child's gifts

I remember the stuffed toys of our childhood

It decorated the shelves in the bedroom

Some were inside the glass cabinet

some smooth , some rough,

some soft and cuddly

some I like to squeeze and hug.

There were many favorites but

one was the cat stuffed toy that was softest to the touch.

It sat on the shelf for decades

Even as I grew,

the stuffed animal's fur

remained clean and soft.

There were sweet treats too

The colorful translucent animal gummies

bigger than my little fist,

the gummy worms longer than my forearm,

frogs with legs that stretch,

bears , turtle, mouse and fishes

the tails and fins

I played, pulled and stretched

were gifts from my parents.

My grandmother too came knocking at my door

bringing the biggest surprise of them all

A gift I cannot ignore

I received a puppy who played with me

One day my grandfather took me for a walk

and I remember the coconut popsicle ice cream he bought

My godparents gave gifts too

there was a clock radio

that sings rhymes

that's how I learned how to tell time

and 1 ft tall doll with shiny hair and clothes that glitter.

There was the tambourine pair of earings,

and mother of pearl watch from my mother

and books with pictures and rhymes from my father

what childhood gifts do you most remember?