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.
This 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,
that teach us all the while,
and we get a glimpse of Heaven...
in the magic of a child