Friday, October 31, 2014

Big World


Linking with dVerse for Claudia's prompt "The things we see".

There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again. ~Elizabeth Lawrence


It's a big world in the eyes of a child where wonder lives up to its name.
Everything is a view from a mountain top
no two places are ever the same.
A raindrop is like a giggle and a slip an utter laugh
a hug is a vertical wrestle
and a kiss is an ocean splash.
Its a big world in the eyes of a child where wonder lives up to its name.
but as we grow up it shrinks like a tall lit candle
for like ears and noses complacency grows bigger with age.


14 comments:

  1. I like in the eyes of the a child where wonder lives up to its name ~ I hope I never lose this perspective ~ This is a delightful post ~

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  2. You captured it so well, Carrie. You have written a great poem with stunning imagery. "Everything is a view from a mountain top" - you certainly have summed it up.

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  3. it's sad how the delight and wonderment in a child's eye gradually blur with age..a beautiful poem Carrie :)

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  4. the visions of childhood are something to keep in our hearts forever

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  5. The innocence of childhood, you portrayed it wonderfully...I like a raindrop is a giggle.

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  6. I love your last line. The poem meshes seamlessly with both the photo and quote, all three highlighting the child's fresh outlook.

    janet

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  7. Beautiful word craft Carrie! Just how growing up can fulfill the childhood curiosity into something real!

    Hank

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  8. if only we could see through the eyes of the child...before the eyes get jaded and we build up the callouses on our lenses of expectation and mistrust...

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  9. i try to keep a bit of this childhood spell... and i wish everyone did... there's so much magic in those imagined worlds...

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  10. What a groovy piece- you certainly captured the wonder of childhood. Love- "and a kiss is an ocean splash."

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  11. Such a beautiful poem...love a raindrops that giggle... you've captured such a childlike feeling which brings a smile. Lovely!

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  12. such a beautiful poem...and so true..!!

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  13. Well said. It makes me think that maybe we shouldn't let the sense of wonder go just because we're getting older. Maybe one of life's goals should to keep the child-like amazement for the world around us.

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