The image gave rise to this “playful” piece.

The child within,

released to play…

Drawn to this place

to chase, to wade

to splash, to laugh

to climb, to dance

to forget the pain.

~~~~

Uninhibited, uncluttered,

unsullied, uncomplicated.

Spontaneously we meet

as kindred hearts

relishing our friendship

cherishing each other

in child-like innocence

~~~~

And refreshed return

to face another world

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  • Katie Marie on Nov 19, 2009

    “Uninhibited, uncluttered,

    unsullied, uncomplicated”

    Sounds like heaven to me! Love the image.

  • Dee Gold on Nov 19, 2009

    good one

  • loualbert on Nov 19, 2009

    A good poem this is. Your diction woks well here, and the divition of your stanzas makes this poem a two-stanza poem. The beginning is well-written as well as the end.

    Keep it up!

    Please, check some of my stuff on the site; you might come out liking some of it.

  • debtraveling on Nov 19, 2009

    Lovely poem, lovely picture… Thank you, Alec.

  • drelayaraja on Nov 19, 2009

    Good poem and a lovely .gif image.

  • Princess on Nov 19, 2009

    OOhh! Alec this one is delicious………makes me want to be a kid again, which doesn’t happen very often. bad dark meemories there……….a gem, a beauty…..

  • Darla Smith on Nov 19, 2009

    Lovely poem and pic!

  • cutedrishti8 on Nov 19, 2009

    Lovely animated image and a great piece of write too…

  • Phyllis Satterfield on Nov 19, 2009

    This is wonderful !!!

  • Moira62 on Nov 19, 2009

    Lovely Alec..light-hearted…Thank you

  • Fernando on Nov 19, 2009

    ….released to play! Something we all need and forget to
    give ourselves permission to do. Well done. :)

  • Barbara on Nov 19, 2009

    A wonderful, playful, and uplifting poem Alec! It brings a smile!

  • Debra. on Nov 19, 2009

    Very light and playful piece. Beautifully capture through words and pic!

  • ken bultman on Nov 19, 2009

    An image such as that would spark an inspiration such as you catchy poem in two parts. Very nice…easy to read.

  • Casey Mack on Nov 19, 2009

    What a grand, fun read! I love the pic, too.

  • Kate Smedley on Nov 20, 2009

    Playful imagery and lovely word choice too Alec, plus, I love the picture!

  • Roberta J. Morrison on Nov 20, 2009

    I love this, Alec! How fun to find the child within, even if only momentarily. But, we can return, again and again…

  • julianhw on Nov 21, 2009

    Great stuff Alec!

  • Phill Senters on Nov 28, 2009

    Nice. I think we all have a little bit of the kid we used to be.

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