Child In Me Poem by Anil Kumar Panda

I would like to go out to jump
And catch the swinging frond
To be with the wind as it passes
Over my head and beyond

I would keep my feet up to
Push the sky away from me
Round and round I move my
Body as if I am a bird and free

From frond to frond I try to
Move giving them a firm grip
As I swing up and up to the top
The ground looks far and steep

I want to go back to the time
When I used to be a little boy
I did ride and slip down among
Fronds as if I was an elastic toy