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A Peaceful Somewhere

As children we revelled in nature’s playground
Lying in cool grass watching clouds sail by
Sharing with playmates ‘treasures’ we’d found
Caterpillars, beetles - a dead dragonfly
Jars of black tadpoles sprouting from frogs’ eggs
Gathered near cattails - a muddy pond’s edge
Safe in a matchbox - a daddy longlegs
We pine for these days as memory we dredge                                                                                                                                        
So keep them in mind - those halcyon days
Whenever our cares  prove too much to bear
When life becomes an impossible maze
Try to escape to a peaceful ‘somewhere’

Remember the lessons from nature you drew
They’ll always there to help pull you through

Copyright © Suzanne Delaney | Year Posted 2022

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Mahtab Bangalee Date: 11/14/2022 10:36:00 PM what I can comment without WOW; just great; I enjoyed greatly the hybrid sonnet Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 11/16/2022 3:40:00 AM Hi Mahtab: I am enjoying trying new forms I appreciate you your very nice comment. SuZ

Michael Tor Date: 7/24/2022 3:24:00 AM Such wonderful memories escaping into the world of nature to find peace and traquility you have expressed Suzanne. Love how you wrote this... Enjoy the rest of your weekend and God bless you... Login to Reply

Bill Baker Date: 7/17/2022 4:30:00 PM So true, SuZ, thanks for the memories. Nature is a true friend, always there to meet one's needs. Hugs, Bill Login to Reply

Timothy Ray Date: 5/21/2022 10:09:00 AM i love the images within these lines...and i have many fresh within....remember the explorations of ditches, pools of trapped minnows, crayfish, dragonflies....you have helped evoke them....love the essence within this poem...i breathe in Mindfulness and the ataraxia begins...the first taste of eternity Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 5/31/2022 4:41:00 PM Thanks Timray: I have been fighting an ice infection with not much time On the internet. I appreciate your thoughtfulness comments.

Geoffrey Brewer Date: 4/14/2022 6:19:00 PM Your evocative images of freshly seen life roused many memories, long neglected in the mind. Thank you for this mental nudge, Suzanne. Login to Reply

Harry Horsman Date: 4/11/2022 1:38:00 AM I sense SuZ, its a going back to basics, once left some forget, while poets seem to grow on from it. This is how i'm feeling as i read this your wonderful poem. Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 4/11/2022 1:24:00 PM Hi Harry: In a way I am playing a game with my Muse. I pick four words from a list and select a form from the types of poetry link and go from there. I call it poem sketching but I have written about 8 poems lately when I was down to almost no new poems. Fun. Best, SuZ

Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 4/8/2022 8:19:00 AM Memories keep the child within us alive, dearest Suzanne! Much enjoyed! Blessings. Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 4/10/2022 4:25:00 AM Dear Demetrios: Yes! our precious inner child. Our keeper of joy. Thanks for your always thoughtful comments. Best always, SuZ

Gordon Mcconnell Date: 4/7/2022 12:59:00 PM Lovely penning Suzanne with nice rhyme and flow bringing out lovely memories. Take care always, Gordon Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 4/10/2022 4:22:00 AM Hi Gordon. Please forgive my late response to your ever welcome comments. I have had an eye infection which is now resolving. Best, SuZ

Rico Leffanta Date: 4/6/2022 11:41:00 AM Daddy Longlegs? You ought to get a prize for that! Aloha! Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 4/10/2022 4:20:00 AM Ha ha Rico and thanks. I will see if there is a Contest category I can slip it into. Aloha. SuZ

Vijay Pandit Date: 4/6/2022 11:08:00 AM Enjoyed this poem invoking childhood memories, SuZ. Great images to reflect on. I like the poem and your rhymes. Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 4/10/2022 4:18:00 AM Dear Vijay. How the week quickly flies. I have had an eye infection so hence my late response to your ever welcome comments. Best, SuZ

L Milton Hankins Date: 4/6/2022 10:19:00 AM I like this very much, SuzD. It brought back many childhood memories. I, too, remember catching tadpoles and keeping a box full of "treasures." Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 4/10/2022 4:17:00 AM Thanks Milton….As you can guess I had an older brother who led me astray into the wonderful world of insects and amphibians. Best, SuZ