Notes About The Poem
1/21/2025 for New Voices Poetry Contest sponsored by Regina Mcintosh
A Child Again
Deadlines, responsibilities
Cubicles, liabilities
Dour adulthood, I did attain
Alas, to be a child again
It was once easy to have fun
Racing on grass under the sun
We would find ways to entertain
Alas, to be a child again
Our moms said, "put your raincoats on"
Embracing water like a swan
And singing songs out in the rain
Alas, to be a child again
Imagination gave us wings
We became princesses and kings
And precious fantasy would reign
Alas, to be a child again
Kicking stones to school every day
I knew each flower on the way
To linger on that country lane
Alas, to be a child again
Glancing shyly, her long blonde braids,
A memory that never fades,
To only see my smiling Jane,
Alas, to be a child again
Now, bones don't move so well. They ache.
Falling apart, too much to take
Soon, I'll be walking with a cane
Alas, to be a child again
The everlasting search for truth,
And that cagey fountain of youth -
Why must it always be in vain?
Alas, to be a child again
I have been fortunate indeed
Into my dotage, I recede
I can't but think, as life does wane
Alas, to be a child again
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