Childhood Dreams

If faith can move a mountain, then it can save a soul.

 

 My granddaughter Payton. I bought her a new bear. She quickly took the green sweater off of it, put it on the old bear and cast the new one in the corner.lol She has my heart and well knows it. It's such a helpless feeling to be in her clutches.

If our faith can move a mountain

 then it should save a soul

To have untapped faith in oneself

is life's great gift and goal

 

Within all children lay a dream

to be more than their parts

To open gifts within themselves

warming their tiny hearts

 

Ask a small child this question

"what do you want to be"

Always it's seems there's something grand

through their minds eye they see

 

So where do all the lost come from

 who find their dreams have died

Then see their hopes all washed away

as if cast on the tide

 

No one can say with assurance

what happened to those souls

How all their dreams in life were lost

or for whom the bell tolls

 

If asked of me I would just say

truth is hard to admit

The mind is not a vessel filled

but a fire to be lit

 

Author's Note

Who can say with any assurance that they know where their life will take them?
But like all of us I too had dreams. Maybe they were a bit lofty. Maybe they were naive. We all know the boundless wonder of becoming an astronaut or fearless explorer.
However the man who crushes a child's dreams may as well have killed him.
Forever is the innocence lost. Forever will he doubt the word of all adults. Lost is the beauty of divinity. Lost the love of fair play. Gone the reward for decency, never to return. This is why we must take our responsibility for the young as a most divine effort and solemn responsibility.

Reviews

[Bubo]

I wanted to cry reading this having been the child who had dreams crushed at a young age, and how wise you are, for the essence of a child must be protected, nurtured and loved, for their dreams build worlds, and you are clearly a man of deep emotion, and a wonderful father.........your words were beautiful, and if every child had a father like you this world would be beautiful. Bless you Tate, for your wisdom and writing.

So where do all the rest come from
those who find their dreams have all died
With all their hopes then washed away
as if they left out with the tide
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[Marie Harrison]

Wonderful poem. Children are so special, definately meant to be protected. Lovely poem.

[Crowley]

Prop them up and they will find there way and realize the dreams that are worth achieving. I do know that sometimes those dreams change, and it takes a while to figure out what we really want, but the support of another human being is all it takes to get and keep that fire lit. Nice work Tate, I liked this.

[David W Moore III]

The problem is that sometimes the person who crushes the dream, is the child himself, not on purpose, but over time as the dream sits back and is not acted upon. Or maybe that was just me, until one day you look up and realize the dream can no longer be reached...

[WeekendWriter]

Tate, Excellent, but the voice is a little different. Although your work is often thought-provoking, this one seems even more so.

I have not had the time to read through your book in its entirety yet, but I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to it. Your insight to the human soul reaches far beyond your years.

[Kate Hunter]

very well written. Just a hint: in the line; "Within all children lie's this dream", the lie's should be lies.
btw, if it was just a typo, my appologies.

[Emunah June.]

I love those last two lines:

"The mind is not a vessel filled
It is a fire to be lit"

It is so true, and it can mean so many things. Yet again another wonderful right, and I am glad that you have blessed us all with your work. Thanks for the share!!

[Poetic Beauty]

the last line is a great way of putting what our minds are and can be. the flow of this poem is done smoothly and the topic is an inspiring one. I think we all should think and play like children. Life is short and should be enjoyed. Great thought provoking poem.

[Wolfwind Words]

I thought this piece was beautiful. It speaks of that god given innocence of a child and the need to let their dreams grow and be alowed to blossom. It's rhyme was wonderful and it flowed well.

The only line that gave me pause was the last line in stanza 3. For some reason, I thought it might sound better if it started with "For" instead of "From"

Overall it's really good!
Wolfie

[Fran Marie]

amazing piece....beautifully penned..

[luciddreamer]

Thank you for sending this to me...it is an amazingly beautiful write of hope...
Peace
Robin