Childhood days
Life then !!!
Waking up with soulful songs of cuckoo;
A cup of fresh milk milked in early morning;
Divine fragrance from flowers and incense stick in Pooja room;
Trees that hold tons of story of elders ;
Chasing flock of sheep and birds on the way to school;
Watching people walking towards the field to harvest the grown paddy;
Sharing toys and happily playing with friends in street;
Enjoying the rain and holiday with snacks made in home;
Chilling with the stories of grandma with a soothing head massage;
The memories of childhood will always stay close to everyone’s heart;
The days then was nothing but a fairytale and a small piece in us will always aches for those days !!!!
Poem feels like a fresh breath of air that takes me back to my childhood days. When life was good and no worries of future were there to haunt me. My minds really craves that carelessness after reading it. Language and writing can be improved and better grammatical implementation can be done. But in the end it does strike the right bells of nostalgia in your heart
“Childhood Days” is a short yet beautiful sentimental poem that takes us back to the simple life of the poet’s childhood. It describes the poet’s longing for the joys of childhood and the uncomplicated life he had when he was little.
The poem begins with the calm and idyllic atmosphere of the poet waking up to the “soulful songs of the cuckoo”, and a “cup of fresh milk”. The metaphor used in the next line suggests that the scent of flowers and incense sticks in the puja room was “divine” or heavenly. The fragrance was so pleasing and entrancing that it connects one to a higher realm and evokes a sense of spirituality. This line also suggests the presence of household tradition and devotion to God.
The poet then describes the trees and compares them to repositories that hold the wealth of stories from the elders. Trees have witnessed the passage of years and carry generational wisdom. The image of “chasing the flock of sheep and birds on the way to school” brings back the poet’s nostalgic, playful spirit and innocence.
Then the poet describes the rural setting of his village where the people are walking toward the field to harvest their crops. Innocent bliss is depicted through the act of sharing toys and playing with friends in the street.
The poet further paints a picture of the coziness of one’s abode with the mention of enjoying the rain and snacks on a holiday, listening to grandma’s stories along with a head massage.
The poem is concluded by comparing the childhood days to a fairytale, a part of the poet will always yearn for those days. The poem successfully encapsulates the essence of a time gone by. The readers also reflect on their own precious childhood memories and are filled with pure nostalgia while reading this poem.