BABYS WORLD
I WISH I could take a quiet corner in the heart of my
babys very own world.
I know it has stars that talk to him, and a sky that
stoops down to his face to amuse him with its silly clouds and rainbows.
Those who make believe to be dumb, and look as if they
never could move,come creeping to his window with their stories and with
trays crowded with bright toys.
I wish I could travel by the road that crosses babys
mind, and out beyond all bounds;
Where messengers run errands for no cause between the
kingdoms of kings of no history;
Where Reason makes kites of her laws and flies them,
and Truth sets Fact free from its fetters.
WHEN AND WHY
WHEN I bring you coloured toys, my child, I understand
why there is such a play of colours on clouds, on water, and why flowers are
painted in tintswhen I give coloured toys to you, my child.
When I sing to make you dance, I truly know why there
is music in leaves, and why waves send their chorus of voices to the heart of
the listening earthwhen I sing to make you dance.
When I bring sweet things to your greedy hands, I know
why there is honey in the cup of the flower, and why fruits are secretly filled
with sweet juicewhen I bring sweet things to your greedy hands.
When
I kiss your face to make you smile, my darling, I surely understand what
pleasure streams from the sky in morning light, and what delight the summer
breeze brings to my bodywhen I kiss you to make you
smile.