Childhood Imagism Poems

Childhood ends when Truth sneaks up behind you and whispers “Shhhhhhhhh.”
Shared crayons became last cigarettes,
not enough time —too many firsts.

Whatever the somethings from everything,
remember, it’s...

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Whoa mommy 
Oh where's daddy?
Am i the only son?
I guess he became A ghost
After conserving me, 
Destined to be in the dark
Formulated obstacles and schedules.
And...

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She cannot hear well, and passing age took a heavy toll
She was older than my mother, I felt a much-needed call.
She was talking in a...

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He skipped up the streets
   of his childhood days
No vehicle honked
   nor sluggish dog lay 

Picket fences swung open
  ...

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The whiteness is blue, and wet, and fluffy to the eye,
Even when it is not.
It brings hot sweet cocoa and warm mittens into the memory,
Twinkling...

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There are many secrets tucked
Carefully away at the North Pole;
Santa hides them on purpose, so 
You’ll never find them.

Things like the special camera 
He uses...

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Three days of summer rain thunder past, on noisy tracks. You smell it, and feel its sprays, from the safety of Grandma’s screened porch. Crickets...

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BECOMING EIGHTEEN

Now I can go to jail
Have for myself, a bad name
If I take the wrong steps
And follow evil men

One that I would carry with...

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We are children of beggars
we have no choice but to automatically harness our little talent
or what we know it as
knowing how to beg and prolly...

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a childhood memory...

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A baby in a dream recognized by a smile
A kids playground at square inch
A pre-teen ac-knowledge with knowledge of what's to come
A teen wonders inside...

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a neighbor’s water hose sent
a roaring rapid down the sidewalk curb
our popsicle sticks navigated
through the rocks and raging current
street lights with ominous hue
implored our curfew...

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Deep into the forgotten land, where all your Nightmares becomes a reality. 
The little light given to see was the full moons, 
The hunting sounds...

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The laughter long gone
Was happy and wild
Confidence undone
Now a sad little child

Bullies so evil and cruel 
Poor kid too scared to go to school
That dreaded...

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LOVING   IN  THE  RAIN


Gusting hollow sound of rain on big leaves
Me wishing for more
Dripping  drops on bedroom pane
Starting to pour,...

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*PEPPY ON CHURCH STREET*

On the ocean
Thoughts in rotation
Let me take you home again
I miss us dancing and singing in the rain
You remember mummy's morning devotion?
Verves...

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Inspirational morning
Some thoughts were staggering in my Inspired minds
Some memories of my childhood then came around
It happens for sure in the life of every man
And...

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My life, what a waste, 
It didn’t start until it was too late, 
Not much of a childhood, not much of a fate.
Never notice, never...

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Angels smell like cookies
My momma used to say
And rainbows smell like 
Marshmallows…and Moonbeams
New mown hay

Faeries smell a bit like cinnamon
Whilst Trolls reek of rust
And Unicorns...

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Myths and legends have held the hearts spell bound for years
Mermaids, mythical animals, phoenix's have kept us enraptured in childhood
One of granny's tales was of...

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