Children Poem by Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Children
A word will fill the little heart
With pleasure and with pride;
It is a harsh, a cruel thing,
That such can be denied.
And yet how many weary hours
Those joyous creatures know;
How much of sorrow and restraint
They to their elders owe!
How much they suffer from our faults!
How much from our mistakes!
How often, too, mistaken zeal
An infant's misery makes!
We overrule and overteach,
We curb and we confine,
And put the heart to school too soon,
To learn our narrow line.
No: only taught by love to love,
Seems childhood's natural task;
Affection, gentleness, and hope,
Are all its brief years ask.
A classic of 19th century writing, she had a forward thinking approach to child education and development. She wished to give a child freedom to expand and develop without the oppressiveness of Victorian regime, her words still resonate today.
Her reading pace is fast and sure Out loud when it's spoken as well.. iip
Within thiscpoem lies words of wisdom on the early developmental stage of children. I really love the ending which reads.... Affection, gentleness, and hope, Are all its brief years ask.
So very true! A child only needs love and affection. We overrule and overteach, We curb and we confine, And put the heart to school too soon, To learn our narrow line. Beautiful poem that all parents should read.
Congratulations to L.E.L (posthumously) on having written this beautiful poem and on its selection as the 'Member Poem of the Day! The poem resonates in me, I can so well relate to it! When our children were growing up, I was not much mindful of the delicate handling that they deserved. When my two grandchildren are growing up, I realise in retrospect our mistakes in raising them and urge upon our son and daughter in law to be kind and caring to them. This is nature's lesson.
Very inspiring and children deserve the way this poem touches every aspect of subtle things as love and love and love only that can transform our children 10++
This is a lovely, well-crafted poem that flows so nicely it is a joy to read over and over. The subject matter is so appropriate and so needed. Thanks!
Love is the name of the deepest feeling of the heart If you want to learn something from someone, then only sincere dedication is required which is an initiative of love And if you have to teach someone, then you need to be kind and that is also an initiative of love Therefore nothing can be learned or taught without love
You expose emotions on life and love very well. Enjoying this immensely, ty
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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A Classic pöem about the pure and innocent child. Most true and Beautiful poem. I have enjoyed very much this poem. Such a pity this is a true classical from the 1810.. My grand applause for Letitia Elizabeth Landon, this must be her poems in her young years, because she died when she was 36 years old. Still so young.