Raven ink group,  Romping through a muddy field

Raven ink group, Romping through a muddy field

A Poem by Amanda Reynolds

Romping through a Muddy Field

Freedom is a childhood,

Romping through a muddy field,

With your best friend,

Mud spashing on the back of your calves

As you gasp for breath

and laugh… and go on

to do it again.

 

Love is when you don’t want to let someone go,

And they want to hold you just the same,

Heartbreak is when,

life gets in the way.

© 2024 Amanda Reynolds


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Your stanzas really touch the emotional funny bone, . Those muddy romps with a friend wrapped in laughing makes such a wonderful memory! Your second stanza is somehow deeper, an emotional springboard.. one so many would understand: wanting to be kept by someone special or to keep someone special. Yes, laugh certainly does get in the way. But there again.. losing life is.. ? Thank you for sharing your words, they quite subtly probe for more.

I so hope you approve of whatI eave you? It worries me that you never respond and I worry that I might have offended you, said the wrong thing? Please let me know.. wouldn't want to offend you, Amanda

Posted 1 Month Ago


Amanda,
That's it! That's the problem! We outgrew romping... I'm 75, and all I need is someone to hold my hand when I need a good one... and a helmet. And a cane...
Vol

Posted 1 Month Ago


This is really a wonderful save...
Being carefree and on own adventure...
A fun filled childhood days..

Posted 1 Month Ago


Damn pesky growed up life gets in the way of all the fun!
And I bet it never once crossed your mind you'd be in trouble... until that long walk home snd thoughts of mum sighing at yet more washing being added to the pile.
Yep, freedom really is childhood, at least before and hopefully after you've been scrubbed clean to within an inch of your life! 😃

Posted 1 Month Ago



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Added on November 9, 2024
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Amanda Reynolds
Amanda Reynolds

New York, NY



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