“May you always see the world through the eyes of a child.” —C.J. Heck
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The Lighthouse
There's a lighthouse on an island,
built on boulders in the sea,
a home to no one anymore,
but it's beautiful to me.
The waves come crashing, sending spray,
their salty drops rain down,
blessing me and other people
and the buildings in the town.
The lighthouse wakes at evening time
and its beacon comes around,
protecting all the ships out there,
so they don't run aground.
I dream and send my wishes
way up high on seagulls' wings
and then pretend that they'll come true
on the notes the lighthouse sings.
That lighthouse must be magic.
I hear it call to me,
from its bed of boulders
on its island in the sea.
Belly Bubbles
My grampa says a burp
is just a belly bubble.
Maybe so, but all I know is
if it's LOUD, you get in trouble.
To a Baby Firefly:
Little baby firefly,
when your night is through,
does your mother tuck you in
and tell you she loves you?
Does she kiss your forehead
and say in morning's light ...
"Day-day little sleepyhead,
close your eyes, blink out your light."
My Snowman
The snow was flaking all around
and gently piling on the ground.
Such tiny puffs, all floating free,
yet stuck together, I could see
it's like one voice that's singing for us,
or a lot, like in a chorus.
I rolled some up and stacked it high
and I made a happy snowman guy.
I'm glad it's that way, just with snow
and that's not how we children grow,
'cause on a warm and sunny day,
my snowman slowly melts away.
As he melts, he gets so thin.
I wish, like me, that he had skin.
A Little Riddle
It comes in many flavors.
It comes in lots of smells.
It can keep a secret
and never, ever tell.
You'll know it when you hear it.
If you look, you'll see it, too.
It's everywhere around, outside,
and even there, inside of you.
It can turn a sad day happy.
It can turn a mad day glad.
It will even be there,
when you've been really bad.
It's something in both day and night,
every second, every minute.
It's right there in your family
and in everyone who's in it.
Did you guess my riddle?
Just a few things left to say ...
if you want a LOT of it,
then give it ALL away!
It's left and right and all around,
it's under and above.
Did you guess the answer?
It's L - O - V - E ...
Love.
Daddy's Boots
Daddy left his boots for me
and here I have to stay,
'cause daddy is a soldier,
I'm in charge while he's away.
In daddy's boots, I can pretend
that now I am the man
who does the things that daddy does
as only daddy can.
I help with little brother,
I help with folding clothes,
I help to set the table,
and I hope daddy knows
that every day I wear his boots
so I'll feel close to him
and I try and keep mom happy,
till he comes home again.
I know that he's protecting us,
that's what soldiers do,
but his boots are WAY too big for me,
and my job being him is, too!
Oh, when is daddy coming home?
I miss him all the time!
Mom said daddy's proud of me
... and his boots fit me just fine.