Children
are free flow
like liquid Jello,
sparkling
splashing
filling any form.
Why must we chill them,
make them set?
.
(c) 1982, 2012 Betty Hayes Albright
Original pencil drawing (c) 1965
August 30, 2011 by Betty Hayes Albright
Children
are free flow
like liquid Jello,
sparkling
splashing
filling any form.
Why must we chill them,
make them set?
.
(c) 1982, 2012 Betty Hayes Albright
Original pencil drawing (c) 1965
Posted in Poetry 1980's, Poetry for children | Tagged Children, Gelatin, Jello, joyful play, playing, spontaneous, wonder | 1 Comment
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Great!! Excellent question. Because our society is all about conforming, maybe??
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