Haiku – Goldfish | The Showers of Blessings

Haiku – Goldfish

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Miriam Hurdle 17 comments

2016-11-14-fish

Haiku – Goldfish

Black, white, grey, orange,

Colorful goldfish in pond,

Admired by many.

Daily Prompt: Fish

– Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon

– Photo by Miriam Hurdle

tagged with Colorful, Daily Prompt, Fish, Goldfish, Japanese garden, Oregon, Pond, Portland

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Rhonda Sittig
November 16, 2016 5:47 pm

Did you take that photo Miriam?? so bright and pretty!

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- The Showers of Blessing
  November 16, 2016 5:48 pm
  
  I did! took several. This one is closest to surface, looks brighter!
  
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  - JOYCE WILLIAMS GRAVES
    July 19, 2019 9:57 am
    
    So beautiful. I have a cobalt beta fish. I love the colors of this fish~~~
    
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    - JOYCE WILLIAMS GRAVES
      July 19, 2019 10:02 am
      
      Sorry, I love Haiku also.
      
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      - Miriam Hurdle
        July 19, 2019 7:33 pm
        
        Yes, it’s fun to write Haiku!
        
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    - Miriam Hurdle
      July 19, 2019 7:33 pm
      
      Wow, I looked up the images, cobalt beta fish is fancy!
      
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Sandra Faria
November 15, 2016 1:17 am

Beautiful Haiku! Congrats 😉

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- The Showers of Blessing
  November 15, 2016 1:18 am
  
  Thank you so much! 🙂
  
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  - Sandra Faria
    November 15, 2016 1:18 am
    
    You are welcome 😉
    
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    - The Showers of Blessing
      November 15, 2016 1:19 am
      
      🙂 🙂
      
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Mack
November 15, 2016 12:21 am

So love this!!

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- The Showers of Blessing
  November 15, 2016 12:28 am
  
  Thank you. They are pretty.
  
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forgivingjournal
November 14, 2016 8:30 pm

Very nice! ❤

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- The Showers of Blessing
  November 14, 2016 8:59 pm
  
  Thank you!! 🙂
  
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La petite revue de Claire
November 14, 2016 3:15 pm

Beautiful

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- The Showers of Blessing
  November 14, 2016 3:16 pm
  
  Thank you! They are beautiful!!
  
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  - La petite revue de Claire
    November 14, 2016 3:28 pm
    
    Oh yes
    
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About me

Miriam Hurdle

Miriam Hurdle grew up in Hong Kong where she went to college and worked for five years before coming to the United States. While in Hong Kong, she taught Chinese as a Second Language at Hong Kong Baptist University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong for three years. She was also the Director of the Children’s Department at the Asian Outreach where she published four Chinese Children’s books. Miriam Hurdle came to the United States for her graduate studies. She received her master’s degrees in Christian Ministry from Portland Seminary, Counseling from Seattle Pacific University, and Education Administration from California State University, Los Angeles. After teaching in a California public school for fifteen years, she was promoted to a school district administrative position. She went on to do the postgraduate studies and earned her Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from La Verne University in California. Dr. Hurdle continued in her administrative position for ten years before her retirement. In her retired life, Dr. Hurdle enjoys doing volunteer counseling, reading, writing, blogging, singing, drawing, watercolor painting, gardening, photographing, and traveling. Dr. Hurdle is married to Lynton Hurdle and has one married daughter and one granddaughter.