enchanting image before
our eyes a
girl child pretends
to spy from
behind the pillar as
we watch her
there she lightly
touches him on
his hair
while she
romps and plays to
catch his smile but
does not know that
all the while he
can not ever play
along the frozen boy
made of stone
lives on
she has captured our
hearts in her
childlike way for
happiness is
her’s today
© July 2012 Renee Espriu
When my daughter and I were in a hospital waiting room some time ago we watched a little girl play hide and seek with a life size statue of a boy and to watch you would think he would, at any time, come to life.
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What a lovely story. I love how young children see the world so differently to older ones and adults. They still live in a world of magic.
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We were mesmerized by her and I think, even we thought he might give her a smile.
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it must have been a wonderful experience!
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Yes, and we just happened to be in the right place at the right time to be privy to it.
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A lovely image and energy captured in this poem, Renee – so sweet
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Thank You! Once in a lifetime, I’m sure. I’ve seen so many children at play in my life but this was something special.
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It’s a treasure when something like that happens…so charming. And in her mind…he may well have been alive..very sweet.
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She was enthralled with the statue of this boy and really was wonderful to see her in play, even though she was quite unaware we were watching.
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