MEMORIES From childhood memories I remember childish things Like teddy bears in boxes And puppets on strings Tiny dreams the size of toys Of Santa filled nights And simple joys Looking back in the mind From the many lives we lead Through our adolescent years Wishing age at God speed Wanting and almost craving What an adult life can earn Yet reaching the final stage And desiring to return It is the young that may pretend It is our youth that we defend It is for young memories That we survive Just one more thing To keep us alive Just one more reason To wish life to last Is our longing and yearning To relive our past How we wish and we wish in vain For even the memories to remain Yet this comes to all This is not the end For in our children We are reborn again We watch and we remember The childhood things Of teddy bears in boxes And puppets on strings Tiny dreams the size of toys And wishes upon stars For simple joys - S.

"I knew who I was when I woke up this morning; but I"ve changed several times since then"- Alice