Childhood Dreams

If faith can move a mountain, then it can save a soul.

 

 My granddaughter Payton. I bought her a new bear. She quickly took the green sweater off of it, put it on the old bear and cast the new one in the corner.lol She has my heart and well knows it. It's such a helpless feeling to be in her clutches.

If our faith can move a mountain

 then it should save a soul

To have untapped faith in oneself

is life's great gift and goal

 

Within all children lay a dream

to be more than their parts

To open gifts within themselves

warming their tiny hearts

 

Ask a small child this question

"what do you want to be"

Always it's seems there's something grand

through their minds eye they see

 

So where do all the lost come from

 who find their dreams have died

Then see their hopes all washed away

as if cast on the tide

 

No one can say with assurance

what happened to those souls

How all their dreams in life were lost

or for whom the bell tolls

 

If asked of me I would just say

truth is hard to admit

The mind is not a vessel filled

but a fire to be lit

 

Author's Note

Who can say with any assurance that they know where their life will take them?
But like all of us I too had dreams. Maybe they were a bit lofty. Maybe they were naive. We all know the boundless wonder of becoming an astronaut or fearless explorer.
However the man who crushes a child's dreams may as well have killed him.
Forever is the innocence lost. Forever will he doubt the word of all adults. Lost is the beauty of divinity. Lost the love of fair play. Gone the reward for decency, never to return. This is why we must take our responsibility for the young as a most divine effort and solemn responsibility.

Reviews

[Bubo]

I wanted to cry reading this having been the child who had dreams crushed at a young age, and how wise you are, for the essence of a child must be protected, nurtured and loved, for their dreams build worlds, and you are clearly a man of deep emotion, and a wonderful father.........your words were beautiful, and if every child had a father like you this world would be beautiful. Bless you Tate, for your wisdom and writing.

So where do all the rest come from
those who find their dreams have all died
With all their hopes then washed away
as if they left out with the tide
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[Pryde Foltz]

Great poem; fabulous closing lines.

[Tate Morgan]

thank you pryde

[joshua deathdealer]

I really like the style you set this in and reading I was swept back to my earlier dreams and the dreams of my growing up "to fast" child. The last stanza is inspiring and eye opening. Thanks for sharing.

[Tate Morgan]

thanks Josh

[David Scott]

I like this philosophy.
The last stanza is wisdom pure and simple.
The song is very comforting as well.
A fine read and a wonderful way to end the work day Tate.
Thank you for this treat.

[Tate Morgan]

thanks dave take the rest of the day off

[Sarah Lynn]

What a beautiful poem! I loved every minute of it ! Good job with this one!

[Tate Morgan]

thank you so much

[Sarah Lynn]

No problem!

[Tate Morgan]

Nice to meet you Sarah I am Tate

[Enid Blake]

If you give up on your dreams, how do they ever stand the slightest chance of coming true?
If you don't get busy working toward your own dream, someone will hire you to build theirs...

[Tate Morgan]

Now there is a profound thought Thanks enid

[Enid Blake]

You are very welcome :)

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Wonderful Tate. I had dreams as a child myself that didn't come true, but that is because of the choices I made.........

[Jack...]

These children are our future, handle with care. Very nice.

[LadyNaida]

Wow, this is so true. I took a prayer, an answer and I ran with it and now I al following my dreams.

[Anita B Jacques]

wonderful, we all understand and still remember our dreams, at my age dreams are gone but my grandchildren's dream are very much alive, maybe it's what it's all about, thank you for your feelgood poem.

[G. K. Bostic]

This is just wonderful! I love the poem and the wisdom you share. The luckiest of us, though our dreams were dashed at an early age, are able to find and pursue them again in our later years. Thanks for sharing this excellent piece!