Haiku Heights: Innocence

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Innocence born...a

world of possibilities

the birthright of all...

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Jules 1971

J.J. 1978

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As this week's prompt on Haiku Heights is "Innocence", I thought to illustrate the word with photos of my sons as babies. These were taken back in the days of Kodak Instamatic cameras that used flash cubes, 126 cartridges, and produced square photos of questionable quality. Thank goodness for progress and digital photography!

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For more poetry, do check out this link...

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http://haiku-heights.blogspot.com/

A Winged Haiku

I had posted this only to Poets United, but as it seems perfect for the Haiku Heights prompt of March 13th, I'm adding the link below. Do stop by to read other poems about wings...
http://haiku-heights.blogspot.com/
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When I saw that the Poets United Think Tank prompt was ‘wings’, I immediately thought of Richard Bach, author of ‘Jonathan Livingstone Seagull.’ As a young wife and mother in the nineteen-seventies, I embraced his reworking of words which have with time become clichéd:

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‘If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they're yours; if they don't they never were."Because it touched me deeply at the time, I offer my own interpretation of the quote...

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I would wish you wings
with which to soar the world…and
bring you home to me.

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I'm linking this post to Poets United Thursday Think Tank prompt. For more poems about wings, do click on the link below...

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http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2010/11/thursday-think-tank-24-wings.html#more
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I live close to the sea on the west coast of Canada and spend a lot of time watching seagulls. The photos above were taken at nearby Steveston and White Rock. My elusive quest for the quintessential shot of a bird in flight is ongoing!
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