The Poem On Turning Ten By Billy Collins

The poem On Turning Ten by: Billy Collins, was talking about a child remembering his past and how in the present he is disappointed that he will never be able to relive that time. The theme of this poem is that we can’t stay kids forever because he is growing up. In the poem he said, ‘’a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul…” he is explaining how he feels sick about growing another age and this relates to the theme because he is think about growing up and doesn’t want it to happen, so he is remembering his childhood. In the poem he says, ‘’Back then it never felt so Solemnly.’’ he is explaining that he has mixed feeling about growing up, and relates to the theme because he doesn’t want to grow up but he has to. Since he is so sad, in another