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Innocence, Without a Care

The innocence of youth of the sweet child O, that I too could laugh and play without a care the livelong day Yet the child wants to be older sure as I would be younger Driven mad by our limitations are we all to reach beyond our ken, tumble and fall

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/9/2020 4:20:00 PM

Children grow from six to sixteen before we blink an eye. So true!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/9/2020 10:01:00 PM

Oops another 16 year old --- just blinked. ~ gw

Alexis Y.

Date: 3/4/2020 8:29:00 PM

Hi Gershon, Good write with much truth. My kids say this all the time. I say when you get older you say the opposite. You wish you were young or want time/clock to slow down. Have a great evening my friend:-) Alexis

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/5/2020 6:55:00 PM

We tend to want what we can't have. Part of the frustration of our mortality. ~ Gershon

Line Gauthier

Date: 3/4/2020 7:09:00 AM

Well penned, Gershon. So true.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/5/2020 6:54:00 PM

Thank you, Line. :) gw

Jenish Somadas

Date: 3/3/2020 11:59:00 PM

Fantastic poem and theme Gershon.. Yet the child wants to be older.. as surely as I would be younger.. What a way you expressed the truth.. Wonderful... I want to be old and you younger.. lol..

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/4/2020 8:13:00 PM

Well, maybe I want to be even older! LOL. Thanks, Jenish. Cheers, Gershon