Flame flickered like giggle
Glass glowed nostalgia gold
Shadow danced clumsy sweet
Corners forgot gloom
Adults sat cross-legged softly
Wrinkles smiled into youth
Shoelace memories surfaced
Grass stains returned proud
Crayons perfumed memory
Mouths tasted summer
Night softened discipline
Dreams wore scraped knees
Lantern dimmed slow as lullaby
Stars blinked bedtime rhythm
Childhood never vanished
Just waited kindly