Joyce Johnson Poet Senryu

Two Worlds

mama’s ordered world
nondebatable in youth
tying me to the past

modern day wonders
appealing and distracting
pulling at apron strings

By: Joyce Johnson

For contest "Two Worlds Colliding

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Sara Kendrick August 18, 2012 at 2:29 PM Congrats on your winning work..Sara

Carol Sunshine Brown August 16, 2012 at 5:56 AM Congratulations on your well deserved win in Russell's "Two Worlds Colliding" contest Joyce. Love, Carol

Poet Destroyer A August 15, 2012 at 11:42 PM JOYCE, a warm congratulations in Russell Sivey's "Two Worlds Colliding " contest. had fun catching up with all the winners xox~ PD

Andrea Dietrich August 14, 2012 at 7:46 PM yours was SO good, Joyce. Congrats to you.

Debbie Guzzi August 12, 2012 at 6:31 PM Congrad's on your win. Light & Love

David Williams August 12, 2012 at 2:32 AM Joyce congrats on your great win....David

Olusegun Arowolo August 11, 2012 at 6:17 PM Awesome and superb piece,Joyce.Nice going..I love this.Congratulations on your well deserved win..

Jack Horne August 11, 2012 at 1:41 PM love this beautiful and thoughtful senryu, Joyce - and I see it got first place (a very well deserved first place). Many congrats on this and all your wins, my friend : )

Kim Merryman August 11, 2012 at 11:40 AM Great write, Joyce! Congrats on your 1st place win! Love, Kim

Richard Palmer August 10, 2012 at 10:05 AM stop pulling grandma strings babz,lol,great write,best wishes

Gwendolen Song August 10, 2012 at 9:05 AM Trying to break your mother's mold, 'eh, Joyce...I tried it once too...It didn't work! ha ha ha...Great contrasts in this contest entry...Simply sensational! gwendolen

Andrea Dietrich August 9, 2012 at 8:48 PM that's great how you had the new ideas pulling at your apron strings! GREAT way to do the contest, Joyce. And I'm happy you saw my September poem. yes, big celebration for us both!!

Len Gasun August 9, 2012 at 9:29 AM Great idea! This is absolutely true! Congratulations for an awesome, Senryu! Good luck and best wishes always, Joyce!

Black Eyed Susan August 9, 2012 at 8:15 AM great way to do the contest! I hadn't even thought of that! good descriptions :)

Sara Kendrick August 9, 2012 at 6:19 AM Great thought went into this one..Yes, yesteryear and today do collide..Thanks for stopping by my blog..Sara