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Beautiful 'But' Ugly

The beautiful ocean with it's roaming waves The ugly trash, oil slicks and dying fish The beautiful clouds of blue when I look up The ugly haze and smog the air looks of smut The beautiful rain forest with endless life The ugly money mongrel crawling like lice The beautiful Twin Towers reaching for the sky The ugly rubble and waste as people cry The beautiful child so full of life The ugly ill mind that gives him strife The beautiful man who loved and healed, our Christ The ugly mob who crucified him for a price When will we as a human race Turn Ugly into Beauty and learn to embrace and stop the disgrace? T Reams

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 2/6/2016 9:27:00 PM

Hi Tammy, thank you for the nice reply

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/30/2016 5:43:00 PM

TAMMY, Dropped by to say hi and congratulate you on having your poem selected by Soup's Administration. This is a wonderful poem to have featured on the homepage. Always & Forever! LINDA

Tammy Reams
Date: 2/4/2016 8:35:00 AM

Thank you so much Poet Destroyer! Sorry the response has been late.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 3/12/2015 10:13:00 AM

If not for the ugly mob we would still be in a state of being unforgiven. Fortunately one day soon all of the ugliness will be transformed and we will enjoy a new world and live in a city filled with His light.

Tammy Reams
Date: 3/12/2015 10:34:00 AM

This is very true. You sound so much like my Father. He has a very strong faith (preacher) and taught me well on the New World. Thank you.

Robert Johnson

Date: 3/11/2015 2:04:00 PM

Like the joy a little child can bring can at the same time break your heart with the thoughts of what kind of world they live in. Every positive has a negative. Does that suck or what! :) Peace. :)

Tammy Reams
Date: 3/12/2015 7:21:00 AM

Yes I agree. What gets me is most of the negative is done by us the people and it could be stopped but money always seems to get in the way. Thank you for your comment.

Kp Nunez

Date: 3/5/2015 9:53:00 AM

Beautiful write giving a wake up call to the ugly truth around us. Vicious awakening can lead to gentler beginnings...Love your piece, Tammy. :D Kim

Tammy Reams
Date: 3/5/2015 10:04:00 PM

Thank you Kim for the very nice comment. I like to make people aware of things that are going on around them. Again thank you.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/2/2015 6:32:00 PM

this is really good, Tammy. Some of the contrast lines were very interesting to read. Love it.

Tammy Reams
Date: 3/3/2015 1:34:00 PM

Thank you Andrea for the nice comment. I love getting comments from a pro on my work being really good. Again Thank you!

Paul Callus

Date: 3/2/2015 10:19:00 AM

So very true, Tammy! We have been given so many beautiful things, and yet many are those who mess them up, either through ignorance or else for greed. Thank you for raising awareness! #7 All the best. // paul

Tammy Reams
Date: 3/3/2015 1:32:00 PM

Thank you Paul for the comment. Yes we do tend to mess a lot of things up.