VJs Weekly Challenge – Child-Childhood
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“Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.” E.B. White
Wonderland
Sonorous BBC radio
concertos and Tom Jones,
mum’s crooners
swallowed by mop tops,
dragonflies and frogs
by the gurgling brook,
Bill and Ben
rocket ships
Dr. Who on the telly,
Who can pee over the wall?
Show me yours Stella,
reading under the blanket,
Lego advent
laughter and tears,
cowboys and Indians,
cricket in the backyard,
5th of November,
birthday cakes,
grazed knees,
worlds beyond the fence
of tigers roaming close by
pirates sneaking
gunslingers and nazis,
cardboard fantasies,
adventures in wonderland.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
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Yes, every bit of it…
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Ah, another hearty player of life.
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Wonderful childhood memories although as girls we never peed over the wall😂
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Lol, no, but lots of other comparatives.
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☺️
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Ah yes, the wonderful world of childhood!
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The value is mostly hindsight, and I find it energising as a memory, if that makes sense.
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Perfect sense.
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🙂
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This is really beautiful, sounds like a daily adventure. I was, still am, a huge Tom Jones fan.
So, your b’day is Nov 5?
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No, that’s a reference to Guy Fawkes Day.
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Oh, okay 🙂
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Fireworks and all that too 🙂
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Hmm, you’ve got me pondering…I would love fireworks for my b’day, maybe I’ll post some later this month 🙂
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Excellent 🙂
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🙂
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PS: I LOVE the E.B. White quote!!
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His writing has been a joy.
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The quote you include are wonderful, frequently reminding me of high points in my education…this is the 3rd one, I think, which evoked the same response, so please keep them coming 🙂 (E.B. White, St Exupery especially–and though D.H. Lawrence wasn’t part of my formal education, I had a well-thumbed copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover…so much better than any of the movie versions).
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I’m glad that the quotes connect. Yes the books are usually much better. My Father’s family tell me that a relative was the inspiration for the gamekeeper, another distant relative wrote a play based on the book, which I saw over here.
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Wow.
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What a wonderful reminiscence!
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I so enjoyed the opportunity, great memories came in the process, so thank you.
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You are most welcome, Paul
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A walk down memory lane. I was just thinking about Bill and Ben the other day!
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Plobba-plop 🙂
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ah packed full of wondrous childhood memories, wonderfully portrayed 🙂
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I so enjoyed this one, thanks Kate 🙂
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it shows 🙂
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😉
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Thank you.
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I literally skipped along each line! Joyous! And those universal curiosities made me LOL! Thanks for my first laugh of the day! 🙂
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That is a delightful response Dawn, glad it made you laugh. It was such fun to remember.
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You’re welcome, as always.
I can imagine it was a fun write. Always good to access those memories. They help us travel lighter.
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Yes, that’s true in my experience, always good.
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Your poem could serve as a great writing prompt. I think we all are eager to revisit our sense of childhood wonderment. We just need to be reminded to do it.
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Yes, we do need to be reminded, we get so caught up in adulting.
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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beautiful!
i enjoy seeing tom jones on The Voice UK
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Good old Tom, he’s done well, we used to call him the Welsh Elvis 🙂
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Lets hope hope will never die. Great poem too. Thank you! Michael
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Yes, lets 🙂
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🙂🙂
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Childhood in all its wonder and glory. Nicely written, Paul. ❤
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Thank you so much Olga.
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Some beautiful memories captured there I am sure – I love the style of this poem
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Yes, and I had lots of fun with this.
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Like this🌹
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Really like this! Especially the Doctor Who line… lol!
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I couldn’t resist that one 🙂
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