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Little Eyes

                                              Little eyes of youth
                                        will give the gift of a smile....
                                   their eyes shimmer, and sparkle
                                       and stay sweet all the while.
 
                                    They have days full of laughter,
                                             their curiosities bold....
                                   They have values more precious
                                         than your silver and gold.
 
                                         For they want not riches...
                                         they seek safety and love.
                                     They want to be the first thing
                                        your lips dare to speak of.

                                   And while watched by all angels,
                                    those same eyes live to please.
                                          Universes of blessings
                                      dwell in souls such as these.

                                            So,we witness to this,
                                        and live, joyed that its true.....
                                        for in past moments living,
                                            we had little eyes, too.                               
— JWwildcat2012, Feb 25, 2009

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Region, Country: Brownsville,KY USA

Favorite Poets: D. H Lawrence and Robert Frost

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JWwildcat2012

17 years 3 months ago

Thank you...........

And you are very sincere for the comment that you just gave me,sweetheart.Thank you.It means a lot to me. Your friend,in peace, Scott.
Nordic cloud

Nordic cloud

17 years 3 months ago

Is this your child?

I see you gazing into the cradle and seeing the child's eyes looking up at you and saying what they can, a simple mind yet deep in its simplicity. On this my first reading I am not swung in the rhythm as well as another of your poems, I will try to study it a little more later. I like its thought. Yours Ann of Norway
Rett

Rett

17 years 3 months ago

Well done Scott

I love the rhyme and Rhythm on this one. The simplicity of it brings home the feelings of a child even more so. I have a few problem area, grammatically that I would like to see corrected as they distract me, but all in all I really liked this. But they want not for riches ( here I would go with "For they want not riches" but that is up to you. Several places throughout the poem you have commas, yet did not space after them before beginning the next word which makes it run together for me. Other than that it is a fine write sir! Respectfully, Rett: "Next time you think you're perfect, walk on water." "A Democracy can withstand anything but Democrats." Robert A. Heinlein
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JWwildcat2012

17 years 3 months ago

A good suggestion you noted,Rett.

Having said that,I have made adjustments,and i can see how it makes the difference.The commas and spaces are a habit I am trying to break.Grammar is going to be a focus for future works i put up,i can already see,so I thank you for the heads up on it. Your friend,in peace, Scott.
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lyz

16 years 9 months ago

Dear James

Sweet, heartfelt and true. I wish I had what little eyes see, again, such a lovely write. Lyz XX