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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You have described well the two extremes. Wouldn't it be wonderful if children only had the enchanted garden to experience.
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Yes, you have described the extremes of childhood...so sad there are those who must experience the latter.
ReplyDeleteNicely 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.
ReplyDeleteIt would be sad to be deprived of nurture in childhood, Karen. but it is so true for so many young hearts!
ReplyDeleteToday I couldn't cope with the second and tears sprang to my eyes. You have obviously done well.
ReplyDeleteThe magic for some and harsh reality for others nicely portrayed. I prefer to dwell in the magic.
ReplyDeleteTwo very different looks at childhood. Sadly, the second is all too common. Great words.
ReplyDeletea difficult but heartfelt balance of the two extremes our little ones have to endure,,,, well done!
ReplyDeletevery expressive haiku of childhood reality ~ namaste ^_^
ReplyDeleteWe both appear to have used the word fragment..prominently..you have done it marvellously..loved all your haiku..
ReplyDeleteLovely set of haiku....Loved both equally...:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing :)
Two nice contrasting images of the childhood...well done ~
ReplyDeletetwo extremes and both expressed so well. good work!
ReplyDeleteVery contrasting directions ... I can relate to both ... Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteIts so unfortunate that so many childhoods are indeed shattered. Great writing!
ReplyDeleteThere is much contrast between these two Haiku pieces. I enjoyed both of them, but the second one is a bit sad.
ReplyDeleteBTW, my poetry blog is currently "under construction." I'll let you know when it's "up and running" again.
Nice!:)
ReplyDeleteI 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.
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Beautiful contrast between the two extremes. Childhood luminous and childhood in shadow... Both joyful and terrifyingly sad.
ReplyDeleteAh...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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