heart of a child
serene, clean, untrampled
mind of a child
wonder, imagination, creativity
life of a child
new, fresh, learning
under the bed, in the dark corners
and in the closets
lurk monsters, beasts, and predators
let’s leave those to the imagination
let life’s lessons come less loudly
find a place
to stash the politics
out of the reach of children
Written in response to Tuesday Writing Prompt from https://godoggocafe.com/2020/09/29/tuesday-writing-prompt-challenge-tuesday-september-392020/
~ Trivial Music Silliness ~ 
I wasn’t sure where the poem was going but wow! what a terrific ending!!
By: johnlmalone on September 30, 2020
at 3:13 am
Thank you, John!
By: boromax on September 30, 2020
at 6:18 pm
Great take on the prompt!
By: Angela van Son on October 1, 2020
at 11:55 am
Thank you, Angela!
By: boromax on October 1, 2020
at 2:36 pm
Hi Ed,
Let them stay as innocent as they can until they are really ready. Rock on!
Gary
On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 3:26 PM ~ Trivial Music Silliness ~ wrote:
> boromax posted: ” heart of a child serene, clean, untrampled mind of a > child wonder, imagination, creativity life of a child new, fresh, learning > under the bed, in the dark corners and in the closets lurk monsters, > beasts, and predators let’s le” >
By: gpavants on October 7, 2020
at 6:56 pm
I agree. I do not like the thought of childhoods stolen, which I perceive to be the case more often than not these days.
By: boromax on October 8, 2020
at 3:01 pm
Children!!! God’ precious gift to us and His vote of confidence! We should treasure them and enjoy them indeed! They are good for us!
My favorite: “let’s leave those to the imagination
let life’s lessons come less loudly”
Amen!
P
By: peachandbatman on October 11, 2020
at 3:22 pm
Thank you, Peach. Yes. I’m afraid many of us do not cherish and protect children the way we should.
By: boromax on October 12, 2020
at 11:35 pm
*God’s
By: peachandbatman on October 11, 2020
at 3:22 pm
“find a place / to stash the politics / out of the reach of the children” – this is such an awesome ending!
By: jewishyoungprofessional on November 9, 2020
at 11:30 pm
Thank you!
By: boromax on November 9, 2020
at 11:41 pm