One Deep Breath-Pathways
Infinite footprints
leave ghostly echoes
on long forgotten pathways.
Back in the 60's, this overgrown path was once a shortcut the neighborhood children (my husband among them!) took to school. Sadly, it's now considered dangerous for children to walk through this park alone, so the path has become neglected and overgrown. But I can still imagine groups of boys and girls, chattering as they make their way along it.
posted by Becca at Monday, June 19, 2006
7 Comments:
a beautiful word picture, the background story is icing on the cake.
Wonderful Haiku, capturing memories of days past, it is perfect.
It seems sad to me that while we traipsed around the neighborhood and beyond, children now need to be watched so carefully. Those shortcuts, creeks, and hidden places were more precious than we knew. Love the poem and picture.
This so reminds me of places I went as a child, places I would not dream of allowing a chid of mine to go to. Heartbreaking what we have lost.
This is beautiful - the photo and the Haiku! And thanks for the background info - sadly that's the case in so many places now.
Hauntingly beautiful!
Your haiku is very moving and heartbreaking knowing the story behind it.
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