Junie's Place: Poem: Reflections

Saturday, January 28, 2006

Poem: Reflections





...This little poem - though, not correct in form- says a lot about the changes in our lives...





Reflections


These days I seldom witness
children lying in the grass,
gazing skyward, making figures of the clouds.

This is of the past!

Flowers of the meadow,
mostly, go un-noticed and un-picked.
Lost now, to the masses!
Replaced by games - hand-held-
of flickering figures, fighting, flickering figures!

What a trick!

Is summer still enticing,
with sprinklers slinging water in luscious swirls?
With children dressed in summer garb
to frolic, roll and tumble;

Was this another world?

Do families still take meals together,
with all TV screens and games shut down, momentarily?
Is there sharing of the happenings of the day, of one and all?
Sadly, I would have to say,

” No, not ordinarily!”


June Kellum
June 12, 2005


I remember spending lots of time, looking at the clouds and picking wildflowers, when I was a child!

The photo is of my own kids-Tammy, Tina and Chris- in mid 1960s-in Miami, Florida

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10 Comments:

At 6:41 PM , Blogger Hale McKay said...

I liked it - and there really is noaccepted form in poetry.

 
At 8:10 PM , Blogger JunieRose2005 said...

:) well, glad you liked it-

Have you been reading my 'Mom' memories? :) see- I have yet to figure out about links so the other part of my blog is being missed!'

...My life history up to age 12- sounds exciting, eh? :)

June

 
At 11:38 PM , Blogger LZ Blogger said...

Thanks for the stop by and post on my blog. Nice post here too. Loved the pictures and the poem. Nice memories! ~ jb///

 
At 11:41 PM , Blogger JunieRose2005 said...

Thanks- hope you'll visit again!

Junie

 
At 12:42 AM , Blogger mreddie said...

The photo with the kids and sprinkler reminded that it was a big thing back in "the day" just to run through the sprinkler. It was a part of summer. ec

 
At 12:48 AM , Blogger JunieRose2005 said...

Yes, it was always a big deal for my kids to do that! :)


J.

 
At 4:48 AM , Blogger Merle said...

June ~ A nice post, lovely poem and great looking kids.
Glad you enjoyed the jokes.
Have a lovely day.
It is fun going back over our lives. We have it so easy now
with electricity and all our
appliances and entertainment.
It was different for our parents and grandparents.

 
At 10:32 AM , Blogger JunieRose2005 said...

Yes, we have it much easier these days, but sometimes I feel we miss a lot, too, by not taking the time to enjoy the simple pleasures of life ...and not taking in the beauty around us.

( :) and THIS from a lady who spends far too much time on her computer!!!)

June

 
At 10:51 AM , Blogger Joy Des Jardins said...

Lovely poem June....and, oh those kids...so cute. Nice to share with you.

 
At 10:58 AM , Blogger JunieRose2005 said...

Yep, my babies were precious!

The girls are grown with grown kids of their own!

My son has no kids.

 

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