Comment from barbara.wilkey

Excellent

Thank you for sharing this contest entry with us. I have often wondered what causes them to twist and turn. I enjoyed reading this entry and want to wish you luck with the contest.

 Comment Written 07-Sep-2024

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reply by the author on 07-Sep-2024

Thank so very much Barbara for your review!
Luv&stuff
Katiemae1977

Comment from Debbie D'Arcy

Excellent

I like this! Your mini representation of our journey through life, rounded off with a bit of Frost is charming and a great entry for the contest! Well done, Katiemae, and good luck! Debbie

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2024

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reply by the author on 08-Aug-2024

Thanks so very much Debbie! I took some haiku classes here long time ago. I enjoy writing them.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Katiemae1977

Comment from Rachelle Allen

Excellent

What a cool interpretation of a bonsai tree: a road less traveled. Very cool slant, and a well-developed haiku with proper formatting from start to finish. Good luck with the contest! xo

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2024

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reply by the author on 08-Aug-2024

Thanks so very much for your lovely comments and review! Katiemae1977

reply by Rachelle Allen on 08-Aug-2024

My pleasure!! xoxox

Comment from Mia Twysted

Excellent

I love those trees and wish I could Keep one alive SOI Could look at it every day . They are.such a wonderful beauty in this ever changing world.

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2024

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reply by the author on 08-Aug-2024

I tried keeping one alive once. It's hard!
Thank you for your lovely comments and review!
Katiemae1977

Comment from Janet Foor

Excellent

Excellent haiku for the haiku contest. I used to have a bonsai tree and I enjoyed it for years. Sadly it was damaged in our most recent move.
Beautiful picture.
Blessings
Janet

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2024

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reply by the author on 08-Aug-2024

I was able to keep one alive for about a year bit just barely.
Thanks so much for your lovely comments and review.
Katiemae1977

Comment from estory

Excellent

Nice haiku. You had the balance, the nature image, and a great epiphany moment. Here the twisted tree stands for a unique experience of life, and we can extrapolate that to be a symbol of individuals living their lives. estory

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2024

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reply by the author on 08-Aug-2024

Thanks so very much estory for your lovely comments and review!
Katiemae1977

Comment from QC Poet

Excellent

This is a very good Haikuu rhat also incorporated the Japaneze Bonzai tree adding a sense of more authenticity to the entry Good Luck to you in this contest

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2024

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reply by the author on 07-Aug-2024

Many thanks QC for your review! Thanks for the good luck wishes as well!

Comment from Karen Dougherty Estep

Excellent

Amazing writing! I absolutely love a good haiku! Life is a series of twists and turns, I believe, and I certainly relate to the road less traveled. In reading your notes, I am sorry for your pain. Many days when my arthritis is acting up, I dictate (talk to text) on my phone. Maybe that will help. Don't give up writing. You are good at it. Write about your experiences, write how you feel. There are others who need to know they are not alone. Thank you again for the haiku!

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2024

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reply by the author on 07-Aug-2024

Thank you so much Karen! So glad you liked it! I have to learn how to talk to text on my phone. I love writing haiku. They help calm me. I took some haiku classes years ago here on FS. under a different name
They are not as easy to write as they appear.
Thanks again
Katiemae1977

Comment from Rene Tyo

Excellent

A lot of emotion conveyed with very few words, this is a great Haiku in my opinion. I think this a wonderful metaphor for our lives, whether deliberate or not doesn't matter. Well done.

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2024

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reply by the author on 07-Aug-2024

Thanks so very much Rene for your lovely comments and review!
Katiemae1977

Comment from rspoet

Excellent

Hello Katiemae,
You've written and excellent haiku for the contest
with very good imagery and description in the first two line
along with excellent grammatical connection.
The satori line is a nice nod to Robert Frost in his poem,
"The Road not Taken".
The transcendental emphasis of the importance of nature
and individualism are also at the heart of haiku.
Nicely done.
Good luck in the contest.
Robert

 Comment Written 07-Aug-2024

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reply by the author on 07-Aug-2024

Thanks so very much Robert for your lovely comments and review!
Katiemae1977