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Repossessing Reality

"recently scenes of early life have stolen 
      into my mind, like breezes blown ..."
      Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 


                life the transient tree
   where we climbed, fell, grazed our knees 
                flesh and blood debris 
              stirs back up inside of me 
             buried childhood memories 


Writing Challenge - Past Memories -
''T'' Forms Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Constance La France
Tanka How many syllables 5/7/5/7/7
10/10/22

Copyright © David Kavanagh | Year Posted 2022

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Constance La France Date: 11/12/2022 1:15:00 AM David, wonderful Tanka and congratulations on your placement in my contest, Writing Challenge - Past Memories- "T" Forms, and of course I like the quote, well done ! Login to Reply David Kavanagh Date: 11/12/2022 1:21:00 AM Thank you Constance, I was delighted with your placement, and the thought provoking quote that evoked my tanka, cheers David

Sotto Poet Date: 11/1/2022 7:34:00 AM Congratulation on your contest win, David. I'm sure it's amply deserved with your great Tanka. Login to Reply David Kavanagh Date: 11/1/2022 9:22:00 AM Thank you Lasaad, I’m always delighted with a placement, makes the effort more worthwhile, cheers David

Bill Baker Date: 10/11/2022 4:12:00 PM Nice Tanka for the contest, David. I can relate to it... many times. lol Have a great week, my friend. Bill Login to Reply David Kavanagh Date: 10/12/2022 6:11:00 AM Thanks Bill, many ups and downs of early life, can come back to us as we get older, almost as if we’ve purposely reminded ourselves of them, without actually knowing why, is indeed my message here, good to hear from you, cheers David

Sally Eslinger Date: 10/11/2022 9:29:00 AM David! The actualizing of the imagery you present here IS powerful enough to “reposes a memory .” Then to now. I have Fav-Ed this Login to Reply David Kavanagh Date: 10/11/2022 10:38:00 AM Heya Sally, thank you so much for understanding the message I’ve tried to portray of repossessing a perhaps lost or buried childhood memory, and I’m delighted with your fav, hope you’re having a relatively pain free day, cheers David

Michael Tor Date: 10/10/2022 6:29:00 PM Great memories expressed here David love the way you wrote this... Thanks for sharing... Login to Reply David Kavanagh Date: 10/11/2022 2:31:00 AM Thank you Michael, a difficult form to get my message of early memories creeping back into my life, my family ones are good, but beyond them, some very difficult times, cheers David

Deb M Date: 10/10/2022 3:49:00 PM Simply beautiful David! Debx Login to Reply David Kavanagh Date: 10/11/2022 2:32:00 AM Thank You Deb, quite simple on the surface but hopefully with a more profound message, cheers David

Tom Cunningham Date: 10/10/2022 11:58:00 AM It's a wonder we didn't get killed lol, All part of growing up I suppose. Tom Login to Reply David Kavanagh Date: 10/10/2022 12:46:00 PM Yep I was lucky on more than one occasion Tom, but this one runs deeper about early life, and perhaps mental scars left behind, that can still surface sometimes, cheers David

Jenna Logan Date: 10/10/2022 11:19:00 AM I think you just unearthed them for a bit. I hope it wasn't too terribly painful, but if you recalled it, it must've been pretty bad. Boys and tree climbing...(rolling my eyes because I climbed my share of them) Login to Reply David Kavanagh Date: 10/10/2022 12:41:00 PM The tree is more metaphoric of the general highs and lows of early life Jenna, was pretty tough at times, and they sometimes stir very strong emotions and questions within me, although I must admit I did fall from many trees, but when healed up went back climbing, cheers David