Emily eats her cookie on the swing in back of the cottage surrounded by rose bushes, plum trees, a cherry tree and several milkweeds. She loves how the grass is tall and she can crawl on her tummy and pretend she’s in the jungle. The grasshoppers often play dead on a blade of grass and she can outstare any bug and make it jump away.
The blossoms sure looked pretty, she thought as she passed a fallen petal gently on her cheek; it felt like Mommy’s silk scarf.
A little bit about moi:
I am a mom, a nana, a sister, a woman, a friend, a human being…a youth counsellor, Family Life Educator.
I have been working in the helping profession for over 25 years and volunteered in various capacities from youths to seniors.
Tournesol is my nom de plume for haiku and other Japanese form poetry here at Tournesoldansunjardin https://cheryllynnroberts.wordpress.com I hope you enjoy reading through my daily waka.
I also have another blog "Stop the Stigma" where I may stand on my soapbox now and then and hope it will become a place to drop in and share or comment on issues important to you. In that vein this could be a great way to learn from each other.
http://stigmahursteveryone.wordpress.com
Namaste!
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8 thoughts on “girl on a swing (haibun)”
Such a beautiful journey to the other-world at our feet. And yes, as children we tend to see it more wonder than as adults.
Well there is nothing stopping us to do it and if anyone asks what we’re doing we could say, we’re looking for a contact lens. Wouldn’t that be hilarious having the neighbours all get on their tummies crawling 😉 Oh my, I really like that image!
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Such a beautiful journey to the other-world at our feet. And yes, as children we tend to see it more wonder than as adults.
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Thanks so much! children tend to uncomplicate things.
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Beautiful! I’m a sucker for anything butterfly! 🙂
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Yeah, me too…thanks:)
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Lovely. You’ve made me wish I was a child again and could crawl on my tummy through the grass.
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Well there is nothing stopping us to do it and if anyone asks what we’re doing we could say, we’re looking for a contact lens. Wouldn’t that be hilarious having the neighbours all get on their tummies crawling 😉 Oh my, I really like that image!
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I like that image too. 🙂
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Let the blades of grass tickle your chin! 🙂
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