On Turning Ten
What is the Speaker looking back on in the poem, On Turning Ten?
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The Speaker is facing a sense of mortality for the very first time, and he is entering a period of mourning for the innocence he once had. Looking back on the magical experiences he once took for granted, the Speaker looks to the future with a new, unfiltered awareness of what life has in store for him.
On Turning Ten