Ballad Children Poems

My birthplace is Shokpartogai, my golden cradle,
Here I arrived, opening the door to this world wide.
The snowstorm paused, holding its breath inside,
When hear the cry...

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In days of old, a king of Hope did reign,
With joyous heart, he welcomed a new gain.
He was expecting a child, a son to bless...

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snowflakes mingling
sleigh bells jingling

under rooftops sparkling with snow
visions of gifts and gingerbread
fill children's dreams, asleep in bed
hoping that Santa soon will show 

visions of gifts...

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I tell a tale of younger days
When I was just a kid
I went to school in war time
As many others did

We would collect the shrapnel
From...

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We cry for our children
Our tears are wet a thick
We cry for our little ones
We’re hopeless, we are sick
So sick of all the negligence
No safety...

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The dusk gale hides
Still, the kite glides

Sun flares rest on leaves of a tree
Awakening calm at twilight
As horizons grasp the last light
Shadows cling to the...

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The sirens go off,
The terror has begun,
Running, screaming,
They hear the blast of the gun.

Then desperation struck,
People hanging off a plane,
Hoping it will keep them safe,
Will...

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In loving memory of Derek, 1932 - 2021, and Pauline North, 1931 - 2021

I know what I like, my love
And I like what I see
I...

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Two children stand in wonder
As a Jellyfish floats by
It's not in the water
But suspended in the sky

The canopy extended
Tentacles hang down
What a tale they have...

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The children of Enoch

In a time of obscure realm and ancient lore,
Sodom was the brimming cup of secrets to score.
The primordial drama of good and...

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The children of Enoch

In a time of obscure realm and ancient lore,
Sodom was the brimming cup of secrets to score.
The primordial drama of good and...

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This evening in our flat there rose a flood
That made our rooms and entrance hall a lake
As unattended bath-taps churned the sud
Into a foaming torrent...

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The Seashore Gathering
by Rabindranath Tagore
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

On the seashores of endless worlds, earth's children converge.
The infinite sky is motionless, the restless waters...

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Being a middle child
Made my temperament mild
And not so demonstrating
But some would think off-putting

But it is not a popular place
When the world appears in a...

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Author Dana Redricks
October 23, 2019

Close your eyes and
rest in peace all through
through the night
Guardian Angels, God
will send them all through
the night
They keep you safe from
harm...

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