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Childhood
August 11, 2012
Little yellow sundress
Cherry lollipop in my fist
Sky blue, grass green
Having my face kissed
Razzmatazz crayon
Finding blue robin’s eggs
Toting my many Polly Pockets
Slurping chocolate milk dregs
Big brown eyes
Tiny flitting fingers
It’s the small details
In my mind that lingers
I wish I were a kid again
Oh, I want it back
To smile that gappy happy smile
As I made a Lego stack
Seventeen is just so hard
Twenty on will be harder still
But I shall always keep her safe in my heart
That little girl in the yellow frill
© Jordan K., Oxford, GA
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I like this a lot! The emotion and the ideas you were trying to convey were clear. The rhythm is a little choppy, I would suggest finding a different wording for "having my face kissed", or a different though of childhood. Also, "it's the small details, in my mind the lingers" should be "in my mind that linger" (singular) Over-all, very sweet poem
