What image of childhood and the power of memory do you get from the poem Piano In D H Lawrence s - poem Piano childhood is depicted as a warm safe and happy time filled with love and closeness The speaker now an adult recalls sitting under the piano as a young boy feeling secure as his mother played hymns The Image of Childhood This image of a child sitting close to his mother while listening to the tingling strings of the piano suggests a sense of comfort protection and innocence His childhood home was cozy warm and welcoming especially during cold winter nights The home was like a world of its own The Power of Memory In the poem the power of memory is overwhelming and almost uncontrollable The music the speaker hears in the present moment pulls him back down the vista of years to his past This