Vanishing Childhood

Playtime ceased
laughter no more
memory and loss

Imagination fleeting
smiles and tender joy
leaping and running

Seeking and hiding
bonds mend and spirits fly
taking care with merriment

Under a charmed spell
precocious and undaunted
unconcerned with the hours

A blink of dark eyes
gone in an instant
ripped through grasps

Echoes in time
wrought with tears
and forgotten events
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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