Childhood

Though I am not an adult, I can still differentiate between the two important stages of our life; childhood and adulthood. Observing my parents and myself and a sister even younger than me, I can easily tell how different the personality traits are. The exhilarating and fun-filled nature we exercise in the early stages of our life is somewhat lost in the journey of maturity and being an adult. Through this poem I would like my audience of all ages to revive their childhood amusement and relive the child within. Whereas for the children and teenagers like me I would like you to sense and find a child deep within your parents and grandparents. I believe that this poem would find a resonance in each home.

Playing in daisies

Dancing in frenzy,

Roaming in gardens,

Splashing in bathtubs,

Fun in the Childhood,

I miss it in my Adulthood.

Want to get back to the days

of sun and the rain,

To the time where I never thought

of worries and the pain.

Plucking fruit from trees,

Sneaking in kitchen

to find tasty treats,

Playing hide and seek,

Calling each other a freak,

Not planning to get ahead,

Or complaining for lagging behind,

Enjoying nature's bountiful insights,

Fun in the Childhood,

I miss it in my Adulthood.

Searching castles in clouds,

Listening music out loud,

Reading stories of

giants and princess with a crown,

Pleading to go in circus,

and watch a red-nosed clown,

Throwing tantrums,

in front of a crowd,

Never thinking of the world around,

Staying carefree,

Running away from honey bees,

Catching butterflies,

Watching sunrise,

Wishing for a birthday surprise,

Jumping on bed,

Eating our parents head,

Thinking out loud,

No worries around,

As a child all the fun I had seen,

Seem like rainbow

with colours red, blue and green,

I miss it in my Adulthood,

All the fun I had in my Childhood.

- Rumish Ali Saif

Please share your views in the comments below. You can also share some exciting Childhood memory of yours. It may get featured in one of my subsequent blogs !!!!