Being the Girl Haiku

Fiercely protective;
Sometimes rude and sometimes crude...
Hangin' with the boys.




Poetry by Nancy Sikora
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Written on 2011-02-11 at 23:58

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Doreen Cavazza
A rare gem. So little words, yet so much expressed. It reminds me of childhood--climbing trees, skinning knees and laughing with dear friends. So far, I enjoy your work very much.
2011-04-10


Hans Bump
It seems to me that in Haiku, there is complexity in simplicity. I mean the format seems simple but it's not and you have a lot to say here.
I also think that the interpretation that this you
(or whoever it's about,) is a tomboy is fatally stereotypical.
I think the poem is about a person, not just a woman who's a tomboy. We all have a duality.
I can "hang with the girls" sometimes and I'm not particularly feminine.
Anyway, hope I didn't overthink this. Nice work and thoughtful. I can appreciate it. I'm not very good at haiku.
Keep writing!
2011-03-20


Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
I always loved those girls, and I feel lucky to have raised one.
2011-02-13


Rob Graber
At risk of sounding disloyal to my gender, I'm tempted to call it slumming...
:-,?
2011-02-12



This image nagged at me until it hit me: this could be "Anybodys" the tomboy character from West Side Story.
2011-02-12


countryfog
Speaking from experience, tomboys make the best girlfriends, whether you're ten or thirty.
2011-02-12