Published by How often would our lives be so much more simple if we were child-like as scripture directs us to be?
Simple pleasures to fill our days with cheerfulness, tenderness and the love for the unusual nature gifts around us could make the bad a lot less and the good even better.
I stopped to be child-like and this poem came out of that wonderful time. As adult pressures get dropped off at our doorstep on a regular basis, it is so refreshing to reflect on being a child of God. In doing so, if just for a little while, the burdens of today are made lighter. Then going back to the trials of life, I am walking lighter and seeing things more clearly too.
Later, after I wrote this poem, I ventured out to seek that bird again and saw her atop that same tree I was searching to get a glimpse of her earlier. Now, showing herself to me, she saw me too at the same time.
The wonder of my relationship with God, is that I don’t have to see Him to have that great feeling of being loved by Him and communicate too. I remain His child always, no matter how old I get.
Nature talk being child-like
Perched up in the tall evergreen tree next door
There lives a shy bird who sings a pretty score.
No view of her yet, has ever been seen my me
Only melodious sounds coming from the tree.
How Sweetly she sings her strong message all day
Thrilling me, in her most welcomed, bird like way.
I often whistle to her, my softest, fondest tone
Letting her know she is not completely alone.
We often communicate, this unusual way you see
My obscure, attentive, bird friend and me.
Absolutely Beautiful. If I could see the world through the eyes of a child, what a wonderful world this would be.–George Younce.
Wow, beautiful piece!
A beautiful poem, brings the picture and the sound too. Great.
Lovely poem!
I’ve never thought of this “childlike” term before, maybe as you said it means being too childish. But if you see through the eyes of the child to look at the nature, nature can be something different viewing from the eyes of the adult. Have me clicked you “liked it”.
This is so beautiful!
Absolutely well written. We will always remain a child before our Creator amassing toys we have fashioned out of the wonders of the earth.The moment we cease to play we will come to learn.
This is beautiful, to be childlike is a blessing.
interesting,nice poem
Now, now, now. When thoughts (Adam) became acquainted with imagination (Eve) then perception can no longer see the universe the way it really is……….A close inspection of children would reveal humanity capable of sudden acts of cruelty and destruction; because a child has yet to be well instructed in acquiring the levels of empathy and reasoned ethics which will moderate their behavior. The truth we are all being evasive about is that childhood kindness is merely a myth. Child-like is a quality the universe can hardly afford.