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Martie

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0 posted 2006-08-17 10:01 PM

The Purity that Believes

My son thought a bandage stopped pain
when he was three,
that blood was cause for screaming,
fear, the mystery of dark nights
when the shape of things shifted.

At five, off to school,
he of new found sociability
was beleaguered by
a case of warts so tempestuous
that his face ached with remorse
and he learned embarrassment.

He submitted to the power
of the white room
where he knew, though covered
in childhood blues and yellows,
pain lurked from clean hands
and the smell of rubbing alcohol
was a needle for sure.

There in the white room
his patience was dazzling,
for such was the determination
in his submission
to burn, freeze
and scrape those warts
from off that tender skin
and still
return they did
a plague upon his childhood
a nightmare of skin eruptions.

To admit defeat
is not a normal thing,
the white coat shrugged,
then whispered what to do,
quiet, least the warts had ears.

Each night this child,
this blond youth of my love,
this sweet natured sunny child
made a ritual
of faith so big and true
that doubting had no place
inside the room
where dreams are made come true.

One week of this nocturnal ceremony,
one week was all it took of squinting eyes
shut tight in focused thought,
fists clenched in purpose true,
I wish the warts away
he said five times and the trick
not in the words you see
but in the purity of youth,
he believed.
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1-18-2000

icebox
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1 posted 2006-08-17 11:31 PM

Sweet appreciation of another.

sandgrain
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2 posted 2006-08-18 12:52 PM

Aw, that's so sweet. How true that child-like faith is so unwavering, pure and beautiful.

Rae

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3 posted 2006-08-18 12:58 PM

MY son got rid of his own warts much quicker....with a Dremel.

Now THERE'S something tangible to believe in......!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dremel.multipro.singlespeed.jpg

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Honeybunch
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4 posted 2006-08-18 01:59 AM

Martie - what a truly uplifting story! Thank you for sharing this purity of belief - it has impact.

Helen

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5 posted 2006-08-18 06:12 AM

YES !!!!! (((Martie)))
Beautiful Thank you for sharing this.

ThisDiamond
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6 posted 2006-08-18 08:06 AM

YOur title was spectacular...the truest beauty of youth is faith.
Hugs,
TD

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7 posted 2006-08-18 09:11 AM

Martie,

I appreciate this beyond words! Absolutely, this poem will linger with me for quite a while. The purest faith from a child--why does it seem so difficult for adults (like me)? Again, thank you for the refreshing reminder.

misc

Sunshine

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8 posted 2006-08-18 09:55 AM

Ah...I've seen the miracle
of willpower in motion...

as have you!

Interloper

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Deep in the heart

9 posted 2006-08-18 11:22 AM

Faith is trust perfected!
How much easier it is for the very young

I loved this piece!

Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write.

Pilgrimage
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10 posted 2006-08-18 12:07 PM

This one made me smile. It's full of warmth and affection. Well done.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

Lighthousebob
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11 posted 2006-08-18 12:10 PM

Martie,

I’ve heard that it was said by one much much wiser than me that "whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven..."

What a perfect expression you have shared here with us of child like humbleness and faith.

Thank you so very much for sharing and God bless.

-Bob

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12 posted 2006-09-01 04:43 PM

just terrific martie

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