Nostalgia

I wrote this for my school magazine which has not been published so far. I hope this gets published in the magazine! :)  

Hope you all like it! xx 

It’s been many years,
Since I came here -
This lovely place,
That once was my childhood escape;

 Bushes filled with roses, 

Trees of maple lined in the perimeter,
Just to guard this heaven,
 From those who dared to destroy its peace;

 I stroll along the sidewalk,

Under the late afternoon sunlight,
Lost in my current worries,
When I hear –

A horde of children clad in uniforms,
Arrive from the floral entrance,
Chattering, laughing and jumping –
Not caring about the world;

 I stop on my tracks, 

And silently observe,
Some children,
Buy ice-creams from a local vendor;

 I see some of them, 

Rushing to the swings,
Climbing up the monkey bars,
Schoolbags tossed into a corner;

 Some of them, 

Pass by me,
Joking about school teachers,
And bursting into peals of laughter;

 It’s been quite a while –

Oh! Ages, actually! –
Since my lips have,
Curved into a wide smile;

 I sit down on one of the benches, 

Feasting on the sight of little children,
Enjoy their little musings and,
Wrapped in nostalgia;