“What’s he doing there, Papa?”
“Serving his time,” he didn’t need to look to know what his granddaughter was pointing at. He could see it with his eyes closed. In his sleep. Seared into his very dreams.
“What time?” the innocence in the child’s voice returned him to the present. She could not know. So many died so she would not need to.
“His time in war,” he explained.
“To fight?” the green eyes were round under the cascade of unruly hair. The girl never could abide any hair-ties. Her mother despaired. He found it enchanting. He’d forgotten what it was to have hair
He nodded.
“But he’s just watching,” the child noted.
“Yes,” he nodded.
“Forever?”
He looked up at the man frozen in time. So many of them were.
“I hope not, child.”
She pressed his hand.
“I shall bring him a blanket,” she said. “And a pup.”
For Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Na'ama Yehuda 
A heartwarming story Na’ama
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🙂 Thank you, Sadje! 🙂
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The child’s response is beautiful. Thank you, Na’ama 🙂
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Yay, Crispina! So glad you liked. Children are lovely, aren’t they? Hugs and happy blessing for a good and healthy 2022! Na’ama
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And to you, too, Na’ama 🙂
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Sad with memories and lovely because the child knows what makes you feel good: puppies and blankets.
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Kids ARE grand that way, aren’t they? 🙂
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They are. Until they unlearn it.
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Ah, yes, though thankfully not all unlearn it, and it is up to us to try and be mindful of making them forget who they are and can remain. … Here’s to more of childhood’s beauty lasting through the lifetime.
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Absolutely! 🥂🍻
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🙂
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Through eyes of children, everything is just so simple. Beautifully done, my friend.
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Thank you, my friend! Children are both stunningly simple and immensely complex. It is what makes them so interesting to be around and so breathtakingly lovable.
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Oh yes! All of that.
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xoxo
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xoxo
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