Innocence remains

child laughter wonder summer sparkle toys blink song

looking down the hallway
Stopping to see the child there
Sounds of happy laughter
And wonder fills the air


String and paper flying
As tiny fingers hold
Toys with all their promise
Hours of fun to behold


Young eyes glint and sparkle
Into the summer sun
As another year of innocence
Falteringly has begun

Now alas in a moment
That song of joy turns to pain
As in a blink of time
I am old again

Yet though I’m old
I’m happy, happy that I can
Even after years, remember
The child inside of a man