open gate a girl climbs the playground fence anyway Published by Sue Burke I live in Madrid, Spain, where I write fiction, poetry, and journalism. More at www.sue.burke.name. My email: sue at burke dot name View all posts by Sue Burke
How I wish we retained that joy of adventure which as a child we had in abundance! Beautiful poem! -kala Reply
Sue, I fully agree with Kala_! _Your’s is a vivid reminder… Those Exploits of Childhood! _Has stodgy-ness… sponged away our adventure; does an ease of ‘IT,’ minimize the satisfaction of ‘IT?’ tnx _M Reply
That wasn’t Rose was it, by any chance? Who? ;-) Your haiku certainly captures the essence of a naturally inquisitive child. Reply
Oh, Sue, what nostalgia and joy you convey in so few words! Your poem speaks eloquently to all of us who have ever been young. Thank you. Judith Reply
How I wish we retained that joy of adventure which as a child we had in abundance!
Beautiful poem!
-kala
Sue,
I fully agree with Kala_!
_Your’s is a vivid reminder… Those Exploits of Childhood!
_Has stodgy-ness… sponged away our adventure; does an ease of ‘IT,’ minimize the satisfaction of ‘IT?’
tnx
_M
vivid poem! Absolutely lovely…
Hola Sue,
La infancia con esa inocencia que asombra.
Thanks for sharing.
That wasn’t Rose was it, by any chance? Who? ;-)
Your haiku certainly captures the essence of a naturally inquisitive child.
Love it, Sue! Yes, climbing, just for the fun of it! :-)
Great haiku! Always more fun to do things the hard way!
Ah, the quintessential rebel!
“I do it my way!” as the song goes, a la Frankie!
Terrific!
i like your haiku very much, Sue!
so vivid, so joyful — that`s a good childhood!
I thought of several arguments against “anyway,” but they all collapsed. A beautiful choice.
Oh, Sue, what nostalgia and joy you convey in so few words! Your poem speaks eloquently to all of us who have ever been young. Thank you.
Judith
bare feet
through chilly waters–
skips the smooth stone
It seems that any haiku about children is lovely. Enjoyed.