sparrow
i wrote this for NaPoWriMo 2009, and thought I would tweak it a bit later on, but had not yet got around to doing it yet. Meantime, I am posting this for Poets' Rally Week 48. :)
It has been a hectic week again, and yes, sometimes you need another person to open up your eyes, and heart...
sparrow
the schoolgirl
hopped onto the bus
like a sparrow,
chirpy, full of energy
her ponytail swinging.
she was maybe
all of six years old
she took the seat
in front of me
smiling
looking at the
blue morning sky
and then she said
it's a beautiful morning
and me
cynical, angry
two days worth of stubble
needed a six year old kid
to make me realised that.
26/04/09
********
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2011
It has been a hectic week again, and yes, sometimes you need another person to open up your eyes, and heart...
photo by nasirkhan
image from morguefile.com
sparrow
the schoolgirl
hopped onto the bus
like a sparrow,
chirpy, full of energy
her ponytail swinging.
she was maybe
all of six years old
she took the seat
in front of me
smiling
looking at the
blue morning sky
and then she said
it's a beautiful morning
and me
cynical, angry
two days worth of stubble
needed a six year old kid
to make me realised that.
26/04/09
********
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2011
Labels: mindscape, morning, Poetry, Thursday Poets' Rally
posted by dsnake1 at 12:21 AM
7 Comments:
This is so sweet, my own daughter is constantly reminding me of what life is really about children can teach us so much
She's not cynical yet. :D But yes, I see your point. I think we are so drained of energy and so filled with negativity and stress, we just can't see anything good in a day and we would fail to notice a beautiful morning.
Hi mindlovemisery,
certainly us adults can learn a thing or two from the children. :)
hey Liz,
:D
you nailed the gist of the poem with your comment. :)
love sparrows, I had a poem in it too.
this is elegant,
thanks for joining poets rally.
have fun!
thank you, Jingle!
glad i am back in the rally. :)
This was very moving and insightful. Children often see beyond the crap we enmesh ourselves in.
Hi Jo,
thanks for visiting! :)
yes, i do agree with you on that, children can see things in a perspective different from us.
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