To Noah ~ On the First Day of First Grade

Dear God, I pray he's treated right

protected from all that gives him fright.

Protect his heart from those who make fun

because he's fat or maybe dumb.

If he's too skinny or too smart,

please, my Lord, protect his heart.

He's so happy and free with joy,

I'd hate to see that be destroyed.

Help him learn from his mistakes,

never give him more than he can take.

Give him all the love he needs,

bless him with the joy that makes him free.

Save him from the pain life can bring,

and make his precious little heart sing.

God, don't let the world take it away,

it"s too precious to let decay.

So God, I beg you, please

protect him now from what he sees.

Let him see life in a different light,

Let him see darkness as a starry night.

God, make his heart so very strong,

and spread to the World his happy song.

~ Amy Huston

"Come said the wind to

the leaves one day,

Come o're the meadows

and we will play.

Put on your dresses

scarlet and gold,

For summer is gone

and the days grow cold."

~a children's song of the 1880's