A Playground of Cobwebs

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Date written: 03/21/2025

forgotten by time a playground of cobwebs thousands of footprints I made in the sand a lifetime ago once so alive with activity and merriment now a deserted place haunted by lingering ghosts the silence, deafening reverberating e c h o e s of laughter and noise by neighborhood children forever lie deep asleep what happened to all the roughhousing noise? days of innocence long gone this place I remember so well isn't what it used to be; signs of neglect everywhere. I walk through playground of cobwebs... what happened to all the noise? where is everybody? a shout into the void returns not so much as... a faint echo.

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 4/7/2025 5:05:00 AM

Congratulations on your winning work in Brian's contest. Way to go. Thanks for sharing it with us. Sara K

Edward Ibeh
Date: 4/7/2025 5:21:00 AM

Thank you so much, Sara:-)

Trina Layne

Date: 4/6/2025 7:20:00 AM

Eerie. I get excited when I drive through neighbourhoods and I can see children at normal, active play ... not tethered to a device. This is a real thing. Childhood obesity is on the rise in my part of the world. Something previously unimagined. Congratulations on your writing!

Edward Ibeh
Date: 4/7/2025 5:21:00 AM

Thank you very much, Trina:-)

thriveni c mysore

Date: 4/6/2025 1:24:00 AM

Congratulations on your win dear poet. Cheers!!!

Edward Ibeh
Date: 4/6/2025 3:09:00 AM

Thank you very much, Thriveni:-)

Lin Lane

Date: 3/21/2025 7:58:00 AM

This has a very deep sense of melancholy, missing loved ones in the past. Well written, Edward.

Edward Ibeh
Date: 3/21/2025 8:09:00 AM

Thank you very much, Lin:-)