The Significance of Childhood Possessions

05/10/2020 – Poem a Day Compilation



There are so many material objects

From our younger years, our childhood,

That we manage to let go of,

Never understanding their significance,

Yet hanging on to the insignificant

For the remainder of our years.



They’re not so insignificant, really,

But their significance is just to us –

A cheap locket with a faded photo,

A trophy from a spelling bee,

A dress worn to a cousin’s wedding

Or a teddy bear given at birth.



They are the ties to our past,

The anchor for our futures,

Our life jackets in times of need

And the safes for our memories

That we dare not throw away

For fear of being haunted by them.



They are the parts of us

That will live on long after us –

That tangible link to our lives,

Speaking stories of our adventures

When we are no longer able

To generations we may never meet.