Comment from Tia Attwood

Excellent

Hi

This is a fun filled little 5'7'5 poem. you presented it well. I love the picture :)
i hope you do well in the contest.

regards
Tia

 Comment Written 19-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 19-Oct-2018

Thanks, Tia, for the lovely comments and the good wishes. Craig

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

Lol. I wondered how in the world that expression (when pigs fly) took off and started a life of its own. Good use of that satori line to bring the unexpected cause of the tourbillon. (seems like a straight borrowing from French.)

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018

Thanks so much, Helen. Yes, I believe it comes direct from the French. Cheers, Craig

Comment from Gloria ....

Excellent

What a fun haiku and pigs are going to fly in that hullabaloo barring any plane trips available.

Great job friend Craig and excellent wishes to you with the contest committee.

gloria

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018

Thanks very much, Gloria -- most grateful. I'm trying to start a new fad - comedy haikus. I think, just like our friend, Babe, there in the picture, it might take off!

Comment from Jannypan (Jan)

Excellent

I've always heard 'when pigs fly.' Your haiku is fun to read and coupled with the picture it is hilarious. Now we have whirlwinds all the time but thankfully no pigs drop out of the sky. Good job and best wishes. Jan

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018

Well, I just hope if flying pigs are a real thing, they don't have "digestive issues", if you get my drift! Many thanks, Jan :)

Craig

Comment from Y. M. Roger

Excellent

Yeah -- that's just the smile I needed this evening! :) :) And you've just 'prettied & pinked' it up so well it makes the reader smile all the more! :) ;) A fun entry, sir -- thanx for that grin! :) ;) Yvette :)

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018

Thank you for the lovely comments, Yvette. I'm glad it put a smile on your face :) Craig

Comment from BeasPeas

Excellent

"Tourbillion," I like it. I wonder who first said, "if pigs could fly." I'll have to look that up. This is a fun entry for the contest using the word of the day and the super image in this well-worded poem. Marilyn

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018

Thanks for the lovely comments, Marilyn. My other half has a different saying, something to do with Aunts and Uncles. Cheers, Craig

Comment from Sandra du Plessis

Excellent

A very well-written humorous 5-7-5 about the farmyard animals that seems to become flying pigs when a big whirlwind picked them up from the ground. Great picture to complement your poem.

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018

Thanks very much Sandra. Poor pig! :) Cheers, Craig

Comment from bichonfrisegirl

Excellent

Haha ... if the winds are strong enough we can fly too. This is a fun Haiku, Craig, and the picture is priceless. Good luck in the contest with this little gem, and thanks for teaching me yet another new word.

Cheers,
Connie

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018

Thanks so much, Connie for the great review. I don't think I want to fly -- not with an aircraft, not without! Cheers, Craig

Comment from Teri7

Excellent

Craig, This is a very well written haiku poem you have penned for the contest. You used very good descriptive words and a very cute picture of a pig flying! It all goes together very much! Best wishes in the contest. Teri

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018

Thanks, Teri, for the lovely review. I think haikus are meant to be serious, deep and meaningful. Oh well, maybe next time ;-)

Cheers, Craig

Comment from Pam (respa)

Excellent

-An appropriate image for your poem, Craig.
-Thanks for sharing the word of the day.
-The imagery is effective, and
describes this unusual farmyard.
-Not every farm gets a tourbillion of
this magnitude that causes pigs to fly!
-Good luck in the contest.

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 Comment Written 18-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 18-Oct-2018

The worst I've ever seen on our little farm is dust-devils, thank goodness. Thanks for the kind review, Pam. Craig

reply by Pam (respa) on 18-Oct-2018

You are welcome, Craig, and thanks for sharing.