letters from a child's playground

Letter from a child’s playground

“Nothing!” you call him.

And, he is all smiles.

Neighborhood sun shines

On a verdant land.

Sprinkled waters still

Remember close scent

Of grassy valley.

 

Nothing is the name

Of these moments from past,

The perpetual child

Playing with dusts, dirt…

“Nothing!” you call him.

Here he comes dwindling

“Not yet!” he will say.

The play never ends.

 

Reviews

[lori c]

i call this one, in my mind, ode to the inner child. i feel the second stanza says it all, ,,,the perpetual child,,,--,,,moments from the past,,,,---,,,,the play never ends,,,, i love these phrases and of course the child's answer of 'nothing' when indeed they are always doing something -- even if it is quietly reminding us of their existance still. kudos.

[waywithwords]

A lovely poem that speaks the sound of a child and seen from a child's eyes too. Nothing about nothing. We all have overused this word so many times throughout our lives but I have always found that nothing really means something. Very thought provoking indeed. Annexxx

[Rain]

" Nothing." How many times have I heard that word ? You've made it into more than a word. Nothing can be playing until near exhaustion..and it can also mean what it says.."nothing." This piece fits right into what I wrote this morning under my name. " I want to go back . " I woke up thinking about how I played as a kid. I loved the feel this gave me. Rain..

[Carrie Montgomery]

"what are you doing?" ..."Nothing!"
"What did you do in school today?..."nothing!"
"Time to come in !" ..."Not yet!"
this reminded me so much of when my 13 yr old was younger....his answer to all my questions was always "nothing" and "not yet".
you captured childhood memories well in these lines

[E. M. Murren]

I really like this work. It is open ended and leaves much for the reader to contemplate in their interpretation. Nicely done.

[JC Fox]

Interesting there are few ways the reader can go when analyzing the piece. Good job

[Cece]

mystery it is
anyone who knows
a children always answers
"Nothing" when asked any question

nice rhythm though nice easy flow

[CarrieLynn {Chameleon A..]

interesting write! :)

[Damian Alan Gray]

Nice poem. But, I'm of the same opinion as the other reviewers in that I don't really understand the intent behind the words. Then again, I suppose the beauty of some poetry is to leave it to the reader to apply it to his or her own life in some way.

[Legion]

Love the flow and wording of this but not quite sure of the intent for some reason. Please explain?