A Child's Eyes.

All is within a child's eyes

Look into a child's eyes 

for therein lies 

all that we give up 

when we grow old 
~ 
The lilting dancing gleam 

of an untainted fire, 

burning with the desire 

to explore and uncover 

all that waits ahead 
~ 
The eagerness 

for tommorrow 

that creates the 

daily pretending to 

already be there, 

playing house or 

soldier or doctor 

in make believe 
~ 
The complete lack 

of condemning judgement 

on those around them 

just that steady gaze 

a studying gaze 

they share as they 

discover you..awaiting 

your first words or smile. 
~ 
The incredible innocence 

and unquestioning faith 

that is so lovely to behold 

but so often misused 

by the evils among us 
~ 

Sparkling, shiny eyes 

eyes unlined by years 

or crinkles from 

countless expressions, 

of joy and rage, 

hope and fear,

tears and laughter. 
~ 
Children giggle and squeal 

without inhibitions 

without worrying about 

what others might think 

it is less taxing on flesh 
~ 
Grown adults control emotions 

scrunching up those muscles 

and making creases 

where once soft planes 

were unmarked and pure 
~ 
We also hide so much 

behind masks of 

our own making, 

disguising what 

we really mean, 

even though the 

false faces 

are usually 

so transparent 
~ 
They know that playing 

relieves stress... 

something most 

of us stopped a 

long time ago. 

The simple act of 

doing something silly 

for no reason at all 

except to just have fun 

deletes all the tension 

that a day brings 
~ 
Imagination is 

in full bloom 

in the deep pools 

of their liquid eyes, 

swirling around 

and changing 

what is normal 

into magnificent creations 
~ 
We were always 

and often 

told to grow up. 

Perhaps that needs 

to be re-thought. 

Perhaps we simply 

need to grow back 

what we lost 

on the journey 

to here...and become 

all the better for it .