Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 49 #Haiku #Tanka #Haibun: Soar & Wait

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Miriam Hurdle 10 comments

This is the prompt for Colleen’sWeekly #Poetry Challenge No. 49: Soar & Wait

Photo Credit: Pixabay

Soaring to new height

Seek fulfillment of desire

Next rest in no sight

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Col leen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge No. 49 #Haiku #Tanka #Haibun: Soar & Wait

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thereluctantpoet
September 17, 2017 4:40 am

Great verse! Wonderful pairing of words with photo.

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- Miriam Hurdle
  September 17, 2017 1:49 pm
  
  Thank you. Sometimes a photo give me inspiration of writing!
  
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- Miriam Hurdle
  September 11, 2017 11:08 pm
  
  Thank you, Colleen!
  
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robbiesinspiration
September 6, 2017 12:03 pm

A lovely haiku, Miriam.

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- Miriam Hurdle
  September 6, 2017 1:09 pm
  
  Thank you so much, Robbie!
  
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Colleen Chesebro
September 6, 2017 7:56 am

Lovely inspirational Haiku! Well done! ❤

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- Miriam Hurdle
  September 6, 2017 1:17 pm
  
  Thank you so much, Colleen! *•♥•*
  
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Ritu
September 5, 2017 10:39 pm

Great Haiku Miriam!

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- Miriam Hurdle
  September 5, 2017 11:22 pm
  
  Thank you, Ritu!!😅😅
  
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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.