It wasn’t smells or tastes or dear old Patchy,
or Teddy or Polly or clothes that were scratchy,
but bright orange blossoms beaming out from my walls,
retro symbols of happiness from ceiling to floor –
my first bedroom’s wallpaper sticks like glue
in my mind to this dayย (my sibling’s too –
at the time they thought he had chronic colic
but, it seems, brother’s wall-art was making him sick –
all those racing-cars whizzing about his head
(he confessed, years later) made him dizzy in bed).
So my first memory – wallpaper, and subtropical heat,
and the tickles of mumโs kisses under my feet.
In response to the Daily Post’s Weekend Prompt: Childhood Revisited – What is your earliest memory? Describe it in detail, and tell us why you think that experience was the one to stick with you.
oh dear, i might have to reinvent mine before it is publishable …. will have to think about it!!! love your wallpaper and tickly kisses ๐
Thanks, Christine – look forward to reading yours (I’m intrigued :))
This is so sweet Blubee, what a lovely childhood!
can you correct my typo please i hit the button too quickly!
Haha – I make them it all the time (“if”instead of “of” is the most frequent one) and iPad’s autocorrect drives me crazy with its it’s ๐
Thanks, Gilly – ๐
Very, very sweet!
Thank you, Happy Hugger – and for popping by and commenting ๐
Welcome back!
This is adorable, especially that last line.
Your poor brother ๐
We still laugh about my brother’s wallpaper trauma (he’s over 50 now :)) Thanks, Tilly.
Fantastic rhyme and reason!
Thanks, Julie – am a bit low on inspiration at the moment – the prompts are good to get things going ๐
Oh this was just a darling poem to read…perfect for my Sunday morning.
Thank you, Charles ๐
What a beautiful post for the challenge! ๐
Thanks, Dianne ๐
She’s B~A~C~K! Yay!
This is sweet.
Thanks, Nancy – it’s good to be back ๐
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lovely photo and poem – I feel like I was there!
Thank you, Monica.
I saw this on the news and know you would be devastated ๐ฆ
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I am, Bluebee
haha that is a terrific poem and photo ๐ I remember the 70’s wallpapers and paint – my brothers had an orange room (probably to match the orange bedspread with lovely orange fringe).
Haha – orange was the thing (and those bedspread fringes!! :-D) – thanks, Gabe – great to see u back
How sweet… is that you in the picture? very 60s looking… Love the poppies. ๐
Thanks, Elizabeth ๐ Yes, it is me, in the 60s, daydreaming as usual ๐
Welcome back! ๐
Thanks! Popping over for a visit ๐
AWww. That’s beautiful. I had wallpaper with yellow daisies on it and when I look back it may have been what kept me from sleeping. But I wouldn’t give up the memory of it for anything….
Haha – our mums loved those cheery flowers, Selma ๐
I also had wallpaper in my bedroom that gave me nightmares. The curtain material clashed spectacularly too. ๐ Your writing is beautiful.
Thanks ๐ I’m sure our poor mums were just trying to create a cheerful start to life, haha.