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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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Nationalities It matters yes, your nations story Hold it well close by your side It matters yes, my nations story In alliance we would stride You’ve come from lands far away As fears bias cast you aside To start afresh in lands not gray While bloody wounds you hide You hunger only simple things Peace, food, warmth and abode Somewhere that joy may sing And cannons do not explode ~*~ But nations meet does not mean That man and man met well Oil and water does not seem To mix, as time would tell Now I am blood of immigrant Though life led mine to bond To this nation’s blood and sent Mixed understandings on Its as if I sat on yon fence For life’s blood fought both sides Thus I pain when things are tense Clearly, there’s nowhere to hide ~*~ So all I have is this, my hand To stretch out to touch your own And side-by-side we take command Before our time has flown To see that we right the wrongs For our children’s children’s peace Come as one in united song And the flow of hearts’ release Forgiveness is the healing start Forgetting? No, we need recall If we forget that pain of heart Then we won’t have grown at all ©Karilea Rilling Jungel 24 November 01 |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Sunshine A lovely piece of writing. *L* |
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~lewisone~ Member
since 2001-11-23
Posts 91Virginia |
Beautifully written and oh so true. ~lewisone~ |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Very well and beautifully expressed, Karilea! |
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Mon Cherie
since 2001-10-31
Posts 922Land of Never-ending Summers |
"To see that we right the wrongs For our children’s children’s peace Come as one in united song And the flow of hearts’ release" This whole poem is so well written!! |
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walker Member Elite
since 2001-02-11
Posts 2240Florida |
Beautifully expressed. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
I love this ones message of wisdom, truth and spirit K ... in this crayola box that is our world ... we must learn to blend... hands can reach out across oceans and equators.. let the touch be one of unity and kind. such are the lessons of these troubled times you make us reflect with your gifted rhymes dear poetess  "If I could fly ... I'd pick you up ... I'd take you into the night ... |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
karilea--Wisdom and heart of pen, shine in this beautiful, reflective poem. |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
AMEN ~*~ Carpe' Diem ~*~ |
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Joe Lamando Member
since 2001-11-20
Posts 124Massachusetts,USA |
Nationalities The message is so true and well put. You hunger only simple things Peace, food, warmth and abode Somewhere that joy may sing And cannons do not explode unfortunately true since time immemorial but: Forgiveness is the healing start Forgetting? No, we need recall If we forget that pain of heart Then we won’t have grown at all Thank You Joe Lamando |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Exactly. IWIHWT. You have expressed this so well. Too many generations have shed their blood on the trail, and though we should not ever forget, it truly is time to join hands and walk the healing peace path. Mysteria's photo goes hand-in-hand well with this poem. Thank you for your gift of love and sunshine. |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
One thing about all nationalities....they all enjoy the Sun...  |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Forgiveness is the healing start Forgetting? No, we need recall If we forget that pain of heart Then we won’t have grown at all ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Love this one Karilea!! Glad I didn't miss it! Hugs, Nancy. ~We are a soul...dancing in a glimpse of time~ |
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rwood Member Elite
since 2000-02-29
Posts 3793Tennessee |
A rainbow of truth. A great stand and hand to take. Excellent verse and wisdom. Sincerely, Regina |
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