Childhood

Memories of an innocent child

Days of play and running wild

Soft green grass tickles small bare feet

Racing through the weeds so fast and fleet

 

Laughing, giggling just having fun

Dancing beneath a golden sun

Joyful voices raised in glee

Brother and sisters surrounding me

Another summer game has begun.

 

Carefree childhood days and sleepy, moonlit nights

Catching grasshoppers and chasing fireflies lights

Laying in the warm sweet grass

Making pictures in the clouds that pass

Far away from cares and frights. 

Summers weather soft and mild.

 

Lessons learned in summer, far away from school

Where to find a mushroom or a trout in a cool, deep pool

Constellations in the nights dark sky

Did Daddy ever tire of hearing "why"?

Worn out at night, we laughed like fools

The exhausted, slept until the new warm sun opened our eyes.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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