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28-OCT-2012 Karen Stuebing

The Flower in my Yard

West Virginia

Submitted for the October PAD, “Haiku.”

Other poets can be seen here.

Will we meet again?
I give you my last flower
As the cold wind blows

Pentax K10D ,Pentax SMC K-A 35-70 f/4 Macro
1/90s f/5.6 at 70.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Cindi Smith30-Oct-2012 20:52
One left! Hope the storm doesn't make you nuts!
J S Quesada30-Oct-2012 01:14
Excellent! Very nice camera work to capture those fine details and background. BV
LynnH30-Oct-2012 01:12
The sensation of movement is perfect for your Haiku! V
Colin Storey29-Oct-2012 20:49
Fantastic details and superb bokeh. v
Peggy W29-Oct-2012 20:29
Beautiful image of this sad looking flower~ love the droplets.
V
Guest 29-Oct-2012 19:45
Wonderful colors and detail on those drops, love your haiku too. Well done Karen!! V
Patricia Kay29-Oct-2012 17:44
Beautiful image of this sad little flower Karen...BV
bill friedlander29-Oct-2012 16:30
The petals look so fragile and almost transparent. Beautiful against the dark background! V
Simon Chandler29-Oct-2012 16:25
So delicate, colorful and beautiful. v
Coleen Perilloux Landry29-Oct-2012 16:04
Still beautiful. And, I see the cold wind is blowing your way.
Walter Otto Koenig29-Oct-2012 15:06
Fragile and still beautiful in this state. Super focus and clarity. "V"
Bryan Murahashi29-Oct-2012 14:24
Beautiful colors as this little flower hangs on. V
Tom LeRoy29-Oct-2012 14:02
A great match, the flower says it all. Melancholy prose. V
borisalex29-Oct-2012 07:14
I will not disturb you in your dreaming,
It would be a pity to disturb your rest;
You shall not hear my footsteps
Softly, softly shut the door!
On my way out I'll write
"Good Night" on the gate,
So that you may see
That I have thought of you.

Winter journey by Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)

V.
Frank Brault29-Oct-2012 02:08
A very melancholy image and at the same time beautiful. Terrific magnification in that drop. V
carol j. phipps29-Oct-2012 01:56
"Loves me. Loves me not. Loves me." Beautiful Karen.
woody3429-Oct-2012 00:59
Looks a bit sad, but the presentation with the large drop of water and the atmosphere are outstanding..V
Jola Dziubinska29-Oct-2012 00:13
Beautiful haiku and photo. V.
joanteno28-Oct-2012 23:07
Outstanding..
janescottcumming28-Oct-2012 22:30
Wonderful drop on this lonely flower. Great haiku to go with the image. V
Gary Hebert28-Oct-2012 22:10
excellent macro Karen... if in our yard would be frost.. not droplet... :-))
globalgadabout28-Oct-2012 21:54
the poignancy is magnified by the damp and attenuated light..
laine28-Oct-2012 21:36
Love that huge water drop magnifying the petal!! a perfect haiku
wernere0128-Oct-2012 21:23
Still beauty though a little bit disarranged. Wonderful droplets.
sue anne28-Oct-2012 21:20
Beautiful with that big drop ! V
John King28-Oct-2012 20:48
Christine said it-- This is a lovely and sweet melancholy in both verse and image. V+
larose forest photos28-Oct-2012 20:31
Love your haiku. It has all the melancholy that pervades so many classical Japanese poems. And your image fits perfectly. Very nicely done, Karen. VV
Guest 28-Oct-2012 20:28
Excellent work. V.