A Playful Sanctuary

8/10/2021

Hello blog friends. It's #Tanka Tuesday again, and author Colleen Chesebro offers another challenge. The second Tuesday of the month is reserved for synonyms and today's words are sanctuary and follow.

This was a fun one for me, because my first thought was children at play. If ever there was a sanctuary, a magical one at that, wouldn't a playground be such a place?

Here's my tanka. I hope you enjoy it and also hope you'll jump in with your own.

Thanks to Canva for the photo.

I hope you have a wonderful week! 💗

29 Comments

Harmony Kent link

8/11/2021 04:00:16

Beautiful, Gwen. There’s nothing so warming as happy children at play 🙂

Gwen M Plano

8/11/2021 05:36:54

I couldn't agree more, dear Harmony. Thank you. 💗

Priscilla Bettis link

8/11/2021 04:26:20

Wonderful tanka. One of the few loud noises I don't mind is children at play.:-)

Gwen M Plano

8/11/2021 05:38:25

Isn't that the truth. Their voices take us back through time to when we played freely. Thank you, Priscilla. 😊

Joan Hall link

8/11/2021 04:32:18

I often long for those simpler times. Nice Tanka, Gwen.

Gwen M Plano

8/11/2021 05:39:35

I'm with you, Joan. Even a few years ago, life was much simpler. Thank you, Joan. 😊

Staci Troilo link

8/11/2021 06:36:19

Beautifully said, Gwen. Few things warm the heart like the laughter of children.

Gwen M Plano

8/11/2021 09:32:15

Thank you, Staci. I'm with you, their little voices can carry my worries away. 😊

Mae Clair link

8/11/2021 07:38:36

I love this, Gwen. It's whimsical, delightful, and speaks to the magic of childhood. May we never lose that spirit!

Jan Sikes

8/11/2021 08:14:36

I love this lighthearted take on the prompt, Gwen. Well done!

Gwen M Plano

8/11/2021 09:33:30

Thank you, Jan. I'm so glad you liked it. 😊

Natalie Ducey link

8/11/2021 09:21:17

This is beautiful, Gwen. Thanks for sharing another gem with us. Wishing you a lovely day! :)

Gwen M Plano

8/11/2021 09:34:00

Thank you, dear Natalie. 💗

Patrcia Anne Pierce-garcia Schaack link

8/11/2021 09:33:16

Hi,
I remember my dad saying to me many times, just wait until you're older and you'll understand. If he were here today, I would tell him I understand now.
For some, childhood has a certain wistfulness, and freedom but for many, it is dread. We only have to think of the kids in war torn areas that wake up fearful each morning, wondering when the next bomb will drop. .

Shalom aleichem

Gwen M Plano

8/11/2021 10:46:33

Dear Patricia, your reflection is absolutely true. When I did the research on Syria, I was heartbroken -- particularly for the children. Most of us have not experienced their terror, their uncertainty. Thank you for this sad reminder. 💗

John howell link

8/11/2021 09:47:33

Great poem, Gwen. Nothing brings a smile faster than kids at play.

Gwen M Plano

8/11/2021 10:47:43

Thank you, John. We grandparents take special joy at hearing their laughter, don't we. 😊

D.L. Finn

8/11/2021 11:34:36

Beautiful, Gwen! I do remember and strvie to find it again :)

Gwen M Plano

8/12/2021 10:40:05

Thanks so much, Denise. You do a wonderful job of embracing the joy of childhood. 💗

Colleen Chesebro link

8/11/2021 13:21:15

Gwen, what a fabulous sanctuary—a playground. I really enjoyed your take on the prompt words. <3

Gwen M Plano

8/12/2021 10:39:00

Thank you, Colleen. I'm elated you liked my response! 😊

Jacqui Murray link

8/12/2021 13:52:53

"We hadn't yet learned to worry"--oh yeah, good times.

Gwen M Plano

8/14/2021 08:21:16

Thank you, Jacqui. 💗

Jill Weatherholt link

8/13/2021 17:40:01

I love this, Gwen! It was so true for us, but I fear the children these days are taught to worry at a young age.

Gwen M Plano

8/14/2021 08:22:14

You are so right, Jill. Little ones are now being taught to fear and worry.💗

Elizabeth link

8/14/2021 17:13:17

and no electronics for games and social media! we really had much more fun than today's kids all the time online!

Jacquie Biggar link

8/17/2021 12:18:22

Back home we lived across from an elementary school. I loved listening to those kids' laughter out on the playground <3

Diana Peach link

8/22/2021 10:55:55

A beautiful poem, Gwen. I love that last line.

mark bierman link

9/10/2021 13:50:38

Beautiful poem about a wonderful time of life.

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