People watching once more,
There I saw them,
Saw them in the coffee bar.
I sat drinking my coffee
And looking round I saw them,
An elderly grandfather
And his very young granddaughter,
It may have been his great granddaughter
About two years old.
On the table was a piece of cake
And a pie.
The young girl pointed,
Pointed at the cake
And the grandpa picked up a spoon,
A teaspoon,
He put a little piece of cake in it
Placed it on the table.
The little girl picked it up
And put it in her mouth.
She then pointed at the pie,
Grandpa sliced off a small piece
And put it on a fork,
Placed in front of the girl,
She picked it up and ate it,
Ate it from the fork.
This was such a delight
Such a delight for me,
For me to see,
As smiles pervaded them,
Such a wonderful time
As I watched them,
Watched their wonderful ways.
The thought once more came to me
How can people hurt children,
Children are so innocent
And so wonderful to watch
As they learn in life,
Being shown the way
By loving relatives.
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: The innocence of children is so wonderful.
- Category: Children
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Comments7
You just can't beat it, or should that be them can ya ..
It is so interesting at times Neville.
Andy
Yes, good write, Gold.
Thanks Orchi.
Your right about children, they get vital lessons in those tender years.
They surely do 2781 and it is a delight to see it happening, thank you.
Andy
With children and grand children of my own, I remember the greatest joys were when they were small and trusting, loving and joyful. Great write Andy
Yes those joys were so special soren, thank you.
Andy
Sounds to me that the grandfather is also doing his job as a grandad very beautifully. That child seems to be very well brought up and appreciation between old and young very clear to see here. 🌹
So true Teddy, he was so good with that little girl. Thank you.
Andy
So sad innocents can be so abused.
Love this image though.
Nice work.
I too am sad to see innocents abused. Thank you John.
Andy
Yes Andy, a child's innocence is to remind adults of how precious life really is. And so well penned. 😉👍
It certainly is AP, thank you.
Andy
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