Photo: Arlette Loeser
Arms stretch up
On tip-toes
Sure to reach
A high bar,
For the circus
Of life
Where she
Already stars.
A determined
Tot grasps
Growing strength
To go far.
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How sweet! Children are tenacious.
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Yep, they sure are! Lots to recall from that time, if we can. 🙂
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For the circus
Of life
Where she
Already stars.
Love that! Great rhythm and rhyme through this, very bouncy.
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We like bouncy. 🙂
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Ah, the acro-tot magic. “The circus of life where she’s already a star”. Love that.
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🙂 Thank you, Beverly! 🙂
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This is splendid showing how children growing up.. they know how to learn in ways we never will
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Or … in ways we might’ve known and forgot and can use to be reminded of … 😉
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Nice ending about growing strength to go far.
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Thank you, Frank! 🙂
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Let’s hope she hangs on and life doesn’t knock her off her perch.
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Amen to that. Every child needs some adults to be their soft place to fall so if life does knock them off their perch for a spell, they have someone to help cushion it for them till they are old enough to do that for themselves (and for others, in turn).
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“Growing strength/To go far”: Now that is something I really like.
I love your take on the theme.
-HA
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Thanks HA! 🙂 Thank you for the comment and I hope you stop by again.
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love this…young toddlers training for the ‘circus of life’ to reach with tenacity…good write
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Glad you liked it! 🙂 They are brave little ones, aren’t they? The irrepressible exploration of toddlerhood. 🙂 Thank you for the comment! Hope you stop by again. 🙂 Na’ama
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excellent! circus of life and your poem really makes me smile
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🙂 Glad it made you smile! Mission accomplished … (not that little ones being totally adorable makes this hard work to achieve a smile … ;))
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haha yes they can do thar with minimal effort
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🙂
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Love it when a little kid does a little trick with a big ta-da!
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🙂 Yep. It is always precious! 🙂 Thanks, Tim!
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Your poem really captures the intense way determined children approach exercises like the one in your photo.
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Thank you, Suzanne! Kids are great teachers about such things, aren’t they? Determination and delight mixed in with curiosity and perseverance and a whole lot of hugs and giggles. 🙂
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That’s a lovely description of how children go about things like that. 🙂
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Determination is definitely necessary! (K)
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Sure is! At 18 months as well as at 18 years or 81 … 😉
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