Shadows of Childhood

Cover photo taken by author in Tuscon, AZ, USA. 2010. All rights reserved.

Shadows of Childhood

- A Series of Cinquain Poems -

. . .

Rusted,

Hanging loosely —

Still, it sways from the last

Child who sat upon its seat —

Calling.

.

It calls

To me softly.

Memories of my youth —

Legs swaying wildly, laughing.

Happy.

.

Happy?

I used to be.

I remember glimpses —

Once upon a time, long ago.

Shadows.

.

Shadows

Of childhood,

Calling softly to me.

These shadows of my childhood —

Rusted.

. . .

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