Mirrored images of fairies and princesses fade away with the laughter and smiles

Disappearing and growing into reality

Escape of books and imagination becoming a distant memory

As you watch the little girl rise into womanhood through the trials of life

Facts of existence becoming authentic as the woman develops within

Seeing the new reflection of the eyes staring back at you, you realize

New feelings and emotions suppressing the old

Now and forever having to show the validity of the adult

No longer free to spin, dance, and play

No longer free to relax into a tea party or sing without shame

Having to let go of the carefree existence you once knew as reality

Can’t continue to converse with the good friends that dolls and teddy bears become

Sitting alone on the shelf as you wallpaper and paint over the kittens and bows

Not only the walls of the room changing but the inside of the girl

Looking into a world no longer full of innocence, no longer a peaceful sight

Only able to appreciate the occasional break in the clouds

To see the sun and remember the days that the princess was alive and well

When magical fairies were able to roam around the yard as you put on a show of delight for all of those around

Delight in the smile and laughing eyes of the innocent and true joy

The small moments of passion and love that take you back to a feeling of bliss unhindered by life’s existence

The colors catching in the light

The diamond crystal giving the effect

The child looks up at the window

Sticking their hand out to catch the rainbow

Wonder and awe on the face of innocence. 

Looking up at the clouds where the colors spill out after the storm

The child stares wondering where it ends

Wondering why they can’t reach it

Wondering how they can fly

Imagination and Innocence combine to give life

The miracle found in a child’s laughter, smile and questions.

Hoping that they will hang on to their imagination and innocence

We watch in awe as they discover the world through the rainbows.