Splatter of colors
Stain their faces and clothes too
Some are happy others confused
Life throws a curveball not all can handle
The young ones are instinctively happy
Trying to find pleasure and joy in life
We should try to make their innocence
And happiness last as long as it can
Protect this naivety and purity at all costs

Written for RXC Prompt #222, hosted by Reena
#Keepitalive
#RXC
Beautiful Sadje! Love it! ❤
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Thanks a lot Carol.
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We resist letting them go. We don’t want our children leaving to experience what we know they must.
They insist on leaving us as we insisted when we were young.
They will persist.
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Very true. This is the way life goes. Thanks
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Wonderful poem, Sadje! The innocence of childhood is so very precious!
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Thank you so much Shruthi
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❤️❤️❤️
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Thanks
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Coloring life with joy how beautifully penned Sadje.
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Thank you my dear friend
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Always a pleasure!
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💛💚🤎
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😊
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So true. Love this! Beautiful piece, Sadje.💕
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Much obliged Grace
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💕🙏💕
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🙏🏼
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You’ve beautifully penned this Sadje.
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Thanks a lot Radhika
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This is so beautiful! The children’s joy sparks off of it. How sad they will ultimately lose it.
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Thanks a lot Astrid. Yes, they’ll eventually grow up
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Today I saw kids enjoy a rain dance. The eagerness to drench themselves in colors and water displays pure innocence. Not a care about skin or health problems… What you say really touches the heart.
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Yes, I love how they are immune to the world around them. Thanks 🙏🏼
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Reblogged this on Reena Saxena and commented:
Make it last ….. by Sadje
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Thanks
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Happy Holi🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Thanks
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Another highly descriptive yet very moving piece – wonderfully colorful too! 😌
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Thanks a lot Ami.
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You are most kindly welcome my friend! 🙏
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Thanks ❤️
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Seems that children are instinctively happy, teens are questioning everything, and adults are usually wary of the young.
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Yes to all of your analysis Patricia.
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Love this!
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Thanks a lot
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oh I so love it.. I just think of the clean up.. dating myself i guess.. 💖🤣
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Haha! That’s my first instinct too. 😂
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great minds!! 💖🌻
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Wonderfully expressed, Sadje. I love this one. Perfect for Holi. 💙🧡
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Thanks a lot Jeff.
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You’re welcome, Sadje. Always.
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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I agree, it should be protected. There’s nothing sadder to me than meeting a child or adult who’s lost that youthful joy. I’m extremely grateful that the joy I didn’t have when I was young, is now flourishing!
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I’m glad to read this Zelda.
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Thank you!💖
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You’re welcome
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I agree!
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Thanks
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Absolutely true, Sadje ♥️
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👍🏼💕
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💕
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🙏🏼
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Beautiful and wise words, Sadje.
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Thanks Jude
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