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Circus Ambitions

circus haiku coming of circus summers biggest fun event…. wait seems forever eight year old girl sees glamorous trapeze artists… through myopic eyes diary explodes magical high flying acts… new life’s ambition duty intervenes diary lies unopened… trapeze acts a dream advanced age hampers high flying acts beyond reach.... bungee jump perhaps

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 5/1/2012 6:02:00 PM

Good luck in the contest with this creative work..Reads like a winner to me..Very excellent work using Haiku..Sara

Onyebuchi Okonkwo

Date: 5/1/2012 3:08:00 AM

good write, Joyce. Thanks for your warm comments.much love.~.O.O.

Terry L. Allen

Date: 4/30/2012 11:09:00 PM

The best laid plans. As children I guess we all had pipe dreams. Great write of gentler times. May life bring you easy days. TLee

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/30/2012 8:57:00 PM

ahhh, it did not come to pass. turn it REAL, joyce. I'd love to see you doing it now. Can you imagine? Me too, what a sight it would be!

Lucilla Carrillo

Date: 4/30/2012 8:40:00 PM

This poem brings back memories. When I was about eight years old my parents use to take me to the circus and I love the flying trapeze. Good work. Lucilla

Deborah Burch

Date: 4/30/2012 6:08:00 PM

Well Done Joyce!! Love the flow and continuity of your Senryu...beautiful picture :) big hugs,love ~deb

Laura Breidenthal

Date: 4/30/2012 5:36:00 PM

What a beautiful picture. I have never been to the circus. Sounds really fun. :) Always, Laura