Grandchild

Narrative verse

 

Grandchild

 

She walks in beauty innocent.

Too young as yet to understand

  beauty can create discontent.

 

Men will regard her with desire

and other girls with jealousy.

Emotions that she will inspire

 

in other folks against her will

 She is content to be herself,

 she has her own dreams to fulfil.

 

She is not quite a woman yet

retains a trace of childishness.

 Which in due course she will forget.

 

As she matures and comes to know

the power that her beauty brings

But can she use it wisely though?

 

Or let power go to her head

and use her beauty to control

 and gain her selfish ends. Instead

 

 of being what she’s meant to be.

 Some one who cares for other folks.

Oblivious to their jealousy.

 

and to the lustful looks of men.

Continue to act naturally

as she does now. She is open

 

 to the demands circumstance.

 What influence is brought to bear

which will define her future stance.

 

She walks in beauty innocent.

There is so much for her to learn,

before she becomes competent

 

to choose the way that she will go.

The choice she faces hers alone,

 and not a gift I can bestow.

 

She has free will as we all do.

I dare not offer my advice

 after all what do I know.

 

18-Nov-08

 

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Reviews

[Donna DeLong Matthews a..]

This was wonderful and soooo very true
I have 5 grandaughters and 1 grandson
and they are my heart. In their eyes
"Nana can do no wrong" which really puts
the pressure on LOL. Our Grandchildren
can learn much from our years of experience
with the many steps we have made on the
road of life. It is a shame that we can not
see and appreciate the inner beauty of all
of those around us for the outter will fade with
years but the inner never does....

Thank your for share'n this
Hugs
D

[J.Black]

This is beautiful. I wrote a poem for my grandpa once and he glowed.
I bet if your grandchild read this they would shine as well.

[Niya Moon]

with someone who cares so much for her, how can she grow to us her beauty for selfgain.
It a beautiful poem.