Zoe in a Tutu ~ kat 2015
Stars taunt us with hope
ravenous for our wishes
childhood is lost.kat ~ 2 February 2016
(Stars taunt us with hope, ravenous for our wishes. / Ravenous for our wishes, childhood is lost.)
A Haiku for Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge. This week’s prompts were Star & Child. Initially my head filled with innocent angelic-like cherubs hanging on moonbeams and dancing with the stars…but it felt too easy to fall into the obvious. I took a decidedly darker view. We hope our wishes upon stars will come true, but the reality that stars do not have the power to impact our lives is probably one of the first lessons learned as a child. So begins a life then of learning to appreciate the value of every experience good or bad. Loss of innocence perhaps, but a gain of wisdom in return. 🙂
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like mercury colliding... 
February 2nd, 2016 at 12:41 pm
Wonderful haiku!
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February 2nd, 2016 at 12:42 pm
Thank you Ritu. 🙂
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February 2nd, 2016 at 12:45 pm
😊
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February 2nd, 2016 at 1:31 pm
Love the poem and the picture is adorable!
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February 2nd, 2016 at 2:16 pm
Thank you Diane. Zoe is a firecracker! My youngest granddaughter. 🙂
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February 2nd, 2016 at 2:17 pm
What a little dollface!
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February 2nd, 2016 at 2:20 pm
😊
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February 2nd, 2016 at 2:05 pm
Zoe is adorable! Great haiku. 🙂
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February 2nd, 2016 at 2:15 pm
Thank you Kathryn. She’s my youngest grandbaby…til July! Another little girl on the way. That makes 8…but who’s counting! They’re all special to me! 🙂
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February 2nd, 2016 at 11:53 pm
What a gorgeous star 😊
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February 3rd, 2016 at 3:49 am
Thank you Jacqueline. That’s my Zoe! 😊
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February 3rd, 2016 at 9:54 am
Your granddaughter is such a beautiful little girl! When I was young, I wanted so much for my “wishes on stars” to be fulfilled, but deep down, I knew they were only “wishes” and felt the disappointment when they didn’t come true. This Haiku is so true, Kat.
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February 3rd, 2016 at 9:56 am
Yes…I do think this realization eventually happens to us all…and we realize the reality that stars are just stars. 🙂
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February 3rd, 2016 at 7:05 pm
Lovely haiku!
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February 9th, 2016 at 1:28 pm
Lovely haiku and picture. What a cutie. 🙂
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February 9th, 2016 at 1:43 pm
Thank you! She’s my little sweetie. 🙂
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