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suffer the children |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia 
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Seeking the swiftest western flight under protective cloak of magical midnight she finds herself settling for shallower ground below the highest peaks, where she silently seeks a safe moment of time to gather resolve, and the strength to pursue a dream of freedom. On a pathway cluttered with death’s debris, some days she cannot seem to see any signs of hope from humanity. So I hold out my hand, wanting to offer her a glimpse of an earthly promised land, where she may be free to play all day the way all God’s children should. I remember hearing long ago, "Suffer the little children." And I still must ask, why? |
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marcel Senior Member
since 2003-03-02
Posts 660az, usa |
I am a believer that all children have angels sent by God to protect them...suffering is especially tough on the youth, but it also makes one stronger and builds faith in God, perhaps that is His goal........Beautifully written and heartfelt |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Your heart is precious, Kacy! I love this poem and ask the same questions.  ....jo |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Kacy~ In all lands there is the suffering of children ... at times more intensely visible to us ... but at all times felt within the hearts of guardians and keepers~ You, dear lady, bring it to light for us to reflect upon~ Prayers ... prayers~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Yes, why? This subject, the suffering of little children, it always tears my heart. Though I do not believe the verse in the bible meant a child to suffer as we see the children experiencing today. It is Man's own doing, this horror. I do not understand hearts that can turn a blind eye to the consequences of their averice. Susan Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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kayjay Member Elite
since 2002-06-24
Posts 2015Oregon |
The children of all ages Need wisdom from the sages, Whilst all the world rages And life is lived in cages. We yearn, howe'er, for hope, The means to somehow cope. Do leaders live on dope? I sit and sadly mope. Always enjoy your latest sally at human fraility and fragility. Ken Through rubble and trouble and dark of night |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
touching piece Kacy...much needed for me today |
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