I wonder…

Something like a lullaby
Peaceful then sour
Pure and painful
Distorted, this life
Eyes of a child, oh to have them
Dawn of the innocent
Waking to find something real
Never clouded by reason
Or circumstance
Love as it is, hate as it comes
Beauty in life
Sadness in death
Purity in all
Till someone, something destroys
Steals the shimmers of rainbows
Shakes the butterfly dust
Steps on the green growing grass
Pulls the petals from the flowers
Turns sunshine into night
Dries the flowing rivers and streams
Rips the tree from its roots
Killing that one last drop of innocence
Forcing loss of the child
Straight into adolescence
I wonder... will our eyes ever see
Even one little glimmer
Of our childlike state
Even just one more time
Before we die
And make peace with the earth?
©ATU 2004

That is so beautiful and could be applied in so many ways Our eyes of innocence don't die, they simply get covered with the mud of life. Anyone besides me looking for the sprinkler?

nice to see you writing
fun to recapture play
write here in the appropriate
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i have silly string and a slip n' slide
and a flower - for you!

I agree!

Thanks you guys, glad you enjoyed it.

I don't post my poetry for praise, just hopefully to inspire... if nothing else, just to bring a smile or something... so comments are always nice to let me know I did what I came to do!

nice write

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i believe that was the first time i read your work very beautiful, look forward to your next post