Wonder Without Harm
On choosing wonder without naivete
It's Lewis Caroll's birthday today, so it's the perfect day to relish in a little wonder.
With a little help from Alice and the gang.
Alice wore blue and white. Not just white. She learned to appreciate wonder...past childhood.
Adulthood, gained. Innocence, intact.
🪞🎩🐱
She stands
Imbibing wonder
Silent, pensive
In its presence
Plainly calm.
🪞🎩🐱
He dances in
A hat with quick words
Scuttles around the garden,
Greets her,
Falls, and rises.
🪞🎩🐱
The mirror shows
An image
For the self
To decide.
🪞🎩🐱
Then a half-smile
Borne of adulthood
Doesn't vanish
But stretches with age.
🪞🎩🐱
She stands
Accepting wonder
Silent, with a
Stoic smile
Of age
That knows.
🪞🎩🐱
Original poem by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.
For Mikeydred's January Challenge
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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