Memories of Childhood

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become Older!!

Childhood, what a time that was,

Everything done earned a gift of applause.

Choosing the colour of sketch pen was a tough task,

Questions on every little thing we used to ask.

Occupying the window seat in van was called obsession,

Wearing our favourite frock was the only fashion.

Getting a toffee as a birthday treat from a friend made our day,

Thank you on every favour, we were made to say.

Being the first one to finish copying from the blackboard was the ultimate moment of pride,

That curiosity of going to a marriage and watching the bride.

Hiding answers from a bench partner during test was not called selfishness,

Expressing our love for mom by the caress.

Finishing the torture of homework to get extra time to play,

Sitting together making models with the colourful clay.

How we loved sleeping late and having some extra tv time,

Made to read poems that perfectly did rhyme.

We didn't need facebook or a phone to keep in touch,

Lived a carefree life, about problems didn't have to think much.

That time Dad was the only hero and Mom the only best friend,

Rightly said, everyone dies twice, once when their Childhood ends!

Reviews

[alf]

Hi Anahat. This really touched my heart. I love how you reminisce through the things in life that matter most. I could feel your appreciation for a wonderful childhood, and I envy you that. Just a beautifully simplistic write that tells it like it was. A delight to read this wonderfully penned poem, alf

[Anahat]

Thank you alf for such a wonderful review...
Really glad that you loved it..
Thank you for reading :)

-Anahat :)

[alf]

I shall be back for more!!!

[marcus]

this sent me to a time i don't want to come back from...i wish i could live all that again still ... memories remain.. thank you Anahat ..

[Anahat]

Yea indeed...childhood is the best time! We wish to be there forever..but unfortunately we cant! M glad you could connect! Thank you for reviewing! ☺️

[CA Anurag Sharma]

Made me remember those good times....very well written..."If you carry your childhood with you, you never become Older!"......

[Anahat]

Thank you :)

[Pushkar Prabhat]

wow!!
loved it!!!
quite the nostalgia!
:)

[Anahat]

Thank you :)

[Pushkar Prabhat]

you are welcome!!! :) :)

[Arshia]

Hey Anahat! First of all I love your pen name :)
Thus was a wonderful poem on childhood and somewhere inspires us to keep that child alive inside, always!
'Everyone dies twice, once when their childhood ends!'
Very well written :)

[Anahat]

Thanks a ton :) I'm glad you loved the name! :)

[NoelHC]

Nicely written Anahat, well done. Life was simpler when we were younger, and it is only when we get older that we can fully appreciate it for what it was. You and I live thousands of miles apart, and I predate you by many years, but your words reminded me of many of my childhood memories.

[Anahat]

Very true! Thank you so much! I'm glad you could connect!😉

[Sami Khalil]

"Lived a carefree life, about problems didn't have to think much.
That time Dad was the only hero and Mom the only best friend,"

You have summed it up marvelously in those lines. Excellent...:)......

[Anahat]

Thanks a ton☺️

[Sami Khalil]

Welcome a ton...:)..........

[R Smith]

great work Anahat and rightly said we die twice when becoming adults which is so sad :)

[Anahat]

Thank you so much!☺️

[Saddam]

Expressing our love for mom by the caress.
Finishing the torture of homework to get extra time to play,
Sitting together making models with the colourful clay.
How we loved sleeping late and having some extra tv time,

Childhood will be not back but memories always pulled us in childhood. Very nice one dear poet.

[Anahat]

yea indeed they do! Thank you :)