Ruins In Sandcastles

Scared to fall asleep
As tides rip open shelters
Of childhood castles...

Scared to lower bridge
As hopeful heart cries exposed
Under jogger's shoe...

Ephemeral  life
Whales eco-locate my soul
Tacit castles in the dusk...

for SKAT's Contest "Sand Castles"
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Kendrick Avatar
December 7, 2010 at 3:11 PM
Congratulations on your win..Sara
Brown Avatar
December 7, 2010 at 5:44 AM
Congratulations on your win Iolanda in S K A T*s "Sandcastle Haiku"contest. Love,Carol
Dietrich Avatar
December 6, 2010 at 9:53 PM
a GREAT trio there, Iolanda and well deserved win. Congratulations!
Poet Avatar
December 6, 2010 at 5:36 PM
Congrats on your win.I liked this one very much-kashinath
Freeman Avatar
December 6, 2010 at 8:20 AM
Congratulations Iolanda on your 5th place, You go girl! Agape, Moses
Falotico Avatar
December 6, 2010 at 4:28 AM
I love this one!!!! images are excellent...congrats my poet friend...love Michael
Mehta Avatar
December 6, 2010 at 2:13 AM
Congratulations on this well deserved win in the contest of skat, Iolanda
A  Avatar
December 5, 2010 at 9:31 PM
Iolanda~CONGRATULATIONS! And a super thank for the nice & amazing entry. I had so much fun pretending to ride out every haiku. Many of the haiku's had more meaning to them than I expected. God bless*luv~SKAT
Mannan Avatar
December 5, 2010 at 8:36 PM
Nice one Iolanda. Many congrats for this win.
Kendrick Avatar
December 5, 2010 at 5:20 PM
Good luck in the contest with this great work..Reads like a winner to me..Sara
A   Avatar
December 5, 2010 at 5:11 PM
Well done, and good luck in the contest,..p.d.
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