Day 157: To the Little Ones

Today is the 4th of July and apart from being the independence day in US, it is birthday for a little one I call Squiddy. And I also write this for a larger crowd of little ones I have in my life. These are people who are and amusingly remain younger at heart. These are the ones who keep poking at us from time to time to think differently, to be gentle when it comes to dealing with people. There are moments where we feel we will grow only in our own minds, our problems will get more and more complex. It is during these times that it is favorable to be reminded to these younger sides of us and having the little ones at heart, who keep us grounded. It is well implied sometimes that the secret of happiness must be trapped in the capability of carrying a younger heart, a younger version of you and with you always.

To the Little Ones
Here's to the little ones,
To stories that have hardly begun
To those who are younger at heart sometimes
Who are always ready for the next fight

Who have grown up sometimes in their own ways
Who have traveled just a little bit every single day
In steps and strides that they keep to themselves
In places where they think out aloud and some
                                         where they quietly dwell.

Here's to the little ones, happy birthdays to you
I hope you dream big today and have a follow through
Life is unplanned at best sometimes, it comes calling at times
Keep whatever feels special,as I keep these memories as mine

In tomorrow's little silent retreats you take
In moments you get to keep, some that you get to create
In birthday cakes, and ice cream scoops and visits to the zoo
Here's hoping life brings a fair chapter and a sense of wonder
                                                                                just for you.