A Child's Trust
Said my prayers then checked for monsters beneath the bed
Only stuff of fairy tales can rattle a saber inside my towhead
Sleep slips slyly into dreams where angels stand in my stead
Innocence never knew to pray for hope when trust laid ahead
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Tiny hands that reach to safety from the storm clouds overhead
While strong arms rescue a princess from a dreams dark dread
Where Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too await begging to be read
Innocence never knew to pray for hope when trust laid ahead
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Moon mysteries mirror magic where my myopic minds-eye led
Where the island of misfit toys is make believe better left unsaid
As Santa Claus has a waiting home for every toy inside his sled
Innocence never knew to pray for hope when trust laid ahead
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Crystal blue eyes looks to the skies wistful for snow to tread
Pure translucence unaware that life dangles by a fragile thread
Wishes that lay near still-wrapped toys and a guardian angel fled
Innocence never knew to pray for hope when trust laid ahead
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