NanceGreggs
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Sat Aug-05-06 12:55 AM
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Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep ... |
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If I should die before I wake I pray that God my soul will take And hope He has some time to spare For dying children everywhere
If I should perish in my bed With stone and rubble round my head I pray that someone finds me here And holds me one last time so near
If I should die in sweet mid-dream Of the peaceful world that could have been I pray that someone questions why A child like me should have to die
If I should close my eyes in sleep Too deep to hear my parents weep I pray they mourn my loss with prayer And not with vengeance nor despair If I should pass from earthly space I pray that someone takes my place And does the good I would have done Had I not been ended before I’d begun
While we argue amongst ourselves about who is right and who is wrong, children in the Middle East, as well as around the world, are dying.
If the children are our future, our future is close to being lost.
There are many issues to be debated; the survival of the world’s children should never be one of them.
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tandot
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Sat Aug-05-06 01:02 AM
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1. Thanks, NanceGreggs. Peace!!! |
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Sat Aug-05-06 01:04 AM
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2. And peace be with you, tandot ... |
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... and with all who desire it.
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TomInTib
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Sat Aug-05-06 01:05 AM
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3. They say we come from the Water |
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Edited on Sat Aug-05-06 01:13 AM by TomInTib
They say we come from the water To run thru the trees
They say that all Men are Brothers But they're as different as the Seasons
You can pin wings to my shoulders And pretend that I could fly... and if your wings are strong enough for two.. I think I will fly with you a while
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Sat Aug-05-06 02:12 AM
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4. you are so right. thank you for the poem. very wonderful update. |
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Sat Aug-05-06 03:09 AM
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5. You really said it all, Nance |
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Let me thank you for my three grandchildren. Peace.
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Sun Aug-06-06 10:17 AM
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6. The children should be our focus |
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rather than who's right or who's wrong.
Beautiful poem. Where else are you publishing it????!! Please tell me you are submitting it somewhere besides just here. It needs to be seen by as many as possible IMO.
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