A Rondel

Oh, could I be a child again.
Mommy and Daddy standing by
My hurts to kiss, my tears to dry,
When life was easy, little pain.

I sang and played in sun and rain.
The days of childhood too soon fly.
Oh, could I be a child again,
Mommy and Daddy standing by.

I yearn for childhood now in vain.
It's gone as though a fleeting sigh,
I can't return hard as I try,
Though such fond memories remain.
Oh, could I be a child again.


For Jared's Rondel contest

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Trevor Pitts

Date: 6/6/2010 11:35:00 AM

Very creative. Im lucky to still be a child/17 but you know.I just graduated and nothin has hit me yet..But anyway great poem. If you would like read a couple of mine

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/4/2010 6:06:00 PM

Great write in this one..I am sure most have been there at one time or another with that desire...The repeating lines done well for I could not just pick up on them...Keep the creative pen flowing..Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my work...Sara

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 6/4/2010 6:29:00 AM

This is a great way to start my morning reading poetry. I am glad your poetry was among the poetry I have the pleasure to read today. Wishing you a weekend full of love and inspiration Joyce. The best to you in the contest. Love, Carol

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 6/3/2010 8:16:00 AM

The comfort a child feels in the warmth and love of parents is so beautifully conveyed in your Rondel, Joyce. You took the reader back to a happy time when pain was easily kissed away. "Oh, could I be a child again," too? Excellent! Love, Carolyn