Where, Oh Where has the carefree days of childhood
gone?
Where are the days of being on a playground, with friends
and no worries?
Where are the days of running behind the ice cream
truck to get the last orange creamsicle?
Where are the days of listening as you played for
the sound of mom’s voice calling you in for dinner?
Where are the days of being excited about finally
starting school and drawing that picture that mom would
keep on the fridge til
the paper turned dingy, but still smiles when she looks at it?
Where are the days when you walked into your
classroom and proudly presented your teacher with the BIGGEST, REDDEST APPLE
that you selected from the grocery store.
Sadly, those carefree days have been taken away from
our precious gifts from GOD (Children).
They have been replaced by metal detectors in our
schools, drive by shootings of innocent children.
Even sadder is the ability of a person to walk into
a school and start shooting staff and children.
Children who have just began to learn to read, write,
and create precious artwork that will forever adorn household refrigerators.
Where, Oh Where has the carefree days of childhood
gone?
Your poem takes us through changing times. Quality child care and education has long term benefits that would include, perhaps, no more need for metal detectors at schools. Your poem is a beautiful tribute to the tragedy that took place last week.
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