I never asked her
to take my words like gospel.
Yet somehow, she does,
I think, leading by example.
I have earned her trust.
One day I told her,
taking gifts for granted,
always wanting more,
is a kind of crime
when so many out there
living with so little.
Kids witnessing war,
in disaster zones,
spending life as refugees.
Some children play with rag dolls
in a shoebox as only toys.
Since then, she started
following frugality,
making art of poor children,
here is one, brother and sister,
in tattered clothes,
sleeping in a shoebox bed,
and still content, smiling.
I feel very proud,
for this little kid
who is learning the virtues
compassion, empathy
and to be kind.
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Seema Patel
I am Seema. I contribute to PubMed, Blogger, Medium, LinkedIn, Substack, Amazon KDP, Vocal Media.
I write on nature, health, parenting, creativity, gardening, social issues.
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Comments (3)
She's so sweet <3 She's such a mama's girl <3 <3 When I was little, we played with paper dolls, designing our own clothes for them.
What a sweet story 💛
Good job on the poem and as a parent. Your daughter's artwork could be a day care diorama.