The Child Flower

Raise a child like a flower Give them the warmth and nourishment they need, Give them the love and care to empower Never grow them like a weed. Check and care for them daily and regardlessly Like a blooming flower they are your child, So, grow them to bloom happy and lovingly And like a weed, don't let them ever grow wild. As the flower reaches toward the sun It is reaching also for its future as well, And so does the reaching of every daughter and son As with their gardener they too do dwell. Look at all the flowers that started from seeds As they were when they were first planted by God, Children are the plants and not the weeds Lying warm underneath the worlds sod. Be always so careful of their environment As you do when a beautiful flower you do plant, One day they will notice your footprint And they'll be painted either as a doodle or a Rembrandt. Randy L. McClave