Rock to a Child.

A look through the eyes of an innocent.

Clear running water,

A mountain my home,

My life century long,

My owner a gnome.

A rock to a child,

Peaceful and blue,

Rough to a point,

A pebble to you.

Reviews

[The White Wolf]

I really like this, Thomas. It seems very much about perception and how it differs from childhood to being an adult. A pebble would be a pebble in an adults hand, wouldn't it? To a child, a huge and heavy rock. I very much like this analogy. Nicely written, my friend.

[RidingTheWind]

This is a wonderful poem :)

[Andrea Vargas]

I like it! what inspired it?

[Sujash I. Purna]

mild and very honest. good work!

[Zack Burton]

That's absolutely, positively excellent. No bones about it. Very nice job.

[E.Gleaves]

What was the first stanza supposed to be? I'm thinking you were trying to juxtapose the mind of an adult with that of a child? I feel that the true poem doesn't start until the second stanza. But I'm still tryna grasp the first one.

[Judy Ponceby]

Wow, nice write. Simplistic and yet says so much in a beautiful way. Lovely.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

The wonder of a child. I look into their eyes and am amazed at the wonder I see. Oh to go back and see the world through those eyes again. Lovely Thomas!

[Nobody.]

yep. I remember when little blue rocks blew my mind! Miss those "big" feelings. I believe that if we were all born with the ability to read and write, then children would be the best poets by far. cheers!

[brenda]

the innocent of children it is always good not to lose it i love how you expressed it:)

[Karina Anderson]

I like the innocence's portrayed in it, and the feel. Very nice.