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On a Summer Day - Multi Haiku

On a summer day A day with children at play Memories come back The old neighborhood How we used that neighborhood So seldom inside Our dirty bare feet At games in constant motion Lungs alive with joy Drooping in at eve And nearly too tired to eat We lay down at last To sleep dream away A thousand phantoms linger On a summer day

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Date: 2/10/2011 8:30:00 AM
wow! Great multi-haiku. Big congrats to you dear friend on your wonderful piece being featured this week. Please keep carving creative castles with your passionate pen! Wishing you many more features & all the best with your writing endeavour. Love always, Adeleke.
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Date: 2/9/2011 9:30:00 AM
Congrats on your feature this week Daver. Love, Carol
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Date: 2/7/2011 4:38:00 PM
Those were the days. Congrats Daver on being featured this week. Vince
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Date: 2/6/2011 6:11:00 PM
Congrats Dave on your featured poem this week on the Soup my friend.. a great one to share with us all tonight with luv..
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Date: 5/23/2010 9:44:00 AM
LOVE this one, Daver. My kind of topic! and great style. and yes, I know DEM BONES!! haha. LUv, andrea
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Date: 6/28/2009 5:37:00 AM
I can hear the children play as I read this lovely Haiku Daver, i bet its a buzz sitting in your prescene listening to your life>>James
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Date: 8/13/2008 7:31:00 AM
Those days were very special and the memories they created. Vince
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Date: 8/9/2008 10:55:00 AM
love this poem, as i write a lot about the past, i can truely relate to this poem, those were the days of long ago so happy we were, we could not wait to grow up, then we wished we had those days back. thank you for reading my two forks in the road and for your comment
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Date: 8/6/2008 6:54:00 AM
This is so nostalgic for me. You bring back precious memories of true beauty and freedom of spirit. Those last two lines are an awesome ending. Such an excellent write. Love, Shar
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Date: 8/4/2008 6:18:00 PM
This haiku series brings back fond childhood memories for me. Nice use of this format. You captured what childhood summers should be about. Enjoyed this one! Karen
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Date: 8/3/2008 2:34:00 PM
Lovely and so reminiscent of my youthful days, not that I'm old mind you. LOL Excellent form, flow and clarity. Michael
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Date: 8/3/2008 12:59:00 PM
Great introspection and tripping down memory lane. Very well done. Regards Heidie
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Date: 8/3/2008 11:06:00 AM
I just love to watch children play, there's nothing like their love and laughter! Time goes by so fast you just want to make all those little moments last. Memories will live in your heart forever...smile. This was a true joy to read! Love Light Truth Patricia
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Date: 8/3/2008 5:45:00 AM
Ahhh, yes, we must enjoy this precious warmth before it is nothing but a frozen memory...very beautiful, Daver (as always) P.S-Boy, do I know about dirty feet - we have 10 of those little feet that are always all over the couch!!! lol Love Kristin
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