As the Daisies Were Gathered

As the Daisies Were Gathered

They came from far and wide,

as the daisies were gathered.

To queue and wait for childhood memories

Play grounds and parks.
Now just buried treasure,

for future archaeologists to uncover

As the grown ups played,

Ring-a-ring-a-roses, a protective circle

from those who do not play but prey

The haunted years as swings swung so lonely

Haunted by the gaze of captive children,

peeking with longing through curtains nailed shut

We can remember our innocence,

my father said, sitting us down upon the carpet

After the daisies had been gathered

Reviews

[Lucy Morningstar &heart..]

this is really beautiful, Mark. I love it, love the imagery and the message here :D

[Mark Anthony Games (Human Voice)]

Thank you x,

[Captivating Ink]

This was amazing.

[Mark Anthony Games (Human Voice)]

Thank you very much, not my usual style.

[Holly Mason]

love the thought of adults playing with memories while they are surrounded now prey
captive children...you just give and give with imagery
title made me want to read this
thank you for sharing

[Mark Anthony Games (Human Voice)]

Thank you, kindly

[Nithin Purple]

wow looks like a classic awesome::::::::::::::::

[Mark Anthony Games (Human Voice)]

Thank you Mithin

[frivolous treasures]

Hauntingly beautiful. I really don't know what else to add. Let me ponder over it and get back to you. I really loved this verse -^^-

[Mark Anthony Games (Human Voice)]

Thank you, This is very different from my usual style. There is another writing site where you get challenges. The challenge was to write a poem with 'As the daisies were gathered' in the tittle, suddenly I wrote this. No idea where it came from, lol

[frivolous treasures]

Well, new style or not, this was very good and different and I quite enjoyed reading this multiple time. I love your poems because they are always immersed in emotion that one may connect to every time. Very nicely done :)