My Childhood Poem by Enyinwa Okechukwu Enyinwa

My Childhood

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Before i had my innocence thrown
Between the laps of women '

Before i knew that a red rose can
Win a lady's heart.

Back when my heart has no
Wings yet it flys.

What is more cherishable than the
Smiles on my mother's lips when
She feeds me?

Then life was a smile of dove,
Running through the streets
Barefooted had the seeming of honey'

Voices of my peers at the playground
Was uplifting '

Dancing under the rain was always more
Inspiring than the voice of my teachers.

I was an ordinary African child finding
My ways through it soil..

I had a childhood i wish i could
Taste again..

My Childhood
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Valsa George 25 October 2015

This is everyone's wish....... I feel! Many of my poems are on childhood experiences! It was a time of carefree bliss when we got lot of love from our parents and sweet companionship from our friends! Getting wet in the rain was every child's pleasure! Sweet poem... Enyinwa!

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Raymond Farrell 25 October 2015

I can relate to the sentiment you have expressed in this poem even though I grew up in Canada. Life and increasing responsibilities and maturation change matters for all of us. But there is a simple beauty in childhood that you have portrayed well when we were free to run and dance in the rain and had others cooking for us and working to pay our way.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 25 October 2015

Sentimental expression on childhood so nicely presented. I like this poem very much. The favorite lines are - - What is more cherishable than the Smiles on my mother's lips when She feeds me? Thanks for sharing. - - - 10

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Tony Adah 26 October 2015

This is a great about the times we can not regain. You make look back at my daring days.

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Kenneth Maswabi 26 October 2015

The simple life of African childhood...the essence of Africa. Well captured my friend.I like it very much.

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Chinedu Dike 15 February 2018

Rich flow of thoughts nostalgically rich in tone. Beautiful rendition of words in heartwarming narrative. Highly relatable. Thanks for sharing.

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A creative and compelling composition that is loaded with nostalgia.

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Bri Edwards 08 November 2015

the first time i read this, i missed flys as an english error [if you don't want to claim poetic license]. ha ha. i am not a perfect english student myself, so i looked up the tenses of the verb fly to check on things for us. here is what i found: (look at singular present tense) you seem to use apostrophes ['] in some places where i would not expect them, such as after Barefooted had the seeming of honey' . i wonder why you do this. hmm? :) ========================================== English Verb - To Fly Infinitive - to fly Present participle - flying Past participle - flown 1. Present Tense Singular I fly You fly He/she/it flies Plural We fly You fly They fly 2. Present Progressive Tense Singular I am flying You are flying He/she/it is flying Plural We are flying You are flying They are flying 3. Past Tense Singular I flew You flew He/she/it flew Plural We flew You flew They flew 4. Present Perfect Tense Singular I have flown You have flown He/she/it has flown Plural We have flown You have flown They have flown 5. Present Perfect Progressive Tense Singular I have been flying You have been flying He/she/it has been flying Plural We have been flying You have been flying They have been flying 6. Past Progressive Tense Singular I was flying You were flying He/she/it was flying Plural We were flying You were flying They were flying 7. Past Perfect Tense Singular I had flown You had flown He/she/it had flown Plural We had flown You had flown They had flown 8. Past Perfect Progressive Tense Singular I had been flying You had been flying He/she/it had been flying Plural We had been flying You had been flying They had been flying 9. Future Tense Singular I will fly You will fly He/she/it will fly Plural We will fly You will fly They will fly 10. Future Progressive Tense Singular I will be flying You will be flying He/she/it will be flying Plural We will be flying You will be flying They will be flying 11. Future Perfect Tense Singular I will have flown You will have flown He/she/it will have flown Plural We will have flown You will have flown They will have flown 12. Future Perfect Progressive Tense Singular I will have been flying You will have been flying He/she/it will have been flying Plural We will have been flying You will have been flying They will have been flying ============================================== you seem to use apostrophes ['] in some places where i would not expect them, such as after Barefooted had the seeming of honey' . i wonder why you do this. hmm? :) nice poem. now i'll try to get to the next one: Our First Kiss thanks for sharing. bri ;)

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Ken E Hall 07 November 2015

original poem in the rain you can edit a poem and armpits have no place in this lovely poem...regards

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Bri Edwards 28 October 2015

I like this but plan to read it again another day and leave more comment then, or send a message. I have some suggestions; I’ll leave one here. “Dancing under the rain was always Inspiring than the voice of my teachers.” …………..put “more” between “always” and “inspiring”. I can …………………………………………………………understand, if I think of some of MY teachers I guess! favorite lines: “I had a childhood i wish i could Taste again..” …………………………yes! a “taste” would be nice now and then, but I wouldn’t go back if it meant I’d have to relive all my life until now; too much was not nearly as good as childhood! ! ! armpits? they must do something different with women in Nigeria! thanks for sharing. bri :)

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