This poem gently peers into a child’s invisible “pocket of the heart.”
What it holds are not objects, but
kindness and sincerity received from friends, along with quiet wishes about the
kind of person one hopes to become.
Even when uneasiness spills out from
time to time, the pocket continues to fill with trust, courage, and dreams.
The poem softly celebrates the inner
source of a child’s growth and the preciousness of what
they carry within.
“What Did You Put in Your Pocket?”
Your pocket—
a mysterious pocket
What did you put in your pocket just now?
I put in a friend’s
kindness
What did you put in your pocket just now?
I put in a friend’s
sincerity
What did you put in your pocket just now?
I put in the wish to become someone like
this
What did you put in your pocket just now?
I put in the wish to do something like this
What’s inside your
pocket?
It’s full of
kindness I want to share
What’s about to
spill out of your pocket?
Restless feelings sometimes tumble out
What do you want to put in your pocket?
A me who wants to keep smiling
A me who wants to keep believing in friends
A me who won’t give
up on dreams
People who love me just as I am
Your mysterious pocket
No matter how much you put in, it never
tears
Your magical pocket
Gives you courage to become kind and strong
Your one and only pocket
A pouch of memories you must never lose