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Childhood Journey



There I was, upon my back in a summers meadow and drinking it all in.
Socks and shoes were off because what could be a bigger contradiction?
I made the motion of snow angles in the grass, gently caressing each blade.
There was no better place to be in the world, and that meadow could take me places.

That innocence that comes with being a child is a passport to unforeseen dreams.
Destinations that only the child’s mind could conjure into reality abound everywhere.
There were times my mother would share these moments, lying by me, side by side.
It was those special moments, her laughter, the way she held my hand, those are mine.

I loved to sing back then and I would put any words to any melody and I was a star.
The love I have for my mother and for her seeds of wisdom is deeper than that meadow sky.
On my way to being whatever I wanted to be, becasue I was allowed to ask why.
The whys became reasons, the reasons became curiosity and the curiousity became me.

I was such a happy child and as I look upon those faces in the crowd I realize.
These people, my parents, my grandparents, great aunts and uncles, they loved me.
Their limitless love and support gave me the limitless boundaries and did I explore.
Their love guided me through the normal ups and downs of the mission of childhood.

No meadow today, however I am sitting in the sun, surrounded by all my peers.
I found each familiar face in the crowd, and I was met with beaming smiles of pride.
I know there are those who are here that I never actually got to meet growing up.
But I can feel their spirit and they too are proud of me and the sun is their love.

Today is just another beginning to another chapter in the book that is my life.
The immense anticipation I feel is excitement and nerves all bound into one.
Just for a moment I let myself be back in that summer’s meadow and there was peace.
I was jolted from my brief daydream by the opening of the door to adulthood.