His
Name is Today
Gabriela Mistral
(Children Winner of Nobel Prize For Poetry)
We are guilty of many errors and many faults
But our worst crime is abandoning the children
Neglecting the fountain of life
Many of the things we need can wait
The child cannot
Right now is the time his bones are being formed
His blood is being made
And his senses are being developed
To him we cannot answer, “Tomorrow.”
His name is, “Today.”