Love Child

In her I saw myself one day a cold spirit needing tending And in her face I saw the way to happiness she was rending

 

I crossed over a young girl's path

who had stooped and bent for hours

There she escaped to love from wrath

while she tended to her flowers

 

In her I saw myself one day

a cold spirit needing tending

While in her face I saw the way

to happiness she was rending

 

Simple things of a little girl

who swayed in the breeze that came through

Tousled curls all wrapped in a swirl

crowned top a smile that the wind blew

 

So take the gifts that you have earned

then turn out surcease from despair

To reap the pearls others have learned

echoing childhood calls "be fair"

With pride deposed and passions slain

we hope, aspire and then on trust

Beneath vaulted skies we attain

to master life before we're dust

 

Author's Note

Simple pleasures are their own reward. People we don't need 15 pairs of acid or stone washed jeans. That come in 28 different sizes and cuts. Happiness comes from needing little and giving much. If you learn to be content everything else is an unexpected joy.

Reviews

[little lily Bride of Ch..]

i am speachless yet it makes me sad with the children of today i reach out in prayer if i can't go that far to little spirits like that this was just so lovely it touched and Broke my heart so beautiful Life is too short to wast i will agree on that looking with a pure child like heart also helps us see the things we are blind to thats how i see life even though some of the world is currupt we can't allow the curruptness to stop us from enjoying the small littel beautiful things of life like our life early morning sun sets Beuatiful funny shapes in the clouds god gives us so amazing make our hearts smile and that little happiness and laughter is good for us make the day well worth living every day. Thank you for sharing my friend you always have such beautiful and wise words May God bless you and your family always i hope you're well and your family as well take care lily :)


By the way this is going into my favorites

[Emerald Seas]

As they say, "Idle hands are the devil's tools." Those that can put their troubles aside and take pleasure in doing something, anything that gives him/her a sense of purpose or joy find there way out of their troubles without thinking at it so much (yeah, yeah, yeah... I'm working on it!) lol... seriously, I beat myself up over this advice on a daily basis. Problem is I am wicked busy and I STILL keep thinking :) However, I am a wickedly happy person too. I love to do a lot of things - but I also enjoy my simple quiet space for me. Balance! :)

[Tate Morgan]

happiness like sunshine never loses its appeal

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Embrace our inner child - it brings joy. We learn much from children - and we remember, too.
Lovely.

[Tate Morgan]

My children take me back to my own childhood

[David Lewis Paget]

The innocence of childhood is indeed a precious thing. Somewhere, deep inside there remains flashes of memory of a little boy, staring at his own hands and thinking, 'Who, and what am I?' Nice poem, Tate.

[Tate Morgan]

thanks dave. I am not sure i know who i am but I know who Im not

[Jack...]

Very touching and spiritual. I liked this poem for its meaning and its drive. Bringing the simple things to the forefront of our busy and hectic lives.

[Tate Morgan]

he spirit was in me that day

[Marie]

And the simple pleasures we share with a child are the most precious.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you marie

[Michael G.]

In their innocence we find a true meaning of living life. Well written, Tate.

[Tate Morgan]

Innocence frought with pain from life is a saddness that should move the soul

[Michael G.]

Very true, my friend.

[The Nameless]

It's true, simple pleasures are their own reward. Just that one simple moment of joy that could make your day =D

It's a beautiful poem, and it really shows tha certain things you just don't grow out of. Maybe adults tend to think they don't need to or shouldn't do certain things, but those are the simple things that could make you happy.

Great poem =D

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Kindness also is its own reward

[The Nameless]

It definitely is :)

[David Scott]

The greatest advice is to find again the child that was the natural best of who we could ever attain to be.
The obsevation is a gift to your own soul that you have shared with us here.
The poetry was the perfect presentation to let this truth sooth the seeking mind.
Again, I am in your debt for this gift today. Thank you Tate!

[Tate Morgan]

We are aour best in our youth .Innocence the key to heaven

[Carolann Dowsett]

Very beautiful, we need to keep focus on the simple things in life that bring us joy and to retain our childlike hearts and some of the innocence we once had.

[Tate Morgan]

Simple pleasures are the best

[Dayran]

From one gentle to one young, the poem brings a great deal to say about the two that may be similar. But one grows in wonder while the other makes of it a perception. Nice, Tate.

[Tate Morgan]

very asstute that you see the connection between he and i thank you