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Childhood

Childhood

By Ted BrownPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
Childhood
Photo by Robert Collins on Unsplash

If you ever noticed

The clouds are not white

I walked on the leaves

You heard it, the wind was blowing

If you've ever noticed

The light of the stars is multicolored

I've only seen it on the moon

You can't see that the rainbow has seven colors too

If you've noticed

The flowers that sprout in winter

I said it would be cold

But you bragged that maybe it's sleeping soundly

The grandfather playing chess next door

I can't be bothered by the sleeping me

Do you remember the chess pieces you hid as a child

Are they still buried behind the house?

Do you also dream about

The coins you planted

Have been harvested in autumn

We've all seen it before

You and I playing under the tree in our childhood

Our feet tread on the cool water

But my heart is on fire

In the summer yard

Walking through the rain without an umbrella

Tasting a few drops of rain when I feel like it

Fever at night, but also a silly joy

Yesterday we walked past you and me

Still wearing the color of innocence

If you've noticed

Have you ever heard that laugh in your dreams

And the songs of my childhood

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About the Creator

Ted Brown

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