Wide-Eyed Child

Wide-eyed Child The child is he who watches Keeping pebbles self-refined Catching ants in a candy jar Roll in roller coaster rides Then set them free to seek refrain He is the wide-eyed child The child is she who stands on ledges Tracing rivulets down side windows Wading through fresh riverlands unknown To wield liquid diamond dust Beheld in her unblemished palm She is the wide-eyed child The child is he who listens Crouched at the top of sun- dried stairs Head cocked to hear mellowed speech; Whispers of a future that will never be He is the wide-eyed child The child is she who looks up Traces clouds with stubby fingers Grabs autumn leaves with a tiny hand Tumbling through deep pools of maple Then getting up to run again She is the wide-eyed child