We Dearly Love Our Children

We Dearly Love Our Children
By Franklin Price
1/2/2016

We dearly love our children
And Our children's children too
Our lives should be enriched by them
And by everything they do

If we think they're doing well
We should always give a cheer
And if we think it's not so good
To tread lightly should be clear

Our lives are what we make of them
And theirs should be the same
We should try to help and guide them
To succeed should be the game

Should try to wear their shoes awhile
To walk a step or two
See what their lives are all about
Before we say what they should do

Quite a precarious balance 
Between a parent and a child
And as we each grow older
That balance really drives us wild

Then throw into this balance act
A sweet grandchild or two
And everyone within the line
Wants to tell the others what to do

This is when wise thinking
Can make or change our luck
We should put our minds in motion
Before our mouths can run amuck

Remember that to give a cheer
Always tilts the scale our way
But to balance other comments
Will depend on what we say

Think this thought before you speak
“Will these comments pass or fail?”
It's okay to tempt the balance
But we don't want to break the scale
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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