A Sunrise

The sunrise this morning made me think of childhood, mine and Jack’s and Milton’s too. It seems childhood will last forever, that the memory of what it was like will last forever, but as soon as the sun is up, I have already forgotten what the light looked like just a few minutes before. I cannot recognize the pictures of my son as a baby or small child. I see him now and do not remember him being the same person. How quickly, like a sunrise, childhood vanishes and gives way to the long bright day of life.