The child will freely stare,
but the adult will merely glance.
The child always goes eagerly out on a limb,
but the adult steps out carefully afraid to fall.
The child asks simply for one reason why,
but the adult preoccupies with the answers to it all.
The child embraces love whole heartedly,
but the adult slowly touches it scared it will
swallow them whole.
The child speaks his mind honestly,
but the adult only says what he cares to show.
A charming poem, Carrie, and quite accurate.
ReplyDeleteHi JZ thank you for stopping by and reading it. :-)
ReplyDeleteLove it and yes it does fit this prompt perfectly...a child's heart is so full of love...like the bubble in the prompt --with it you can just float away...blessings...bkm
ReplyDeleteHi Bkm...just love your prompt site...it is awesome! :-)
ReplyDeleteCarrie,
ReplyDeleteI love the contrast between the adult perspective and that of the child. I suppose it points out how as adults, we do not take, or have enough time. The innocence of a child, captured so well.
Lovely words Carrie,
Eileen
Thank you Eileen...your sweet comments always make my day. :-)
ReplyDeletesuper creative comparison of a child and an adult...
ReplyDeletebeautifully done.
Hi Jingle...thank you...:-)
ReplyDeleteyour words are so true. As I "grew up" I lost those child-like qualities only to relearn them all over again after experiencing enough pain in adulthood.
ReplyDeleteBeing a Monday's child myself, I could not but be charmed by this exquisite poem.
ReplyDeleteI like the comparisons, that's pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen that style successfully pulled off before(: Nice.
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yes yes, the old child/adult struggle depicted very well.
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ReplyDeleteawards for you.
not late at all...
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simply link in an old poem.
Very accurate..
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