Thursday, March 7, 2013

City Park



City Park, Carpe Diem






across the pond
your lonely childhood
in an empty swing


Copyright © 2013 Jennifer Wagner

For Carpe Diem Imagination #3

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17 comments:

  1. PirateGunnMarch 7, 2013 at 12:37 PM

    Oooooh! Very good!

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  2. brudbergMarch 7, 2013 at 12:45 PM

    Brilliant :-)

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  3. Brian MillerMarch 7, 2013 at 2:38 PM

    lovely childhood
    in an empty swing...

    very cool haiku...
    nicely spun

    my childhood might have ended up in the pond after flying off that swing...smiles.

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  4. ND MitchellMarch 7, 2013 at 2:44 PM

    Wow. That had me feeling all melancholy. Fantastic.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 7, 2013 at 5:59 PM

    Oh my... this is so melancholy. Nice to see you on Carpe Diem! Enjoy!

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  6. Optimistic ExistentialistMarch 7, 2013 at 6:27 PM

    Beautiful and melancholy at the same time. I imagine frogs on those lily pads :)

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  7. ChèvrefeuilleMarch 7, 2013 at 9:14 PM

    Welcome Jennifer at Carpe Diem. I love the way how you were inspired by the photo for this Carpe Diem Imagination and have shared a wonderfully composed haiku.
    Thank you and I hope to see you here again. By the way, I am your host on Carpe Diem

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  8. AnonymousMarch 8, 2013 at 1:35 AM

    aloha Poet Laundry - that "empty swing" is a powerful image. i like that. aloha.

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  9. UnknownMarch 8, 2013 at 4:01 AM

    I sensed the melancholy in your words! beautiful haiku!

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  10. Lisa A. WilliamsMarch 8, 2013 at 7:11 AM

    Wow! So much said in this piece. Wonderful!

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  11. AnonymousMarch 8, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    So simple. So perfect.

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  12. AnonymousMarch 8, 2013 at 9:12 AM

    I really like this.

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  13. UnknownMarch 8, 2013 at 9:24 AM

    wow... it's amazing how in such few words you can stir such emotion! you are a regular ezra pound. seriously, stirring stuff! makes me want to go back in time and give my kid-self a hug! well done!

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  14. UnknownMarch 8, 2013 at 1:37 PM

    Jennifer it is a beautifully sad piece

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  15. inkspiring19.comMarch 9, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    I so get it...then I get in and pump my legs til I can reach the stars....I am a forever kid :)

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  16. kaykualaMarch 9, 2013 at 7:50 PM

    Nice reflection of times gone by, Jennifer!

    Hank

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  17. AnonymousMarch 14, 2013 at 8:56 PM

    Sadly beautiful!

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