maandag 12 september 2011

measure out

*
CHILDHOOD
is
measured out
by
SOUNDS
and
SMELLS
and
SIGHTS

before
the dark hour
of
reason
grows

John Betjeman
*
Being a teacher
watching children
Being a mother
watching
 my own children
for
many
many
years

brought me
SO SO SO
much
*
and
now
the greatest
GIFT
to
live and see
all I have learned
through
the eyes of a grandmother
watching
my precious
EVA
*
wish you can all
see through the eyes
of the children
*


6 opmerkingen:

  1. Oh how true that quote is, how TRUE!!!!! We must never loose the wonderment; I have been reading on Einstein and he kept a very keen sense of wonder though he was such a genius. His brilliance lay in nurturing his GIFTS through the curiosity of a child and keeping things SIMPLE in his life, taking all he could from the GOOD side of human experience. How my dear friend, you must be ENJOYING EVA SO MUCH.....Thank you for coming to visit me. YOU ARE SO RIGHT, it is wonderful to see how ART can comfort in a time sorrow. EXPRESSION is the way to let out our joys, woes and feelings....bless you dearest Francis, dear, dear friend,

    Anita

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  2. Oh I so agree...a childs world is a wonderful world...we all need to see like them.

    Hope your day is filled with joy my sweet friend...and your dear Eva is a delight to watch ..I just know you are the BEST Grandma ever!

    xoxoxo

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  3. Eva is such a lucky little girl.....having YOU for her Grandma.....Grandma's are such an important part of our lives. My Grandma Albina Pedroncelli (we called her Grandma Honey) was so very dear to me, and who I am today.....I am so so lucky to have had her in my life.....just as Eva is lucky to have you. We are all lucky in you dear Francis.

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  4. I know the joy a grandchild brings... I will have my sweet little Aiden today while his mama works. He is almost 3 months old now. He is a happy baby and smiles alot.
    Enjoy your Eva!
    Blessings and hugs~

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  5. I'm sure EVA is so happy having a grandma like you...I enjoy all my peeps when I see them. I find myself grinning from ear to ear over the smallest things...
    little hands, little hearts, big love
    BEAR HUGS
    ~victoria~

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  6. Hello,
    I visited your blog today. I saw you on Castles, Crowns, and Cottages. Your blog is so pretty, colorful, and full of life. I see you have a lot of red on here, which is a favorite color of mine. I liked what you said about 'childhood.' Children are special people indeed. Me and my daughters just started a new blog, and we would love it if you could visit us and follow. I would enjoy coming back to visit with you and seeing all your wonderful ideas and photos. Hope to hear from you, and have a lovely week.
    ~Sheri at Red Rose Alley

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