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9 Mar 2012

Childhood - Two Views




tea party princess
enchanted garden delights
childhood’s magic spell

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deprived of nurture
childhood idyllic shattered
scattering fragments


 ©Karen @Something Written

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Linking to Haiku Heights
prompt - childhood

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20 comments:

  1. You have described well the two extremes. Wouldn't it be wonderful if children only had the enchanted garden to experience.
    Judy

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  2. Yes, you have described the extremes of childhood...so sad there are those who must experience the latter.

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  3. Nicely written. For some reason I can't quite come at Haikus. (Perhaps it is my native need to make things rhyme) but you do them very well.

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  4. It would be sad to be deprived of nurture in childhood, Karen. but it is so true for so many young hearts!

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  5. Today I couldn't cope with the second and tears sprang to my eyes. You have obviously done well.

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  6. The magic for some and harsh reality for others nicely portrayed. I prefer to dwell in the magic.

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  7. Two very different looks at childhood. Sadly, the second is all too common. Great words.

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  8. a difficult but heartfelt balance of the two extremes our little ones have to endure,,,, well done!

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  9. very expressive haiku of childhood reality ~ namaste ^_^

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  10. We both appear to have used the word fragment..prominently..you have done it marvellously..loved all your haiku..

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  11. Lovely set of haiku....Loved both equally...:)
    Thanks for sharing :)

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  12. Two nice contrasting images of the childhood...well done ~

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  13. two extremes and both expressed so well. good work!

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  14. Very contrasting directions ... I can relate to both ... Nicely done!

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  15. Its so unfortunate that so many childhoods are indeed shattered. Great writing!

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  16. There is much contrast between these two Haiku pieces. I enjoyed both of them, but the second one is a bit sad.

    BTW, my poetry blog is currently "under construction." I'll let you know when it's "up and running" again.

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  17. I work with many students whose childhoods have been shattered. One example: Last year one of our 7th-grade boys shot and killed his father. We suspect that there was abuse, and that the student finally had enough. Unfortunately, the student will now be spending several years in a detention facility. Childhood shattered.

    Childhood’s Dandelion

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  18. Beautiful contrast between the two extremes. Childhood luminous and childhood in shadow... Both joyful and terrifyingly sad.

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  19. Ah...this brings out what many turn their backs on. Childhood can indeed be fun, idyllic, but it can be shattering for others. Great job!

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