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Blondie
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since 1999-08-06

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Ohio

0 posted 1999-09-21 04:12 PM

* written in a child's perspective
* "We must believe the things we teach our children." --W. Wilson

I'm happy to say I'm a kid
I know what King Henry did
I know lots more than my dad
I know what happens when he's mad.

I know why my mom can't cook
Dad says she can't read a recipe book
I know why the lightning is so bright
I know why my mom tucks me in so tight.

I know that my goldfish always dies
Then these big tears fall from my eyes
I know why my cat licks her paws
I know why Moses had a set of laws.

I know how to tie my Nike shoe
I know why my mom says, "I love you!"
I know how to color in the lines
I know why the sun always shines.

I know the difference 'tween girls and boys
Girls like barbies, and boys like toys
I know what soaps for when you've lied
Mom says,"Hold you nose, and open wide."

I know I have to take a bath
I know 2+2=4 in math
I know how to cut my nails all neat
I know never to eat a doggy treat.

All these things will one day help me out
but guns is something they never told me 'bout
Now I sit and hold my friend Anthony
Because no one had the time to sit and talk to me.

Toerag
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since 1999-07-29

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Ala bam a

1 posted 1999-09-21 04:15 PM

Blondie....hell lady..that's more than I know?...'cept for the soap thinggie....I learned that, over and over and over again....LOL...very well done lass

Blondie
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since 1999-08-06

Posts 307
Ohio

2 posted 1999-09-21 04:17 PM

ROTFL...Thanks Toe...it's nothing compared to your poems but it's something I kind of put some heart in, even though it does have a "simple" rhyme

Christopher

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-02

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Purgatorial Incarceration

3 posted 1999-09-21 04:18 PM

What a way to grab a persons attention. have them smiling, then CRUSH THEIR HEART!
A very good way to put across an important message.

Iloveit
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since 1999-09-02

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NM

4 posted 1999-09-21 04:28 PM

yep, liked it a lot, your heart comes through

Blondie
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since 1999-08-06

Posts 307
Ohio

5 posted 1999-09-21 04:35 PM

Thanks everyone for your replys, means a lot.

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

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Louisiana

6 posted 1999-09-21 05:22 PM

Very well done... and wonderful message!

Blondie
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since 1999-08-06

Posts 307
Ohio

7 posted 1999-09-21 07:42 PM

Thanks suthern, hope it reaches some people in this forum.

hoot_owl_rn
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since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

8 posted 1999-09-21 07:48 PM

Blondie...the sudden change in tone of this poem really caught me off gaurd. The ending in light of recent events, took my head for a spin and caught my heart in it's grasp. Thanks for sharing

Tara Simms
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since 1999-08-12

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Honea Path, SC USA

9 posted 1999-09-21 08:02 PM

Blondie, your simple rhyme really "made" the poem. It just goes to show that even our young children are affected by the recent craze of children playing with guns. Great way to get the message across. Bravo!

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Blondie
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since 1999-08-06

Posts 307
Ohio

10 posted 1999-09-21 09:36 PM

Thank you very much. I thought the simple rhyme might seem to childish for you people in the forum but it seems most of you like it which brings my spirits right back up.

loverbaby
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since 1999-09-07

Posts 15
Sioux City Iowa

11 posted 1999-09-21 10:47 PM

that was very insperational.....i know exactaly where you come form...i mena i never shot anyone..but you know...

Pepper
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since 1999-08-19

Posts 3079
Southern Florida

12 posted 1999-09-21 10:57 PM

Blondie,what a captivating piece....kudos my dear.....

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May your days be filled with lots of sunshine and your nights lit up by golden moonbeams

Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla

13 posted 1999-09-21 11:06 PM

Blondie,
Simple and good is not easy, it's something I always strive for and you captured it here.
Great job.

Blondie
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since 1999-08-06

Posts 307
Ohio

14 posted 1999-09-22 02:47 PM

Thanks to everyone! These comments really lifted me up...I might even try to write another poem like this one.

We'll see if I can pull it off

RainbowGirl
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since 1999-07-31

Posts 3023
United Kingdom

15 posted 1999-09-22 07:23 PM

and back to the top this goes...

Blondie, I'm smiling here..

oops clarification....not for the damage to your friend and you but because it was ALL so well said...time is everything...

HUGS

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You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

[This message has been edited by RainbowGirl (edited 09-22-1999).]

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

16 posted 1999-09-22 10:19 PM

You did quite well, and thank you for posting!

WhtDove
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since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

17 posted 1999-09-22 11:27 PM

Blondie this was great! Humerous and then wham! But so true. Really makes your point stand out! I really liked this!!!

Blondie
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since 1999-08-06

Posts 307
Ohio

18 posted 1999-09-23 03:14 PM

Thanks sunshine and dove...maybe one day I'll be as good as you two...hmmm, that'll be a good 10 yrs from now haha.

[This message has been edited by Blondie (edited 09-23-1999).]

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