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Childhood Memories

I remember many things
from my childhood
Twelve of us in the house
and where it proudly stood
On a busy tree lined street
in a smaller city
A picture perfect childhood, 
a neighborhood so pretty.

I remember running 
for the bathroom every morning.
Trampled by siblings
without any warning.
Running off to school,
to beat that dreaded bell
lots of us together,
not that you could tell

I remember playing,
in our great big yard.
All of us together, 
someone always scarred.
Every kid in the neighborhood
was at our house each day
Drove my parents crazy,
listening to us play

I remember the picnics, 
weekends spent outside
Lots of happy family, 
solitude denied,
 Many games of horseshoes
frisbee and bocce ball.
If you were very patient,
you could play them all.

I remember  holidays
at our busy house
Easter Bunny, tooth fairy 
even a Christmas mouse
Opening many presents
every Christmas Eve.
We could scarcely wait
for Santa Claus to leave.

Ten children sitting
around the Christmas Tree
Wrapping paper covernng
everything you see.
Dolls that cried and
cars that rolled and
All those dreaded 
Christmas clothes.

We faced all our hardships
all of us together
Many difficult times 
were by us always weathered
Still we always  knew
that no matter what
Family was what
 it was all about.

Now that all those
 times are forever gone
Still all those memories 
are clear and very strong
Of all the memories
made way back then
Were of my special parents 
and their brood of ten.

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