Yesterday afternoon, the deep wet grass in front of the house was so green it made the sun smile — a wonderful thing, considering what the sun sometimes has to look down upon, even if it is not a person, and is, as many adults believe, just a star.
October 18, 2020
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Child With a Lantern in a Dream
Now you can see, Mr. Sun,
that there is nothing
to be afraid
of.
Poems, Slightly Used, October 14, 2009
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Categories: New Poems & Pieces, Poems, Slightly Used
Tags: Child and Man, Childhood, Children, Dreams, Haiku, Lanterns, Poems, Poetry, Sun, Wilderness