Tag: children

Children’s Laughter

Carl Setzer2 Comments

This sound
Laughing children
Always a delightful way
To awaken

The big lives of small children 

Carl Setzer

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Awakened by

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A Child’s Funeral

Carl Setzer

Nothing is sadder
Than a child’s funeral
Winter’s emptiness

It’s been several months since we buried my friend’s son. It was a wretched, painful day. I never want to feel that way again. Sadly, the odds are against me.

This Monday 

Carl Setzer

Summer’s heat is here 

Children nearly done with school 

Silent, save for crows 

At the beach 

Carl Setzer

A girl at the beach
Carrying a water bucket
Flicking water from
Her fingers
A baptism
 

Focus On Gratitude

Carl Setzer1 Comment

I’m grateful for these:

Joyous children around me

Love’s capacity