As childhood memories come about,
You see the river you used to hang around.
You hear the screams and little shouts,
As you hear the swishing water sound.
The swishing trees,
Beautiful red and yellow.
Feeling the soft gush of breeze,
You're feeling oh so mellow.
Hopping on the stones,
like you did in childhood years.
Looking at the beautiful leaf tones,
Feeling like you have no fears.
Imagining your friends around you,
You close your eyes and see it all.
This beutiful little play where you grew,
The soft swaying trees stand so tall.
This beautiful place will always be home,
To the childhood you had, so great.
Through the trees and down the river you roam,
Under a tree you sit and wait.
It's like you're still a child,
Afterschool waiting for mates.
Watching the river run wild,
As your adulthood awaits.
Climbing the trees,
sitting on the branches.
Going home with grazed knees,
Often dreaming of the pretty ranches.
But time for home now,
As it's back to reality.
"I must come back" you vow,
As the trees greet you with such hospitality.
Author notes
Option #8
image is courtesy of freephoto.com.
A contest entry
- 'Images From Around the World' by Cynthia Gaines.
2000 points, ended September 19, 2008, 18 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
1 - 7 of 7
-
Wow brilliant!
What a wonderful picture of childhood you have so eloquently painted here and in such vivid imagery and poetic graphics, its like reading the reflection of a fairy going back to her enchanting childhood and enjoying the simpler pleasures of hopping on river stones in amongst the rich vibrance and welcoming nature and trees in and around you.
This show appreciation for those simpler pleasures and this is brilliant as most people and especially young people take all this sort of thing for granted.
Well done on this fabulous rhyme and flow poem with great depth, ambiance and feeling throughout, great work you are getting better at this all the time, never stop writing ok!
Well done, love it, bravo!
Loads of proud Love & Hugs Forever,
Mum & Judge Smudge Stevens!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
-
Thanks for sharing your wonderful childhood memories, never to be forgotten... I'd like to also thank you for taking the time to enter my contest, 'Images From Around the World' with your beautifully thought-provoking poetry. The imagery was perfect for this piece! 
Judging will be done soon, and I wish the best of luck to you!! Thanks again, and have a great day!!! Take care, Cyn 
-
Great write!
Amazing work! I really like the way you made me vizualise what was going on. My favorite part was "Imagining your friends around you,
You close your eyes and see it all." I can relate to it. Again Amazing!
-
-
Thank you so much Ellek!
I'm happy you liked it!
I have to say though I thought this was a bad write of mine...hehe so I'm glad you like it
You're so encouraging!
Karlie
xxxx -
-
It was a great write reminds me of my time back in my old home I moved to another country about a year ago so I relate well to this.
-
-
-
Beautiful write
Beautiful Karlie!!!! Your graphics are amazing as well! They pull me into the poem even deeper. A mezmerizing write that pulls one into the sweet memories of being a child. How absolutely fantastic! Thank you for the most wonderful journey my friend! AWESOME!!!! ( I think your mom is tops) Hugs and blessings Grace
-
-
Haha wow! THanks for an amazing comment! This is not a comment I expected to recieve thank you tons. I'm glad you enjoyed it. And I agree mum is great haha
Thank you again!
Karlie
xx
-
Adding your comment:
1 - 7 of 7
