Sunday, December 28, 2008

To Wish Upon A Star

Child on Cancer Ward,
Dreams of floating across sky
-wakes up with stardust.

Copyright 2008

One Single Impression: Stardust

14 comments:

  1. That the dreams of such children can come true--heaven here.

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  2. A very touching image.

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  3. So poignant...

    playing for pleasing the moon

    And please do visit Poetry Train being run each Monday!

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  4. I like the Rumi-tint to this haiku - melancholy truth.

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  5. This is a very heart-full verse; difficult but not without hope. Thank you.

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  6. Edward, this brings to mind a 'make a wish' child and how he/she must feel upon returning to the hospital.
    Thank you.
    ..

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  7. One way or another---free!

    Wonderful haiku!

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  8. Edward, this poem does have a mystical quality to it; nicely woven with hope and despair.

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  9. ..what does one say here-that i like this poem-that it's beautiful-that the pain gets across..don't know..thanks for sharing it..and wish u .. a very happy new year!..

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  10. Thank God for dreams. A good one, Edward.

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  11. Your haiku touches my heart. Cancer and children is such a painful image but to imagine their dreams and stardust makes it easier.

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  12. Hi Edward--
    ...but since stardust is our basic matter, this is a comforting image...returning to the source.

    many thanks--lovely.

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  13. Reality with compassion and hope.
    (I'm an artist/writer who uses my art for healing. It's in hospitals, including cancer areas.)

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