I liked the poem and I felt it really went with the picture.

My favorite parts of the poem were:

"In my sleep I weave
braids of silk
with fingertips bitten
by scattered pink dabs
of strawberry fields
and playground sands

and time becomes a tale
that freezes
between half-open intervals
of giggles and moonlight.
A space, where I find
myself visiting nightly
plucking green earth
with broken finger nails
and a dirty brow"

You have a really good poem here

5/5

I wanted to cry when I read this. Your poems always do that to me Lu. I am always excited to see a new piece from you.

These lines did it for me...

I wish,
life could be
rewound to a time
when Barbie's dress
was an oak leaf -
tied with a twig

How I wish I couls go back to these days too. Very well done and enjoyed.

Always
lostlove

Lu:)

I added this poem to my favs, something I haven't done in ages.

This poem hits you in the gut really hard when you are capable of truly understanding the deeper layers.

I often wonder if the heart hardens all by itself or as a result of fearing the others already have.

A time when tears
dried quickly and
friendships were mended
by noon.

^^^
We lose our innocense and with it, our ability to let others stay in our hearts as they are.

Sad, true, real, all things that make you ponder upon the real meaning of life.

Well done:)

5/5 Ingrid

My dear lu,
you sometimes take ages
to post poems again,

but then you do,and its alll....

"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh"

mama,
you have a heart so big..and I don't believe you have a clue of how amazing you are.

I love nostalgic poetry,
this has so much melancholy and sadness
in it,yet it was clever..and mesmerizing...
I know you are always saying how much your friends mean to you,and this poem truly reflects that,
it also reflects all the ache that comes along with time as life..passes by...

I'm in awe by this write...
I was really fond to the "friendships mend by noon" phrase...

this is so heartfelt,and I'm out of words really
I just keep reading over and over again...

I love it I love it I love love love it!

I think that's very emotional. I really like the description: 'time becomes a tale...'

^ It's like you summed up the relativity theorem.

I'm in awe right now. AMAZING.

For once in my life I am speechless. This is possibly the best poem I have ever read. It's captivating, emotional and brilliantly put together. I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed it so I will leave it as said. Masterpiece

Lu, this was so beautiful. I am blown away and truly touched by this. It was so powerful and so true...life does pass us by.

This makes me miss my childhood, Lu. So emotional and captivating as always is your poetry. One thing I absolutely love is it talks of moonlight - wouldn't be a poem by you if it didn't include the moonlight :)

Congrats on the win Lu :)

Youra poem's very great :)
http://family--quotes.blogspot.com/

This is very heartfelt and touching. Readers are able to see what a caring, deep, and strong woman you are, just by reading this poem.

Well done.