It's indeed a great poem in its ability to capture the innocence of a child's mind, who arrogates importance to small things of life. We all passed through this phase of life, and many of us still look back in nostalgia, wishing those good old days will return again.
My take away from this poem is that despite it drugery, its sadness, its lost opportunities, life is still a sweet thing to have.
RE: A Sad Child