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Click hereThe children
Playing in the streets
Have all gone.
Once swaying in breeze,
Trees wither in wind.
You have a true skill with concrete, evocative images. This piece is a good example, and is exactly as it should be.
Where I may need more concrete subject than 'she' (as in your other submission today) to get me going, here I was captured right away by the simple and powerful images both qualifying and mirroring each other. A true delight!
Such strong parallel images (is this a traditional form or one you've invented?). The "Once" is like an anchor for the poem--makes the transition between the two images both smooth and interesting.
Your poem has been recommended in the New Poems Review thread on Literotica's Poetry Feedback and Discussion forum.
I really like the Zen quality of this work. No wasted words, just two really strong parallel images. Welcome equinoxe