Joyce Johnson Poet Senryu

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 May 1, 2012 at 6:02 PM Good luck in the contest with this creative work..Reads like a winner to me..Very excellent work using Haiku..Sara

Onyebuchi Okonkwo May 1, 2012 at 3:08 AM good write, Joyce. Thanks for your warm comments.much love.~.O.O.

Terry L. Allen April 30, 2012 at 11:09 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 April 30, 2012 at 8:57 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 April 30, 2012 at 8:40 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 April 30, 2012 at 6:08 PM Well Done Joyce!! Love the flow and continuity of your Senryu...beautiful picture :) big hugs,love ~deb

Laura Breidenthal April 30, 2012 at 5:36 PM What a beautiful picture. I have never been to the circus. Sounds really fun. :) Always, Laura