Tuesday 16 July 2013

Childhood lost (Haiku)


tiny hands
sweep the porch

childhood lost





27 comments:

  1. lovely but so sad!

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  2. Too many children have their childhood 'swept away' by poverty, hunger and having to work so hard to survive. So sad!

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    1. Yess..childhood and innocence lost forever!

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  3. sadly..too true

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  4. This is devastating... and so so beautifully crafted.

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  5. You've captured one of life's large sadnesses in a handful of words.

    Sweeping the Porch

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  6. Let us not allow their plight to be swept under the carpet.

    warm summer raindrops

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  7. Yes, it's so sad when poor kids have to loose their childhood before time.

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  8. touching !! feel helpless !! well expressed

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  9. I watch lots of documentaries on this topic and am always unpleasantly stunned by the lives of children in third world and emerging countries....you said it well.

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    1. Yesss its sad but true. We still need a lot of education!!

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  10. a sad reality it's easy to forget.

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  11. Ohhhh, this really touched my heart. So much emotion packed into a few heartfelt beautifully penned words.

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  12. This is a glimpse into a world that many of us will never see...

    Sweeping the Sky

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  13. What a sad take on Jane's haiku, well done haiku.

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