Fiery balls of unbridled
activity, bouncing
from here to there.
Fluttering minds
drink with excitement
life’s treasurers
as each one unfolds.
Bounding from playing
to lost in sweet stories
becoming a dragon,
a prince and a knight.
Sharp breath, drawn in deeply,
each nerve sprung, just waiting
for endings, excitements
enthralling them all.
We trudge through as
grown-ups, weighed
down by our worries
eyes blinkered to beauty,
to nature, to light.
To stop for that moment
to let loose our sparkle
to be as a child
for the gift of their sight.
© Nicky Clifford 2016
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