Childhood Memories

"How sweet to the heart are the scenes of my childhood" Samuel Woodworth, 1785-1842 my thoughts gathered like seashells on this sand i watch this sun rise a bloodied red sphere lifting from the sea, beneath it i stand i am alone again, it's death i fear yet i hear you whispering through this air a mother's voice now tarries on my ear i close my eyes just to see us all there soft lonely whispers fall through ocean's sound relentless like these moments we now share as time waits for no one, so i have found cherished are the seconds where you reside in childhood memories that now astound on the ocean's edge with you by my side i feel a thunderous roar of my heart wallowing over this pain that i hide i open my eyes as you now depart watching these gulls as their wings spread apart november 22, 2020 Childhood Memories Contest Sponsored by Constance La France