A CHILD'S WORLD: Two Contrastive Scenarios

    To a kid in Canada
    snowflakes might seem like sugar granules
    and pine cones like steeples down-sized

    To such a child
    what is more fragrant than
    maple syrup simmering on an iron stove
    or home-brewed cider wine?

    To a kid in Cameroon
    few tastes surpass
    cassava with cinnamon
    or coconut with green plantains

    To such a child
    what thrill exceeds
    a mancala match among equal opponents
    or observing the stars at night
    dance like acrobats across the sky?


Gwen:   This poem's imagery iz out-ah-date, duuude!

Tara:   (friggled) Natural dings argh never out of date.

Noel:   I dislike the way this poem idealizes childhood.
        Ah, the gloss of memory! Remembrance is seldom factual.

Tara:   Does it matter? The spirit of wonder is beautiful.


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from Celebrations ah Song: Rejoicing Through Art, Poetry & Narratives with T Newfields
SUMMARY: A poem about a Canadian child and a Cameroonian child and a dialog regarding the idealization of memory. 
KEYWORDS: Canadian children, children in Cameroon, idealization, childhood memories

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?) 
Begun:  1975 in St. Moritz, Switzerland  ✶ Finished:  2018 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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DEUTSCH  http://www.tnewfields.info/de/kind.htm 
ESPAÑOL  http://www.tnewfields.info/es/nino.htm
FRANÇAIS http://www.tnewfields.info/fr/enfant.htm
NIHONGO  http://www.tnewfields.info/jp/kodomo.htm
ZHŌNGWÉN http://www.tnewfields.info/zh/ertong.htm