Please, God, let this year be the first year Every child can live without fear, Anger fades and leaves no trace, Compassion grows to take its place. Each religion, as was first meant Fosters love and kind intent; And, though I know my God’s the best It's true that so do all the rest. Truth [...]
Category: Thoughts
The song of life
A cricket sat in the long grass And watched As the man on the mower came closer. “My voice is so small,” said the cricket “And I am so little. What can I do to change this man’s heart?” She felt the hopelessness overwhelm her. She looked around at her home This garden that she [...]
Butterfly Mums
Butterfly Mums are Mums none the less For having to guess how their child grows Their heart knows. They track each stage And know the age Their child would be now For they see their friends growing No help but for knowing That today is the day they'd have started year three Or grazed their [...]
One moment in time
How often have I thought, “If I could but be caught Out of time, In one time, For all time, Make it now!” But how? One moment cannot last forever; no sword can sever the hands of time. You wish that time would freeze, and you could squeeze this moment: Hold it tight, print the [...]
DNA
There’s worlds of truth in Dr Seuss: It’s utterly true that today you are you And no-one on Earth can be you-er than you. I love these words, and all they say About our unique DNA But lose the value of this prize When buried under layers of lies Of clan and country, tribe and [...]
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