Can I forget my mother’s cooking skills, <br />Her punishments and kind advice at times? <br />Can I forget the games at school and drills, <br />My kindergarten teacher who taught rhymes? <br /> <br />Can I forget my siblings and my friends, <br />My father’s knowledge great that goaded me? <br />Can I forget my sins and my amends, <br />And how I asked God’s forgiveness dearly? <br /> <br />Can I forget the mosquitoes and ants, <br />That bit each one of us in yester-life? <br />Can I forget my hunger-pangs, half-pants, <br />My walks to school in rain and sun and strife? <br /> <br />My childhood years were filled with sadness, joys, <br />Innocent mistakes, tears and not much toys! <br /> <br />Dedicated to all today, on Mother Mary’s birthday <br />Copyright by Dr John Celes 9-8-2005<br /><br />Dr John Celes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sonnet-my-childhood-reminiscences/
