From "Lemonade Street". The picture is of my lovely daughter Nina. She teaches and inspires me to keep the child in me always alive)
We are all fools in the game of love
we go back to infancy
screaming, fighting,
selfishly wanting-- ‘me, me, me’
we nose around
pretend to cry
toy with guilt
deny responsibilities
we do all but the most important things
we forget to love like a child
forgive like a child
play like a child
give like a child
and want nothing more
than to please the one we care about
no one can win in the game of love
unless they choose to practice
to love without a conscience
like a child
“I tell you the truth, unless you change and become little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Mathew 18:3
I love this poem, and especially love the caption underneath. --Never read it this way before, but just now, I imagined I heard myself telling me-- only way into heaven, is screaming, giggling, and in love...
It's almost sad to see kids go to school; they have to learn, but one of the first things they do is to be self-conscious of others and social norms - when that child-like spontansous absorbtion is so natural to then and hard for us adults to re-capture. But you said it well and ended it with the best quote ever told on the subject...
nice work, michael
What a darling picture of your little darling!!!
It's a wonderful poem, too...I especially like the phrase "love without a conscience like a child"
Too soon we learn to be selfish and vindictive, and forget that we are to love each other with our whole hearts.
Bernice
She Is Beautiful & Looks Like She Is Having A Fun Water Day!! :)
Your poetry is indeed speaking the truth. The perfect love children have & share & just through their eyes we can see how we should not forget!
Embraced ~ Embrassé
Vickie
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nice work, michael
beautiful Bernice...
John
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It's a wonderful poem, too...I especially like the phrase "love without a conscience like a child"
Too soon we learn to be selfish and vindictive, and forget that we are to love each other with our whole hearts.
Connie
She Is Beautiful & Looks Like She Is Having A Fun Water Day!! :)
Your poetry is indeed speaking the truth. The perfect love children have & share & just through their eyes we can see how we should not forget!
Embraced ~ Embrassé
Vickie
Awesome write. Peace, Love and Blessings Always, paul.
This is an amazing, thought provoking bit of inspiration - thank you, well done. Gorgeous image.
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Cryssa :~)