Through Your Eyes: My Child’s Gift to Me

By: Ainsley Earhart

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The moment we met

I wrote down a list

Of all we would do

Of what not to miss.

 

We’d soar through the skies

On a super-fast plane

Speed past snowy hills

On a passenger train.

 

But on a trip to the park

You opened my eyes

Taught me life is a gift

Every day a surprise.

 

You spread your arms wide

Near a starling of blue

Leaping into the air

Head back, you flew.

 

You built mountains from sand

Played tag with a tree

Who would have guessed

You could teach me to see?

 

Squealing with joy

When you spotted a dog

Eyes smiling with wonder

At the croak of a frog.

 

You smelled every tulip

Gentle beauty so real

Who would have though

You could teach me to feel.

 

To slow down, take small steps

Make each moment last

The world is blue

If you’re spinning too fast.

 

The moment we met

I drew up a plan

To show you the world

To touch all you can.

 

Then you chased the wind

Whispered songs to the squirrels

Sitting still in the sun

Head bowed, soft curls.

 

Staring into the lake

You giggled with glee

Who could have known

You could teach me to be?

 

You danced in the puddles

When the rain pattered down

First we waltzed, then we sang

What a heavenly sound.

 

You counted the clouds

My heart pressed to your ear

Who would have known

You could teach me to hear?

 

To slow down, take small steps

Make each moment last

The would is a blue

If you’re spinning too fast.

 

The moment we met

I wrote down a list

Of all we would do

Of what not to miss.

 

But when you took my hand

My list fluttered away

For the world through your eyes

Shines brand-new every day.