Childhood

Memories of an innocent child Days of play and running wild Soft green grass tickles small bare feet Racing through the weeds so fast and fleet Laughing, giggling just having fun Dancing beneath a golden sun Joyful voices raised in glee Brother and sisters surrounding me Another summer game has begun. Carefree childhood days and sleepy, moonlit nights Catching grasshoppers and chasing fireflies lights Laying in the warm sweet grass Making pictures in the clouds that pass Far away from cares and frights. Summers weather soft and mild. Lessons learned in summer, far away from school Where to find a mushroom or a trout in a cool, deep pool Constellations in the nights dark sky Did Daddy ever tire of hearing "why"? Worn out at night, we laughed like fools The exhausted, slept until the new warm sun opened our eyes.