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As children play and run about
They’ve no concept of time
What matters most is done right then
And is that such a crime?
Rules and laws bind adults
Silencing cries within
Dreams along the way
Are trash tossed in a bin
Pressure mounts like laundry
Neglected on a heap
It will not hide
Nor under carpet sweep
Loves are lost, songs unsung
Friends no longer seen
Intentions left behind
Calls instead they screen
Family asked to step aside
Waiting for “someday”
Words are not in harmony
The battle… go or stay?
God wants time they don’t have
Church imposes more
Reading, praying, offerings
Guilt checked at the door
Higher power, needless bunk
Strength comes from the mind
Work and study all you can
Then success you’ll find
Life is not a child’s game
Laughing, giggling, free
Sunday school was in the past
Who prays on bended knee?
One day to wake alone
Wondering what went wrong
Health has fled, skin a dread
Past hope no longer strong
With muffled song and heavy heart
Each day blends with the next
A private plea for some relief
Just brings back ancient text
“Unless a man will receive
God’s kingdom as a child
He will never enter in*”
So simple, meek, and mild
“He took the children in his arms
Placing his hands on them
Blessing them**” forever more
From where all peace must stem
Accepting Christ is not enough
It’s how we live each day
Fretting, fighting, worrying
Or praising Him, His way
It’s not too old nor too late
Be born-again dear child
Loving, learning, listening
Open, free, part wild
Children know to stretch or reach
Regardless if they fall
Pain passes with laurels lain
To walk one has to crawl
Live life as God intended
Daily in His Word
Love others as yourself
Till their hearts are stirred
As children play and run about
They’ve no concept of time
What matters most is done right then
And is that such a crime?
© 05-20-2007
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* Mark 10:15 (NIV)
**Mark 10:16 (NIV)
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