The Magic of a Child

When we get to feeling jaded

by the problems that we face,

and the world that we inhabit

seems a less than perfect place,

There is a refuge waiting,

We can find most anywhere,

An antidote for sorrow,

Like a breath of rain-washed air.

Thin tiny, little miracle

is absolutely free,

and finding it can change us

from the way we used to be.

At just a moment's notice

it can rearrange our world

for there is no greater treasure

than a little boy or girl.

There's an innocence about them,

which is part of who they are,

and their joyousness of spirit

shines as brightly as a star.

For while they're learning from us,

they teach us all the while,

and we get a glimpse of Heaven....

In the magic of a child.

Grace E. Easley