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A destined child"I shall be like a tree planted by the river ... " Psalm 1:3
A child born during thunderstorm that
Braved thunder lightning, grew up but
Could not cope brother Dane’s death
Depression, fear took an ugly turn...
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Categories:
appreciation, bible, childhood, inspirational,
Form: Abecedarian
The Greatest Honor That Can Be bestowed on UsIf only more knew that the two greatest honors,
That can be bestowed on us,
Is the one given to us,
By children who adopt us,
Giving their heart to us,
And trusting us,
Not to throw it...
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Categories:
age, appreciation, care, childhood,
Form: Didactic
Simplicity
Categories:
childhood,
Form: Haiku
The Black HouseThe Black House A Childhood Memory
In the black house where memories reside,
Middle childhood days of carefree delight,
Warm sunbeams upon sweet shrubs at our side,
A haven where no worries in sight.
...
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Categories:
childhood,
Form: Sonnet
Summer Rains
We all have a story.
We all have drama in life.
Some sad sagas are unbelievable,
And others are much less dramatic.
When I was very young,
There was never enough
Of the summer rains that
Always freed me from pain.
But I...
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Categories:
childhood, summer,
Form: Narrative
Skin Fling
I feel like a polka dot stew!
The kids all make fun,
No matter what I do!
My...
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Categories:
childhood, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Waiting for the Ice-Cream TruckA growing melody - the ice-cream truck beckons!
Russell's Bicycle Shop - a new bike, I reckon!
At Licorice Pizza - hit record on the shelf!
A stork on a mission - a grandchild, him/herself!...
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Categories:
childhood, grandchild,
Form: Rhyme
I Wish I Was RaindropOnce there was a little girl tall and full of pain. The little girl was as bright as the sun but all she wanted was to fall like the rain. Pitter patter, drip drop. She...
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Categories:
angst, childhood,
Form: Prose
The Factory
As a child I was warned
that if I looked at the light
for too long it would send
me blind and yet
the stuttering flash
and eerie blue light
from an arc welder
that crackled deep inside
the factory would tempt...
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Categories:
anxiety, childhood, dream, fear,
Form: Free verse
1st Camp Out
Winding up the sheet,
I just Couldn't sleep!
Dragged the sheet outside,
Beside the mud puddle,
...
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Categories:
childhood, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Free verse
I’m hungryIn a time where innocence should reign,
This little girl faced trials, her heart in pain.
Her upbringing, not necessarily the worst, I’d say,
But love and stability seemed far far away.
Naive to the world, she sought to...
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Categories:
childhood, abuse, anger, betrayal, child,
Form: Free verse
I Dreamed A DreamI am on a train above the clouds, a wondrous scene,
No panic stirred, just enchantment filled the air serene.
Faces, familiar yet strange, in clownish attire,
A vintage dream train, stoked with childhood's desire.
A steward with rosy...
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Categories:
childhood, children, desire, dream,
Form: Narrative
Categories:
childhood,
Form: Free verse
Bob the BuilderYou apologize over and over,
Yet do it again cold shoulder.
In church every Sunday saying you’re a “righteous” man,
But at home you’re the devil’s right hand man.
It’s crazy how your so smart and calculated with...
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Categories:
addiction, anger, childhood, dark,
Form: Narrative
The DollThere once was a doll
Bruised and battered
Slanted on a wall
Like it never mattered.
The doll once mattered
When the girl was small
And her dreams weren't shattered
As she was yet to fall.
She fell along with her doll
Embraced...
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Categories:
childhood, death, emotions, life,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Childhood Poems
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bad, celebrating, early, friends, funny, growing up, happy, innocence, lost, memories, nostalgia, trauma, sad,
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Definition | What is Childhood in Poetry?
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