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 I wish we could all recover the innocence we had as children.

When we found beauty, wonder and magic every day….

before growing up stripped us of our wonder

and took our innocence away….

Imagine if you can…those simpler times…

take a moment and think back… 

to when we saw the leaves fall from the trees

and we tried to put them back.

To a time we saw a meadow filled with flowers

and our joy and excitement could not be concealed….

how we dare not pick a single flower 

lest we destroy the beauty of the field.

To a time when we watched the honeybees 

as they landed among the roses… 

when ladybugs rode upon our shoulders

and butterflies landed on our noses.

To a time when faces in the clouds 

and touching rainbows cold beguile

when an overnight snowfall surprised us

When one look out our window always made us smile. 

It makes me wonder…

if our world wold our world be more compassionate

more loving, less prejudiced, less angry…and less wild

If we could reach down within our hearts

and once again find where we have hidden 

the innocence of our child.

Today I’m grateful that no matter how much I age

as I continue to sing…even if a little off-key…

a little bit of my childhood innocence

sings along with me.

Today I’m once again thankful for children…

And how with innocence and purity they’ve been kissed

giving them the ability to see and feel things 

we adults oftentimes have missed.

Which is why we need to make an effort

as within us more and more years and information are compiled

to try to find that innocence and purity in ourselves…

and if we can’t…

to rediscover it in a child.