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Open Poetry #37

Children in the Yard

Professor Gloom
Member Elite

since 2000-07-23

Posts 3082
of Depression

0 posted 2006-03-25 11:15 PM

There are no swings there,
So they swing themselves through the air,
And they went giggling.

They hadn't balls with them,
Except those they'd imagine;
And they went giggling.

The yard was so tall
They couldn't see beyond at all,
And still went giggling.

Gloom

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

1 posted 2006-03-26 10:27 AM

I enjoyed this. It seems to me (no offense intended) that you were envious of the children being able to giggle and be happy and positive in the face of adversity - something like Meursault in "L'Étranger" by Albert Camus. He was forever talking about others smiling and laughing, yet he never once did throughout the book.

- Owl

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

2 posted 2006-03-26 05:11 PM

not sure what you mean...comes to mind that we don't miss what we don't have...

(probably wrong)
M

XOx Uriah xOX
Senior Member

since 2006-02-11

Posts 1403
Virginia

3 posted 2006-03-26 05:14 PM

::smiles:: ::giggles:: :: bows ::

garysgirl

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since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

4 posted 2006-03-26 05:27 PM

Gloom, it sounds to me like they were content
with what they had.

Good writing, Sir.
Hugs,
Ethel

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