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Precious

This tiny precious being I hold in the palm of my hand About to embark on life's journey This delicate image of man Created in his own likeness This soft, pink bundle of joy Makes even the toughest of men Start acting like little boys Can't imagine anything sweeter Turns the coldest heart to mush The sweetest sight imagined Painted with a loving brush With all the nasty everyday stuff That's happening all around us The birth of a gentle newborn babe Sprinkles us with fairy dust Hopefully this magic continues Through the years that lie beyond With the birth of each new generation A brighter new world will dawn © Jack Ellison 2014

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Date: 10/13/2014 7:27:00 PM
Loved the ending and the message. The next generation replaces the previous... and if you don't take care of it, love it, and raise it up... then that's the reason the world goes haywire. Precious, indeed!
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Timothy Hicks
Date: 10/13/2014 9:24:00 PM
Good point, Jack! Vicious cycle... I suppose.
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Jack Ellison
Date: 10/13/2014 7:35:00 PM
This old world needs a lot of fixing but has it ever been any different???
Date: 10/13/2014 12:21:00 PM
Hey Jack! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Jack Ellison
Date: 10/13/2014 1:51:00 PM
Thank you dear lady! XOXOX
Date: 10/13/2014 9:58:00 AM
Beautifully done... One of Dragon's penguins hatched a chick and Dragon became sooo good with it... He watched his tail swings and his fire breathing while around it... The change was amazing... And naturally, he said it looked just like him... Silly Dragon! It's a penguin! Honestly! It appears his education is still some what lacking... But that's for another time...
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Jack Ellison
Date: 10/13/2014 10:42:00 AM
I understand there is some controversy about celebrating Columbus Day. We in Canada celebrate OUR Thanksgiving Day today... lots of left-over turkey! XOX
Date: 10/13/2014 8:02:00 AM
"Sprinkles us with fairy dust"- a wonderful poem Jack. One of the best poems I have read in my life. You have immortalized a grand feeling in paper. So much love to you. RAJAT
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Jack Ellison
Date: 10/13/2014 10:34:00 AM
You are very kind, sir! Thank you very much! Cheers, Jack

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