“The World Of A Child” and Recovering Our Sense of Wonder
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY Of The SPIRITUAL SOUL
THE DAWNING LKIGHT # 86 Tuesday April 25, 2023
JOURNEY OF THE HEART Section # 72
Photo Credit: Chinmayan
WORLD OF A CHILD On the way To Still Mountain again, We stop at an antique café Where my twin daughters meet An ancient wooden rocking horse, Waiting and wanting to be ridden. As they take turns galloping Across the prairies And through the forests, I bend myself to inventories And bank statements. As they dance In little circles To the top forty radio, I pause to reflect On my own childhood, Now faraway behind me In the mists of forgetfulness… And as I journey through My own bittersweet memories, I really do not wish To be young again, But to understand the World of a child— To be able to see From their perspective, So that my own world Is enlarged and enriched, So that I may traverse Between our two worlds. I feel a power Flow into my heart as I realize my job is To be fully grown up, To be responsible for Myself, for these children And all those who love, Trust and rely on me to Always be there for them. My task and privilege is to be A steady space of deepening Love, To be here among my loved ones As my Father is to me—an Unselfish, unconditional, Unswerving source of support, Acceptance and ever abiding Deep pure Love freely shared That will never be withdrawn. February 25, 1985
Original Art by Dawa Fitzmaurice 1985
Original Revelations Aphorism and Calligraphy by Chinmayan
Image Credit: Still Mountain Meditation Center
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