They smiled and laughed!

They shouted, They whispered!

They hid, They sought!

They played, They worked!

They loved and only loved!

Pure souls,

 Breathed innocence!

Time passed;

They are no more,

All grown!

Slight smiles, Silent cries,

Only work, only whisper,

Only hide: no seek,

No trust: seldom love

They are all grown!

Not the same,

As it was!

Written by: Vihangi Thissera

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