This is one of those you can sit and think about a while.  Sue is one of our resident Authors. Click here  for her Amazon Author Page and all those books she’s written.  @SCVincent

Kimberly of K.S. Fause: I had been worrying about Kimberly and am glad she has returned to us. Winter’s Spite. Love the inspiration aspect, as always. How appropriate a Haiku in so many ways. @KSFause

Patty of Strawberries Forever: Is that a great name for a blog or what? You all know Patty from I Am Not Sick Boy blog. Wow, this one is full of color and I just love it. It’s Me! is the name of her Haiku this week. Love the photo and you will too! It’s Here and Then It’s Gone is her second entry this week. Very cool image and concept for the Haiku. @pattythepa

Serins of Serins Sphere: Thirst. At first reading you don’t see two sentences but then take your time and read line two and three together again, and just think about it.  @SerinsSphere

SW ysobel of Spunky Wayfarer.  Two Haiku in this post today. The first I call The Vamp Life Sucks and the second I named Bugged Out. Why? Oh, I don’t know. Go find out. @SpunkyWayfarer

Nato of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams – Growing Cold. Such a well put together Haiku that just works. I don’t know what else to say. You need to read it. I’m serious about that. It’s a lesson for some. And don’t forget that Michelle also has something else other than great writing talent going for her. Visit Michelle Lunato Photography. @MichelleLunato

Elizabeth of Tea & Paper: Awake. This one describes my brain. @TeandPaper

Raquel of Battered Wife Seeking Better Life: Hidden Truth. I wonder sometimes how birds of a feather truly do flock together. There are so many people you meet in this world who experience the same things. @BWseekingBL

Steven Walsky of Simplicity Lane – Valency. Okay this so well thought out. I’m not certain how much time was put in to this one but even though the words chosen are different than what they represent you get it instantly. A very well done message. As always, Steven brings something different to the challenge. I greatly enjoy reading what he has to offer each week. I know it will be something that makes you go ‘whoa’. Simplicity Lane is free, go here for where you can get it.  Through a Stranger’s Eyes here and Résumé for Love for free here.

Meredith and Martha of Meredith’s Musings Hee hee hee, Meredith said Phooey. Gotta love it.  Pressure, Broken Trust, Cardinal, and Forbidden. Meredith is truly a bright, shining, and rare thing. You guys so need to see the image in the Cardinal. I had NO idea. Awesome! @Meredithlbl

Geoff Le Pard of TanGental:  The Aspiring Novelist.  A six line piece that, I believe, shows some of Geoff’s writing chops here. And the word selection and rhythm are very nice, just as if you were reading the passage of a book. Also I find this one humorous i the honesty of it. And we have another author to add to our family. Go to Amazon to get Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle. I don’t know who Sherry is but I mean what’s she doing with the dead flies? But yeah, click here for Amazon UK and here for the US. @geofflepard

Marigold of Versus Blurb – Remember Those Without. I very eye-opening message. I think the explanation is even more powerful than the Haiku itself. Or perhaps they are equally powerful. Go and purchase Marigold Deidre Dicer’s book The Black Swan Inheritance from Smashwords, Kobo, Barnes and Noble or the iBooks store or purchase it from Amazon on Kindleby clicking here. @MarigoldDicer

Melissa of The Aran Artisan: Bad Girl okay so she called it Blue. But I had to have a little fun, right? Well, I had to say it. I mean she knows and still does it so bad, bad. How often does she get called that? probably NEVER in her life. @thearanartisan (Wonder why I didn’t color the title of her Haiku blue? Hmm.)

Florence of Rambling On Blog: Patience. Although the word does not appear in the Haiku, after thinking about it and reading it several times this is the word that came to mind. Yes, I read the Haiku each person submits several times until I get a meaning for me out of it. @FTThum I Highly recommend you read this review and commentary on the movie and society storm of 50 Shades of Grey. It’s not like what you’ve been reading and not a bore. 50 Shades – Storm in a Teacup a Woman’s Thoughts by @FTThum This is on my LitWorldInterviews Site.

Faith Unlocked: What Do You Read, My Lord. Pretty much true. @FaithUnlocked

Melissa M of This, Right Now: Blue Skies. Someone’s tired of winter.

Canaf of Faithful Devotionals – Such Love. Sad message, but true. I so love the image with this and how it was put together. It adds a different element to the Haiku.

Grace of {Bloom} Pictures+Words: Discord. Very peaceful photo with this and sets the tone for the piece quite well.@grace_note58

Colleen of Silver Threading: Sugar. No, not what you are thinking. You wouldn’t want to eat this sugar. I hope. Such a cute thing! @ColleenChesebro

A mind-breakingly difficult decision this week. Yes, I know breakingly is not a word but I ain’t gonna change it now. ‘Nuff said bout dat. I hate to do it and I said I would never do it again but it’s a tie this week.

Nato of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams: Growing Cold. A heart Haiku that mirrors several this week, one of mine included. But with a personal touch. you can hear it. @MichelleLunato

Marigold of Versus Blurb: Remember Those Without. A message delivered. The message here and the idea Marigold thought this to put it into words is what got me as well as the Haiku itself. @MarigoldDicer

Geoff Le Pard of TanGental:  The Aspiring Novelist. I enjoy this piece for the honesty of it and in honesty is when you most often find humor. It’s a must read for any writer/author/hack/wordsmith. @geofflepard

I had Two Haiku this week, although I planned only one. Your Rewards and Harsh Pleasure. I think I have lost my Haiku Mojo for the time being as the enjoyment factor from the masses doesn’t seem to be there. I will have to do something about that.

And the closing Haiku:

Rare is your caring.

When you see me suffering,

Give me a taco.

See y’all later,
@RonovanWrites

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