Written as part of Sunday Scribblings 2, which offers the word “Untamed” as inspiration AND Quoted #3 and Weekend Wordle #3 at A Prompt Each Day, which gives a quote from Salman Rushdie and a set of ten words as inspiration for a post AND Wordy Wednesday at Blog-a-Rhythm, which offers the phrase “The world is a small place” as inspiration. Also sharing this with Open Link at d’Verse Poets, Poetry Pantry at Poets United and The Tuesday Platform at Imaginary Garden with Real Toads. ~ Image Source ~
Back in time…
I have a time machine; it starts on its own,
in her company, or even when I’m alone;
takes me back to when untamed we ran,
to the moment she came, and it all began.
when the world for us was small, sweet,
when each other’s joys made it complete,
when the little things were always best,
and we just didn’t bother about the rest.
try as Gram did to scare us to go to bed,
the ghosts in her stories were nice instead,
but we had acted afraid, to see her smile,
we knew she cared, and it was worthwhile.
we’d ride our bikes, as the monsoon came,
get wet, scolded, and smile just the same;
we loved to feel the chill, no winter woes,
no coats were needed, no scarves to go.
write letters to no one, sing without care,
play after dusk with friends, talk and share;
we’d read novels till we did fall asleep,
books still on faces, and memories to keep.
when the time travel ends, I feel this void,
seek a way where this present I can avoid;
return once more, to when we were young,
and sing, with you, all the songs unsung.
sister dear, those days, are the most I miss,
when all worries would vanish with a kiss,
these memories, bittersweet, I cherish today,
thank God, for sending you, my life’s way.
(© 19th June 2015)
Too beautiful! 🙂
I loved each and every line of it with perfect rhyme.
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Yeah. It’s a true poem, so it came out in flow 🙂 Glad you felt it was beautiful, Sims. 🙂
Absolutely beautiful. Joyous, heartfelt enchanting.
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Thanks, Keith 🙂 Even I felt happy writing it.
Wonderful memories!
They are indeed, Celestine 🙂
Loved your childhood memories. It is nice to be able to experience that kind of ‘time travel’ and relive them again and again.
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It is always wonderful to experience childhood again, even through memories 🙂 Thank you, Mary.
Wonderful.. I think only memories can make us understand the bliss we still have inside.
I know. They remind me of a more blissful time 🙂 Thank you, Bjorn 😀
Childhood memories.. are one of the best we have.. a delightful read 🙂
Have a nice weekend.
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Oh. For me, they are the best 🙂 Thanks, Sanaa. You have a fabulous weekend too. 😀
love touches us that way, across the generations – glad you shared this
Yes. It does 🙂 And I’m glad it does touch us.
Thank you for stopping by @billgncs.
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this made me miss my sister more! 🙁 those were such simple days!
beautiful words, Leo!
They were, Apple. 🙂 Some of the very best days, I think. Full of sibling fun.
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Beautiful memories:)) wonderful display of words!!
Glad you felt so, Deepti 🙂 Thanks.
Really beautiful poem!
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Thanks, Englepappa 🙂
Like it. Very sweet. 🙂
Glad you liked it, Philip 🙂
I enjoyed this very much. 🙂
Thank you, Sage 🙂
A sweet poem reliving memories, though I hope it isn’t true regarding your sister! Fiction I hope, right? <3
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No. Those were our memories 🙂 It’s true enough. We just grew up, the magic of childhood is not there anymore, That’s all. Thanks, Elly 🙂
Sharing of memories is a blessed realization considering it is not ever to be experienced again! Very well penned Vinay!
Hank
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Thank you very much, Kaykuala Hank 🙂 As you say, it is a blessed realization.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted… Back in time…)
What a wonderful trip back in time and memory…very tender and touching 🙂
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Thank you. Yes, it always is joyful to write about those memories 🙂 Glad you liked the poem, Jae Rose 🙂
A beautiful poem and such a wondrous part of your life to revisit in your time machine.
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This is a part of my life I visit more often than not, Sarah 🙂 Thank you.
Love.. the flight of Seagull wings.. that sees no high
or hears no low.. oh.. to be alive.. to soar
so high.. low.. with ‘Jonathan wings’..
beyond the Sun.. inside the
moon.. of use we do..
Love.. to simply
glide..
as
Light..:)
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Quite a beautiful rendition, Katie Mia Frederick 🙂 I loved the idea to simply glide as light 😀
Absolutely beautiful. How it took me back to my own childhood so many years ago.
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Thank you, Old Egg 🙂 Glad I could take you back in time too.
Did she get to read this? 🙂
I have always been a mother figure to my siblings so we never got into trouble together and things like that. But siblings are special, they really are.
🙂
She knows it, even if she doesn’t read it 🙂 But I think she would have.
Mother figure Cookie? 🙄 Difficult to imagine, ketto? 😉
What a lovely trip back to yesterday’s memories. Sounds like a happy childhood.
It was 🙂 It’s a happy present too, but not as beautiful as childhood. Nothing can compare, actually, can it? 🙂
Thank you, Conscious Cacophony 😀
Read it aloud for you …. 🙂 🙂 🙂
You did? Eppo? Njan ketillaalo 😛
Thank you and glad you liked the poem, Vaayadi 🙂
that was very sweet….
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Thank you, Sumana 🙂
Delightful look back Leo
Much love…
Thank you, Gillena 🙂
What a sweet tribute! I really enjoyed this. I can especially see the two of you lying in darkness, maybe with a flashlight, giggling and reading, and then falling asleep with books on faces. Such a great snapshot.
Yeah 🙂 Childhood was one amazing time, Marian. It’d be lovely to relive them some day, but till then, I’m loving it to relive them through words 😀
Riding bicycles in the rain.. aren’t these the best sort of childhood memories!
They are indeed, R 😀 Some of the best.
Childhood memories are so very sweet, yet they come undone far to quickly.
Not sure. Some memories stay on for long 🙂 Thank you, G L Meisner 😀
“return once more to when we were young”. If only we could. So sweet and poignant. I loved every line of this!
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If only, yes. It’d be wonderful. I hope we can, someday. 🙂 But till then, there’s always words 😀
Glad you loved the poem, Sherry Blue Sky 🙂
such a sweet poem; i could read it over and over again in fresh delight
have a nice Tuesday
much love…
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Glad for the revisit, Gillena 🙂 Have a lovely week ahead.
Lovely skipping and hopping rhyme in a sister tribute. I see all the sites you post this on and wonder how you ever visit and comment on so many poems at each one? Lots of time online, I imagine.
I visit a few on each site, yeah. Not possible to read all though, but I do try to. 😀 🙂 It’s easier when I link one poem to the sites. Then I get more time to read.
Glad you liked the poem and the rhyme, Susan.
So poignant, what a blessing to have those sweet memories and loving connection.
It is a blesisng, and so is she 🙂 Thank you, Laura 😀
Ah, sweet nostalgia!
Yep. Sweet it was, and is, and will be 🙂 Thank you, Rosemary Nissen-Wade 😀