Some Days...It's Good To Be A Kid! ! Poem by Dee Daffodil
Some Days...It's Good To Be A Kid! !
When I was small
I would lie lazily
On the living-room carpet
Curled up in a sunny spot
Like a cat...
In comfort
Sometimes...
I would gaze
At a shaft of light for hours
Watching all the tiny dust specks
Floating gently through space
And I would ponder
Whether there was life
On any of those tiny planets
Not long ago...
I was forced to be a child again
I tell you that I was under duress
But in fact...
I loved every minute of it!
While on our family vacation
We went to a beach on the ocean
Now...
I must confess...
I absolutely adore beaches!
But when we first arrived
I wasn't totally blown away by this place!
It seemed sort of...plain!
Little did I know!
Apparently...
You enjoy this particular beach a lot more
If you are closer to the sand than adults!
I proved this fact to myself...
I got down on my hands and knees
And discovered...
Teeny, tiny little life forms...
So tiny that I could just barely
Make them out to be...clams! !
Seriously! !
These little guys were no bigger
Than the tip of a pencil! !
The bigger clams...
(the ones that were an inch long!)
Were great fun to watch!
Yes...
I said watch!
Until that day...
I never knew...
That clams can actually...hop! !
I actually counted...
Eight moves...to bury themselves in the sand!
Now please...
Understand...that it was early in the day
And I had not yet consumed
Any alcoholic beverages! !
Then there were the hermit crabs...
Carrying their homes about
As if they themselves
May have been on vacation!
The saddest part was the baby starfish
They were no bigger than the eraser on a pencil
And yet out of all those that I found...
I only found one...alive...
(but then again...they devour clams...so...)
All I can say...is...
If I had stayed way up high...
Where all the adults are...
I would have missed this wonderful show! !
Sometimes...
It's good to be a kid at the beach! !
Sometimes... TRY ALL THE TIME! ! ! I'm the only one of me and my friends who still builds sand castles for crabs! That's what I love about this poem, it's youthfulness. Keep writin: -) Best wishes. Rissa.
Dee, that's beautiful. I can really relate to every part of this piece. You took me to a place that I'd not seen for ages even though I love beaches myself. Excellent. Ez X
Dee, Did you get the sand out of your under -ware yet? How 'bout from your shoes? I hope that you never will! Each grain is a reminder of just how low you will go, to find and enjoy the beauty and the truth of youth. B.V.A.
Great poem Dee. I always liked watching the tiny creatures of nature... the one that most never see. Yes, it is nice to remain a kid and enjoy these simple pleasures. Zen
The spin doctors who want to sell spiritual 'products' often use the term 'inner child'. What a pity! Because the inner child is someone we should all get to know and enjoy, just the way you have in this gorgeous poem that is so simply written and so captivating at the same time. I guess it's because it tells the reader so much about you, Dee, as well as your little beasties. Love it. Allie xxxxxxxxxx
I love the idea of seeing things through a child's eyes. This poem is refreshingly alive, just like your little clams. And next time I'm down at the seaside I will do the same. Incidentally, I did look at some of the creatures a little boy had found there just a couple of weeks ago. I was astonished at the starfish with twelve arms and the orange jellyfish! Children can always teach us a thing or two, can't they? Lovely poem, Dee, and it's nice to reach your work again. Love, Fran xxx
So glad you got some shore leave! Thanks for the pearls of wisdom, with no oysters sacrificed. -chuck
Ah Dee I knew you were going to have some great stories to tell...it's great to get right down there and 'sea' life....love your poem! Hugs, Diane
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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I enjoyed this one sweetheart, fully. Yes, it's always good to retain that element of childishness.... though some of us are way too clumsy to do it in such a physical way.. :) t x