A Thought for You

“He said: ‘Let the children play and grow.’
She smiled.
Because she knew—
This was not a permission.
It was a blessing.
A blessing on the sons.
A blessing on the daughters.
A blessing on the garden.
And she said: ‘They will play.
They will grow.
They will become.
Because that is what children do—
When they are loved.
When they are safe.
When they know who their father is.'”AK