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And here they are! Take time out of your busy day to immerse yourself in the colorful images painted by these wonderfully talented authors. If, like me, you are already tired of the cold, these poems might help bring you some summer warmth. A side note - I actually did not judge this contest due to a mix up, though I had intended to do so. Winners! First Place goes to morning cool summer haiku by *wrheath    before the heat -    my barefoot wife    in the garden Second Place goes to summer rain summer haiku by *Aqua-rat    so warm, so warm    after the downpour    wind in the leaves Third Place goes to humidity summer haiku b

No promises to actually be back... Indeed, so the last year and a half of my life in a nutshell. I graduated with honors after completing two theses, got a job, got engaged, got married, quit the evil job from hell and went back freelance writing. Whew. I haven't written a poem in forever, but I am keeping two blogs. I will attempt to put some more stuff on here in the coming weeks.

Thesis is eating me alive, or I guess I should say theses... Anyway, I just wanted to say that I love you all, and I promise to be more active with my artwork, my writing, judging and leaving comments sometime after the end of April after I've presented my two theses. I graduate on May 7th with two B.A.'s woo. Then I sleep for a week and start really looking for a job.... I have a date set for my English thesis defense, which is a scary thought. I have a tentative date for my OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) in Spanish. And I have about two weeks to finish my first full draft of my International Studies thesis. I have to finish Chapter 4 an