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Children Weep (repost by request)
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Children Weep (repost by request) |
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Auguste 
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea 
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Children Weep by Michael It's so often easy for me To write of love and speak of dreams And I'll even write a fun poem Avoid the serious, it seems Yes, we all want entertainment Life's too serious as it is But some things I feel must be said And so I'd like to tell you this So many bright-eyed children weep In fear, in hunger and much more Their lives are broken and they, too Such sadness comes with being poor Their clothes are secondhand, at best And other kids so like to pick These precious hearts find little rest There is no doctor when they're sick Their meal is beans, or rice, what's cheap A diet that will not help them grow They're all around us, yet we're blind These tiny ones with hearts aglow How we spend so much at Christmas A celebration it must be So many gifts and stacked so high While for some kids there is no tree We push our plates back, we're too full Buy leather jackets, a silk shirt Some children raid dumpsters for food Because their empty stomachs hurt How dare we forget such as these And not give them a chance to dream Not feed them so that they can sleep They're not like us, so it would seem But just like us, each one of them With eyes that shine and smiles that light Your heart up like a Chriistmas tree Keep them in mind, please don't lose sight At least supply their basic needs Toys, clothes and some food to eat A doctor when they come down sick And in the winter give them heat But most of all, give them yourself Don't hide your heart, please show you care And let them know their valued much And of your willingness to share So blessed we are that we forget That others struggle just to eat As we live air conditioned lives And live in homes with central heat This poem's not meant to worry you But only open eyes to see How precious all these children are Each child could have been you or me Michael Auguste~ |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
Well spoken, Michael. How blessed we are indeed, when so many others are in need of the basic things we have. Your heart shows in this poem. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Thank you for this timely repost, Michael...it is so easy to overlook those who have naught...but a poet never forgets, and sees all... Thank you... |
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rosepetals25
since 2000-05-31
Posts 3076PA |
Michael, How true this poem is. And in perfect timing for the season. I greatly enjoyed this my dear friend  Hugs to you, Tara "My heart is like an open book, for the whole world to read" |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
Yes, some things must be said. Excellent message, great poem. Thanks. Melton |
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walker Member Elite
since 2001-02-11
Posts 2240Florida |
I love this poem, I often remind myself and my children that we should be grateful even for candy. Great reminder of how other's live in the world. |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Everyone, thank you. I think it's very important to never forget the little ones around us that are in need. Be well! Michael Michael Auguste~ |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Hoping this gets read, it was one of Michael's better pieces I always thought. Merry Christmas to the family, may his memory shine brightly this season. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Thanks for bringing this back, Sharon...it is one of my favorites too!! |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Missing you so much Michael. ~Let peace begin with me... |
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