Thru the Eyes of a Child

(8/22/12) When I was a child I climbed the tallest tree that I could find To see all the beauties that GOD left behind. I’ve never been to any snow capped mountain Or ever climbed the highest peak But he shows me words and lays them at my feet. I see the baseball field where my friends and I would play And I see the patch of grass where my head would lay. I see myself laying there as the world passes by Counting every cloud that’s high up in the sky. I feel the summer breeze as it passes through my hair Ever so gentle- much more than I could bare. I climbed up higher at least sixty feet above the ground Just so I could hear all those familiar sounds. The birds singing tunes to delight the ears Wiping away all those childish fears. I gazed across the park taking in all the sights Watching younger children in the sprinklers Jumping with delight. I felt myself getting light headed, but not because of the height But because of the words which I knew I could not fight. So I climbed down from the tree , and said a little prayer For the words he had given me I knew that I must share. This was my first inkling for what was in store for me That was when I knew- I had to write poetry. © L. RAMS