Jean Murray Poet Rhyme

A Child Again

I want to be a child again.
 I want to skip down the glen, singing
 Here We Go Gathering Nuts In May.
 Holding Daddy's hand in mine.

I want to know I'm loved.
 That someone is watching over me.
 Bandaging cuts, kissing bruises better.
 Making sure I have my tea.

I want to learn to swim again.
 Ring A Ring A Rosie....we all fall down.
 Until I learn to hold my breath.
 Then doggie paddle...then float.
 I'm free in the sea.

I want to play hide and seek.
 Try not to giggle until I'm found.
 To climb The Mount, then roll down.
 To be back in school, with Miss Mc Cloon.
 Learning my ABC's and Do Re Mee's.

I want mum to cuddle me.
 Call me her "Wee Angel."
 Dad to hoist me on his shoulders.
 So I can see...360 degrees.

Wobbling on a grown up's bike.
 Down the school lane.
 Big brother Derek
 holding on behind ,then
 letting go....laughing,
 as I glance behind....terrified.

If I could start again,
 I would revel in it all.
 Being grown up is no fun,
 when little ones are getting tall.
 and you are responsible for
 keeping them on the ball.

I want to be a child again.

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Poet Destroyer A September 29, 2016 at 10:44 PM Jean, Congratulations on your awesome win. Stop by my latest Blog "Beautiful, But Fragile" if you'd like. Always & Forever ~LINDA~ Jean Murray September 30, 2016 at 3:24 AM Thank you Linda. I am delighted, as this one is a favourite of mine.

Susan Gentry February 18, 2016 at 10:24 AM Congratulations on your win! Enjoyed this. Jean Murray February 18, 2016 at 11:29 AM Thank you Susan. I always enjoy writing about my youth. I think it is because I was the apple of my father's eye.

Ralph Sergi February 17, 2016 at 10:04 AM Hi Jean: CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT WIN! Jean Murray February 17, 2016 at 10:07 AM Thank you Ralph.

Poet Destroyer A February 17, 2016 at 9:17 AM nice win. LINDA Jean Murray November 26, 2016 at 5:07 AM Belated thank you Linda. I missed this comment first time around.

Nette Onclaud February 17, 2016 at 7:26 AM surely a top write, jean.. congrats on your high win!..huggs Jean Murray February 17, 2016 at 7:30 AM Thank you Nette. We always remember the good times, like the outcome of a long labour, not the process.

Lin Lane February 17, 2016 at 5:29 AM This is wonderfully sentimental, Jean. Congratulations on a winning poem. Jean Murray February 17, 2016 at 5:33 AM Thank you so much Lin.

Viv Wigley February 17, 2016 at 12:16 AM A lovely piece, Jean, and so wonderfully Irish, my late mother would have loved it. Brings a tear to me eye, it does. comhghairdeas! Viv x Jean Murray February 17, 2016 at 4:15 AM Don't cry Viv. I also have a tear....of happiness at my win.

Daniel Turner February 16, 2016 at 9:20 PM Félicitations, Jean, sur votre superbe victoire. La vie est tellement plus simple à l'époque. Vous méritez une première place. La paix mon cher. English: Congratulations, Jean, on your fine win. Life was so much simpler then. You deserve a first place. Peace my dear. Jean Murray February 17, 2016 at 4:12 AM To hell with peace! Let's celebrate!!

Kelly Deschler February 16, 2016 at 7:48 PM Your poem captures so many wonderful moments of childhood that we all can relate to... Congratulations on a first place win with this beautiful poem! Thanks for entering, Jean :) Jean Murray February 17, 2016 at 4:11 AM Oh Kelly.....I am so excited....thank you so much.

Punnia Viswan Bhatia December 17, 2015 at 8:49 PM Sure. U can call me remnants :))

Punnia Viswan Bhatia December 17, 2015 at 4:54 AM wonderful read Jean :) i liked this poem Jean Murray December 17, 2015 at 5:07 AM Thank you .May I call you Remnants?

Thomas Martin November 29, 2015 at 8:22 PM Really enjoyed this, a 7 at least!! Jean Murray November 30, 2015 at 5:15 AM Thank you Thomas.

John Fleming November 29, 2015 at 1:33 PM Well...Its a Seven now! :) john Jean Murray November 29, 2015 at 2:49 PM I have almost reached the bottom of my barrel John. You are making me want to write more. Thank you again.

John Fleming November 29, 2015 at 1:32 PM Very lovely indeed, Jean. This is the most enjoyable poem I have read tonight. It certainly does endear itself to a person. You have managed to combine nostalgia and a yearning for times gone by without overindulging in sentimentality...Not an easy thing to achieve. Excellent - A seven! My very warmest regards, Jean. :) john Jean Murray November 29, 2015 at 2:45 PM Gosh. Thank you John. I have just watched Strictly come Dancing. If you are English then you will know a SEVEN from Len is the same as a TEN from John. I always just try to tell it like is ,or was in this case. We all carry vivid memory moments. These are just some of mine. All comments welcome, especially when the teach me to look at my poems in a different light. Jean.