Two little good girls
Watchful and wise —
Clever little hands
And big kind eyes —
Look for signs that the world is good,
Comport themselves as good folk should.
They wonder at a father
Who is sad and funny strong,
And they wonder at a mother
Like a childhood song.
And what, and what
Do the two think of?
Of the sun
And the moon
And the earth
And love.
This poem for me embodies the the innocence of children and the mysteriousness of this strange and big world they seek to uncover. It is gentle yet deep and portrays perfectly the nosiness of children and also their natural wisdom that stems from an untainted view of how the world functions. Let's all be a little more like children!