Comment from barkingdog

Excellent

What a lovely way to start the morning.
Thank you for the smile with your clever play with homophones (pray/ prey) in this well presented haiku.

:) ellen

 Comment Written 07-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Jun-2016

Thank you very much for taking the time to read and review my haiku. You are very kind and professional with your review.

Comment from brenda bickers

Exceptional

Hi GBR,
I think I get this. The two crows are waiting and preying their chance comes before the hawk gets there.
The music is very soothing and relaxing.
Great.
Brenda:))x

 Comment Written 07-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 07-Jun-2016

Hello, sweetie pie, the two crows and the hawk are looking for something good to eat. Yes, you are right, the hawk and the crows compete for same food. The satori (that is the last line) is a play on words to make the reader think. Heavenly prayers are to God. Heavenly PREY-ers are the three birds because they are birds of prey, and heavenly because they are high above and looking down.

Thank you for the review and kind words.
*gypsy hugs*

Comment from MacMhuirich

Excellent

This was a wonderful post to read this morning with the music in the background. I think the mice will be frozen when they catch them. Love reading your works.
Bless you
John

 Comment Written 07-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 07-Jun-2016

Thank you, John. :) It's funny that with the time change, I am almost ready to go to sleep and you just begun your day. :)
Thank you very much for the review and kind words.
Have a nice day, my friend.

Comment from Dean Kuch

Excellent

Where's the black hawk, Gypsy, darlin'? I see the two crow very plainly. No hawk, black or otherwise, however.
O-h-h-h-h...I get it!
The black hawk is already swooping down on its latest meal, or victim, so he can't be seen in the artwork/picture.
Clever...very clever...

Loved the Japanese Shinobue and koto. The koto is probably the most familiar Japanese instrument in the world. In ancient tradition, a kind of koto is used as the symbol of music, one of the attributes of a scholar in the Chinese Confucian tradition. Although the koto is used in Gagaku and some of the pieces for solo koto are very old, most of its development was in the Edo period and there is also a broad range of modern music for the koto.

Nicely done, as always...

 Comment Written 07-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 07-Jun-2016

Kotolicous ... thank ya, darlin what is ''sugoi shigoto''?

Thank you so much, my dearest Dean. You are always supportive and encouraging to me and I am grateful for you and your silly gif signatures. Fanstory would never be the same without you. Luv ya big log.

Comment from Jacqueline M Franklin

Excellent

Hi *Gypsy*

= Well written, and beautifully presented.
= Simplistic, but very effective.
= Nice job.

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


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 Comment Written 07-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 07-Jun-2016

You are always supportive and encouraging to me and I am grateful

Comment from mfowler

Excellent

I was just about to correct 'preyers' when the
pun and the cleverness floated down from the
nest. Excellent imagery with the visual of crows
and hawk sitting, watching from on high. You do
a great job with these short forms, Gypsy. I
loved your illustration and the wit that
underpins this.

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 Comment Written 07-Jun-2016

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reply by the author on 07-Jun-2016

You are always supportive and encouraging to me and I am grateful