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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[Mason]

It seems we all have to shed our hopeful, childish nature to some degree, but those who hold onto it do wonderful things. There is something so perfect about having the world at your feet. Ignorance is bliss.

[msharma]

A perfect blend of reason.children should be given a boost.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

This poem was beautiful! The song playing as I read just added more beauty! great poem!

[little lily Bride of Ch..]

oh wow i am in Tear's this is so true and So beautifully writen and a amazing flow Never had this happen but many others picked and made fun of me at a time in my life so i never thought that any thing i did would happen in my life like the many things that have as so many Treated me special as if i couldn't do any thing on my own but i proved many wrong on that.

But i truely love this Thank you for sharing so beautiful God bless lily

[Mauricio Montoya]

I like the choice of word that bring this piece together, faith is all we have. Excellent write.

[The Raven King]

good rhyme and meter give this piece great rhythm and pacing. The last two stanzas are my favorites and the ending is superb

[George Love]

Love this one, completely. I think we've all had a dream crushed and it's sad to think about a child's dreams being totally and completely crushed, and to help pick them up to keep them moving after this is the true test of a parent.

[Nimbus Thread]

An inspiring piece.

[Art]

an excellent piece of poetry...

nice...