Ken Jordan Poet Shape

Childhood

Poet: Ken Jordan
Poem: Childhood
Edited by: Sparkle Jordan
written: April/2014

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I remember 
those 
Gulf coast
summer
days,

when I was 
young -

flying my kite 
under 
the Florida
sun -

Mama,
never had
to worry
about me,

cause 
she knew
I'd be -

flying
my kite,

in
the
backyard -

Those were 
the 
good old 
days,

when I didn't
have
a care
in
the world -

I'd 
fly my kite
the
whole day
long -

To me
and
my friends,

life
was sweet,

a
homemade 
kite,

flying
in
the sky -

with
a long
tail,

lots of
kite string,

and
a 
Gulf coast
breeze -

I know 
those days 
are 
gone,

but
sometimes
when
I look 
back

to 
my
unforgettable
childhood
days

I wish
those days

would have
never gone
away -

I can still
see
mama,

cooking
soul food
in
the kitchen,

and

the good
smells
from
mama's
pots

wafting 
through
the
neiborhood 
air -

These 
were precious 
moments
in
my life -

flying
my homemade
kite

on the
Gulf coast,

under the 
Florida sun -

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