The poet says that his childhood has gone to some forgotten place because he is unable to find that innocence and imagination in adulthood. Adults are full of hypocrisy. They have smile on their faces but hate in their hearts. The poet struggles to find the childhood but cannot find. This is why heRead more

Science is based on reason and logic. The concept of hell and heaven are imaginary. In his childhood, the poet used to believe in divine things. However when he grew old and read science, it totally negated this concept and hence his imaginations were also gone. The poet believes that this led him tRead more

The poem Childhood is written by Markus Natten. Play quiz on Childhood Poem Summary of Childhood Poem

This poem is written by the poet in the memory of his own childhood which is no more. Each stanza beings with the line "When did my childhood go?" which depicts that the poet is regretting over the loss of his childhood because it was full of innocence. There was no hypocrisy and of course imaginatiRead more

Yes, there is development of thoughts in the poem Childhood. The poet raises questions about his lost childhood. He wonders "when did his childhood go". He cites various reasons which led to the loss of his childhood. However in the end, he finally finds his childhood hidden in the face of an infantRead more