Daver Austin Poet Haiku

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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Adeleke Adeite February 10, 2011 at 8:30 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.

Carol Sunshine Brown February 9, 2011 at 9:30 AM Congrats on your feature this week Daver. Love, Carol

Vince Suzadail Jr. February 7, 2011 at 4:38 PM Those were the days. Congrats Daver on being featured this week. Vince

Linda-Marie Sweetheart February 6, 2011 at 6:11 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..

Andrea Dietrich May 23, 2010 at 9:44 AM LOVE this one, Daver. My kind of topic! and great style. and yes, I know DEM BONES!! haha. LUv, andrea

James Fraser June 28, 2009 at 5:37 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

Vince Suzadail Jr. August 13, 2008 at 7:31 AM Those days were very special and the memories they created. Vince

James Foulk August 9, 2008 at 10:55 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

Sharon Winter August 6, 2008 at 6:54 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

August 4, 2008 at 6:18 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

Michael Degenhardt August 3, 2008 at 2:34 PM Lovely and so reminiscent of my youthful days, not that I'm old mind you. LOL Excellent form, flow and clarity. Michael

Heidie Buys August 3, 2008 at 12:59 PM Great introspection and tripping down memory lane. Very well done. Regards Heidie

P Sheart August 3, 2008 at 11:06 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

Kristin Reynolds August 3, 2008 at 5:45 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