Photo Hunters : Childhood
Childhood
Childhood, sweet and sunny childhood,
With its careless, thoughtless air,
Like the verdant, tangled wildwood,
Wants the training hand of care.
See it springing all around us –
Glad to know, and quick to learn;
Asking questions that confound us;
Teaching lessons in its turn.
Who loves not its joyous revel,
Leaping lightly on the lawn,
Up the knoll, along the level,
Free and graceful as a fawn?
Let it revel; it is nature
Giving to the little dears
Strength of limb, and healthful features,
For the toil of coming years.
He who checks a child with terror,
Stops its play, and stills its song,
Not alone commits an error,
But a great and moral wrong.
Give it play, and never fear it –
Active life is no defect;
Never, never break its spirit –
Curb it only to direct.
Would you dam the flowing river,
Thinking it would cease to flow?
Onward it must go forever –
Better teach it where to go.
Childhood is a fountain welling,
Trace its channel in the sand,
And its currents, spreading, swelling,
Will revive the withered land.
Childhood is the vernal season;
Trim and train the tender shoot;
Love is to the coming reason,
As the blossom to the fruit.
Tender twigs are bent and folded –
Art to nature beauty lends;
Childhood easily is moulded;
Manhood breaks, but seldom bends.
David Bates
I love and miss you, Ruban.
May 4th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Very nice photos representing childhood.
May 4th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Thanks
May 4th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Oh, the faces and the joy!
Very nice indeed.
May 4th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
Very beautiful poem. I still say that childhood was the best part of life. To see little kids run around and screaming like mad is a fresh breath of life.
May 4th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
The innocence of childhood. Nice poem.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
Beautiful photos and poem. Happy weekend.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:59 pm
Great selection of childhood fun and a great poem to match.
May 5th, 2007 at 12:06 am
Lots of fun and beautiful children.
Happy Weekend!
May 5th, 2007 at 1:45 am
What a cute little baby cutting the cake!
May 5th, 2007 at 2:53 am
what gorgeous children! I love to see the little ones playing and having innocent fun! My photos are up too, please come and visit
May 5th, 2007 at 3:17 am
oh my… oh my.. all the kids here.. are so cute!!! “Muakkkkkk”
George loves Ruban, Ruban loves George
May 5th, 2007 at 3:33 am
beautiful pictures and such a lovely poem
May 5th, 2007 at 4:46 am
So where is Ruban now? Great poem and cute boy you have have here
May 5th, 2007 at 5:46 am
Miss the kids…Keisha has grown! Lovely poem and happy pics.
May 5th, 2007 at 6:03 am
Ruban a handsome boy just like you. Imiss him a lot.
May 5th, 2007 at 6:34 am
Ruban is so cute & adorable.
He is not staying together with u?
May 5th, 2007 at 7:14 am
Lovely poem and wonderful photos.
May 5th, 2007 at 7:22 am
Such sweet and happy faces… I think they are most happy when they can just let loose and get dirty. It brings back thoughts of rolling down hillsides and mud pies!
May 5th, 2007 at 7:34 am
Ruban looks just like you, Mon. Unbelievable, just like you when you small…gunde and all. Shermenraj also looks a bit like you but a thinner version…cannot make him jealous…what if he gets to read this one day….
May 5th, 2007 at 8:47 am
Great selection of photos, George, and a beautiful poem to go with them
May 5th, 2007 at 11:11 am
Hi, thanks all for the nice comments.
May 5th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
George, so glad to meet your family
May 5th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
and i love the poem. i thought to myself..wah this George fella so..capable and poetic …until I reach the end
u quoted from someone else hahahahah. i really thought u wrote it 
May 5th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
What a great poem and the pictures to go with it are adorable!
May 5th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
these are just such fun and playful pictures… so ‘childhood-like’. good job!
May 5th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Beautiful childhood memories, I am sure. Thank you for sharing.
I miss a child too - our 16 year old son, that died two years ago. I am thankful for pictures such as yours to remember the innocense and his childhood.
My childhood pictures are up too.
May 5th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Bengbeng- can write poems but must have the mood. But still not as good as this.
Linda, tray and loni thanks for dropping by. Maybe one day I will have the heart to write about what happened but till then it is deep within my heart.
Thanks
May 6th, 2007 at 4:55 am
nice childhood picture..i knew you miss Ruban, anyway life is life, daily schedule have to be carry on..ya keep up!!!
May 6th, 2007 at 6:58 am
Ruban is sooooo cute and pinchable!! How old is he now?
May 6th, 2007 at 8:53 am
I like this blog…
Cool
www.spring-gold.blogspot.com
May 6th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
What a beautiful series of photos.
The accompanying poem is oh so perfect.
May 6th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Thanks lily for the support
Bernard, he is 3 years old now
Thanks kanoff- tried visiting your blog but different language
Thanks gewels
May 7th, 2007 at 11:38 am
Sorry for being “slow” here….but who is Ruban? Is he related to you?
Childhood is indeed a time of fun and no worries about tomorrow!
May 8th, 2007 at 7:35 am
They are all so adorable..*pinch cheeks*
May 8th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Your children are beautiful.
Marla
May 9th, 2007 at 6:58 am
George , u kena TAGGED liao..
May 9th, 2007 at 9:29 am
Your kids? lovely children!
May 9th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
ECL and just me, thanks. They are my niece and nephews and only Ruban is mine.
Eve, thanks — will do will do!