a child going forth
I always feel a rush when a new year begins; a new adventure just lurking behind dates and months on a calendar which has yet to be filled in; a fresh chance at something, everything; possibilities. I always feel an exasperation too; goals and resolutions to set forth; things that when unaccomplished at this new years' end I might find myself feeling guilty about. So, this year, instead of setting forth an agenda--with things like: lose weight, excercise more, eat healthier, find the love of my life, make lots of money--I have decided instead to become a child who goes forth. Thank you, Uncle Walt, for always knowing exactly what I want and what I mean! "There was a child went forth" There was a child went forth every day; And the first object he look'd upon, that object he became; And that object became part of him for the day, or a certain part of the day, or for many years, or stretching cycles of years. The early lilacs became part of this child, And gra...