Joy of Childhood

Yesterday, born a baby Became a growing child Through the tender years Nursed by the glands of a mother At the side of a loving father I remember vividly The look on their faces Just at the sight of me Cos it welled up joy within Though I never understood What it meant then But now I think I do For the memories of once a child Plays back like a Cinema Before their very eyes And this is the beauty of life They behold every time For children are the joy Of the present time And the hope of better a tomorrow