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CHILDHOOD FLEES, a poem by Devyani Prabhat, USA Other Children, children's Poems Other Inspirational Poems, Motivational Poems DUAL CATEGORY THIS POET COUNTRIES Categories: Children, children's Poems & Inspirational Poems, Motivational Poetry Viewed 1933 times Author: Devyani Prabhat, USA Share Poem CHILDHOOD FLEES what a child! doe-eyed and fancy free laughter flowing like a pristine stream hair tumbling into her eyes dancing feet and dancing eyes a lilting voice a symphony sweeter than Orpheus could make who would switch off that sound? wipe her eyes clean of the joy? lock her spirit in a dingy room serving tea in glass tumblers to men driving trucks on Jaipur highways learning to walk so she doesn't trip learning not to talk or to think will she ever learn to read? see the stars and know which one is just Mars? will she ever, ever leave That little way-side inn? The boy who shines shoes On a narrow Delhi side street Whistling tunes while juggling his brush gets kicked sometimes by a rude customer sometimes he gets a friendly pat that makes his day almost never gets an extra coin Will he ever know what it feels To wear Nike running shoes? Will he ever learn to spell His intricately long last name? Click to purchase Print 77848 0 Other Author Poems HER STORY ETERNITY COLORS AND SHADES Recent Site Documents What type of Valentine do you wish to have? Blog by: Mukeshkumar Raval Just Among Friends (A24) Blog by: Chris Johnson ARE LARGE PHARMACUTICAL COMPANIES PLAYING SCROOGE Blog by: Marcia Schechinger Code Red! (A tale of a media man) Short Story by: Edgar Eslit CONGRATULATORY SPEECH Blog by: Dowell Oba finally... Short Story by: bahar sarafrazi Why I Write About Monsters Blog by: Kristine Trudeau Wonder of Wonders Blog by: Rajaram Ramachandran One upon a time.. Blog by: Pattra Shuwaswat The Rockhill Cosmo and Her Butterfly-I Short Story by: Yarpei Shatsang         If you like this poem, post a message below to the poet!   To Respond, enter a note and then click the "Post Response" button below   Your Response:   Your Name   Your Country       Here are the previous Messages left about this Poem From Comment about poem or author Response Country Response Added     Send this poem to your Friends and Family           Use the following form to support the author by sending this poem to your friends, family and co-workers. Each time that you forward this poem to another friend of yours, the poet will earn marketing credits to get their poem pages displayed even more on the Internet.    Your Name:    Friend's Email:    Note:         Have this poem read to you by one of our Poets! Rate this Poem 1 - Average 2 3 4 5 - Award Winner Not Rated Yet HELP THIS AUTHOR OUT BY COPYING THE FOLLOWING HTML CODE INTO ANY WEBPAGE <a href = "http://www.voicesnet.org/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=77848">Click here to visit VoicesNet.com to read the poem called "CHILDHOOD FLEES" by Devyani Prabhat, USA</a>