JustAChildbyCharlesMeadors

Just A Child

I walked down the hall and I happened to pass
Room 114, Mrs. Roberts 2nd grade class.
I peeped through the window and what did I see
Young boys and girls, as busy as a bee.
They were sitting in their desk, attention on their book
They did not even know that I had stopped by to take a look.
As I stood there I thought, in a few short years
These young boys and girls will be Seniors.
I wondered if their parents realized, how fast time would go
Probably not, or they wouldn't be in such a hurry for them to grow.
They would slow down and smell the flowers and enjoy their child
And be very patient when they acted wild.
They would punish, but always with love.
And each day be thankful to God above.
For this bundle of joy He brought in their life.
And realize it is worth a small amount of strife.
They wouldn't put their child under a strain
By requiring him to be a genius, with an average brain.
They wouldn't push him, to be an athlete
When they know that he had, two "left feet".
They would encourage him in all that he tried
And let him know, they would always be on his side.
When the years have passed quickly, almost fast as a blink
They'd be happy if they taught him how, not what, to think.
If young parents, had a crystal ball
They might avoid, some of these pit falls.
But God didn't choose to make perfect Moms and Dads
He just decided to use those that he had.
He gave them instructions, if only they'd look
Some call it the bible and some the Good book.
As I stand there I wonder, what would I see.
If as a parent, I saw how my sons rated me.

Charles Meadors