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Open Poetry #34

To Come As a Child

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2004-11-11 12:14 PM

To Come As a Child

agog
the two-year-old
reaches for the beauty,
the brilliance
of each blossom,
no matter the color,
wishing to make it
his own

grasping it,
unwittingly crumpling
the beauty within his clutch,
still unaware of anything,
but delight
in its color,
he tastes it-
a deep desire to know it well,
to understand it,
to make it a part of his world-
to become closely linked
with the bright joy of it

and we,
who have understanding
of strength and gentleness,
if we could only see
with his eyes,
yet handle with our touch
and speak of with our lips
that are better guided
with conscience
not to harm,
not to injure,

but as the toddler to view with delight,
with joy
the brilliance of all color,
the strength in all weakness,
its varied vitality

to come as a child
with a child’s candor
and not the rancor
of some learned response

©November 11, 2004

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

1 posted 2004-11-11 12:18 PM

and from the mouths of babes comes such
sweet innocent laughter. Nicely expressed,
VAS...

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

2 posted 2004-11-11 12:32 PM

wise words well written - I can see the bright eyed child in my mind's eye as I read this and it brings me delight -

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

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