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22 Degrees (5/7/5)
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A bit nippy out there. Brrr! LOL

Image (c) 2007, Karla Dorman


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air so brittle it
snaps as it buttons itself
around the body

(c) 2008, Karla Dorman (12/16)

 

 


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 Reviews of "22 Degrees (5/7/5)"
Reviewed by Cryssa C
Reviewed on December 18, 2008
Love the imagery and personification in this!
And... look at you! You are smiling!!

Cryssa

Reviewed on December 17, 2008
22 feels better than 40 to me Karla, guess it's because I dress better. anyway great 5-7-5 down to earth, hugs

Reviewed on December 17, 2008
Beautiful, karla

Reviewed by Paul Berube
Reviewed on December 17, 2008
HA You don't know what cold is my friend; so, stop your whining already. lol Just kidding you Karla. But really, up here in New Hampshire, I go out on my deck and listen to the sap and water in the trees snapping from the cold. Hey, and last night was a warm one too. Never went below 7 degrees so we had a cookout. The Angus burgers were great too. ;-) Good write my friend. God bless.

Reviewed by kg cummings
Reviewed on December 17, 2008
thank you for the friendly reminder as to why I left Ohio and moved back to Florida! Excellent picture painted in icy tones! kgcummings... Kathy

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on December 17, 2008
As Karen suggested...good night to stay in and keep close to the heat with big mug of hot chocolate and friends on line to keep ya company...
hugs
fee

Reviewed by Sheila Roy
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
Stay warm! Love and Hugs,
Sheila

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
Keeping that fireplace going.....

Be always safe,
Karen

Reviewed on December 16, 2008
Sounds like your having weather like ours, stay warm
In Christs Love
Michelle~

Reviewed by RaeLynn Teller
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
I do love a good haiku.
Well said. Especially when you have to scrape the windshield at 6am.
Brrrrrr.
Smile--RaeLynn

Reviewed by Sara Coslett
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
Well done! Keep warm. ~ Sara

Reviewed by 000 000 (Reader)
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
Lovely picture Karla...but I think it is colder here. Ice storm, slippin and sliden cars all the way home tonight. Hard to walk on a layer of ice. Your little cold words make me want hot coffee!
Keep warm, CarolHawks

Reviewed by Jon Willey
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
thank you for the fine haiku Karla -- and brrrr, yes that is cold air -- peace and love to you my friend -- JMW

Reviewed on December 16, 2008
Karla~!

BAM!! PERFECT!!


LOve & Hugs,

Lance

Reviewed by Christine Alwin
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
snap snap snap is in the air...negative 9 here...great description!

Reviewed by Juliet Waldron
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
Neat, sweet and to the point! Brrrr... ((())))

Reviewed on December 16, 2008
Good day to stay inside and fool around on the computer, eh?? *grins* Great write; try to stay warm! Well done; brava!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, Karen Lynn. :D

LOVE the piccy!!

Reviewed by Gene Williamson
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
Brrrrr, Karla...an excellent haiku. The best I've seen in a while.
-gene.

Reviewed by Flying Fox Ted L Glines (Reader)
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
Yes it does, Karla. Darned good day to snuggle up inside with a good book :-)

Ted

Reviewed by Rebecca Lerwill
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
cool, indeed.
Did you get your hair cut shorter? I like it!
Love,
Becca~

Reviewed by Jeanette Cooper
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
What a cold thought! You look snug and warm in your picture. My friend in Oklahoma said it's 19 degrees there this morning.

Reviewed by Bernice Angoh
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
fantastic!

Reviewed by Georg Mateos
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
Nice going, be kind with winter and it wouldn't slap you with one blizzar from nowhere!

Georg


Reviewed by Miller Caldwell
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
In reverse here. After a cold snap...its so wet, dark and breezy.
Love the image.
Miller

Reviewed by Elizabeth Price
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
lol. You are so right and further north they didn't even reach 0 degrees! Glad I don't live there. Great poem. Liz

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
Yesterday it was like 65 here, but today the ice/snow/cold is approaching...bet you sent it here again...;-) ed

Reviewed by Bonnie May
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
Oh the weather outside is frightful but this sweet little write makes it calm and warm. Love and hugs, Bonnie

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on December 16, 2008
A very good Haiku, and Happy 22 Degrees to You!

(It was 3 degrees here this mornin, and with the Wind Chill, it's like 22 Below!)


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