Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
If I should die before I wake
I hope heaven is full of chocolate cake
Mousey mother smiled at her child
His prayer was honest, innocent and mild.
I love you so, she told her little man.
Determined to get him crumbs from the pan.
kisses form flowers
billow, filled in with color
a child’s crayon moves
so much like a seismograph
happiness upon the page
like child’s play
throwing up my arms
leaves landing
child comes in to the school office.
secretary says she has to go with me
in a mean way
Oh goody! child says! Disneyland!
She reminds me of a butterfly.
words 30
expectations high
pushing specific career
child overwhelmed
How shall I wish upon a star
When it’s twinkling glow from my window
Seems so far?
I sit alone
Afraid and lonely,
Wondering when the angels will bring me light;
Lord, I pray to You,
Please be with me and protect me throughout the night.
Make tomorrow a better day,
Help me do right from wrong;
So that my mommy and daddy will not yell and curse at me
All day long.
Lord, I know that You love me,
My Bible says You do;
I hope someday soon,
My mommy and daddy will love me too.
1 Peter 1 7-9
These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
For you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
For this is available in this moment when God dwells within, we are walking in death until the seed of Jesus is resurrected within one to mold and purify one into a Child of God. : )
They say years make you wise
Though wisdom is seen through children’s eyes
Life viewed simply with less complication
Friendships formed without evaluation
No judgement on where you come from or what you possess
Face value and whether they like you is the way children assess
No preconceived ideas based on how you live or what you do
Acceptance and equality solely based on how they view….You!
So perhaps we grownups are not so wise
Maybe we should view life through children’s eyes!
I am a grown woman
Yet sometimes I don’t feel that way
At times I still feel like that little girl
Who just wants her mum here today
The kindness and reassurance I felt as your child
Compares to none
You showed pure unconditional love
How I miss that now my sweet mum
You held my hand ,stroked my face
Told me it would be ok
You made me feel completely safe and secure
My little girl fears faded away
I miss the feel of your small soft hands
Which held mine so lovingly
That little girl still needs her mum
A yearning that will always be….
A Childs Holy Lullabye
Children crying everywhere
Where is their hope, there're in despair;
Where are the earthen, fathers;
Fly away, butterfly, fly away;
Little boy go to your mother;
Fly away, butterfly, fly away;
Birds in the air, everywhere;
Birds in the air;
Where do they go, dancing in the clouds?
Shaking up the clouds, rustling of their wings;
Making drops of rain fall down from the skies;
God is real, He’s real God so real;
I can feel, I can feel, I can feel Him in me;
My Jesus loves me, I can feel almost see ahh yes, he’s here right here in my heart, my heart;
Little girl don’t you cry;
Don’t know who or even why;
Daddy’s here carrying you;
Instead of four footsteps there’s only two;
Daddy God is carrying you;
Walking through cherishing you;
Holding you, guiding you, there’re nothing He won’t prove;
God is real, He’s real God so real;
I can feel, I can feel, I can feel Him in me;
My Jesus loves me, I can feel almost see ahh yes, he’s here right here in my heart, my heart;
2/7/09
Written words & music arranged by James E. Lee Sr. ©2009
A Child’s Eyes
Written: Tom Wright
2011
Each time we peer
into the eyes of a child,
there’s a choice.
We can walk away
or become involved.
For behind each child’s
colored windows
Lay answers
to future problems,
yet to be solved.
Birth control abyss
fornication uncontrolled
empty hearts a’flutter
I hear the bells jingle, hoofs on the snow!
when white clouds rumble, is Santa on tow?
days are getting shorter but nights now grow,
I wait to hear someone go ho! ho! ho!!
Christams tree stands pretty by our fireside,
carol singers breath heaven, it’s yule tide!
candles on window, twinkling bulbs will guide,
when Santa calls, hope our chimney is wide!
early to bed we shall go, all tonight,
dreaming of a tomorrow far more bright,
snow will still be covering the world white,
new gifts will be waiting to our delight!
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written 19/12/2020
Tania Kitchin
A wafting thunder down deep with lost fragments of heart
Ponderous and measuring, abandoned deep in the dark
Nourishment degraded decaying love forever lost
Damaged limb from limb life’s lonely bitter cost
Taken by chase, a dragon’s breath allure
Once innocent and sweet but no longer pure
Absent loyalty unseats, the flame now takes hold
This deadly flash of the tail, presently big and so bold
Knowledge and wisdom now consumed by the beast
A child yearning for freedom and life’s final feast
Overlooked and neglected this youth now confined
Silently lost in the shuffle, a writ left unsigned
August 11, 2020
Inflictions Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Silent One
So many children, so much loss.
Many tears shed, from many a different cause.
Maybe Mom died of cancer, or a dad with no answer.
A drug deal gone wrong, broken homes and broken bones.
Forgotten and neglected, maybe caused by a bottle.
It could be a child with no home and no room to roam
Maybe a loved one's untimely death, or an absent mother addicted to meth.
Suffering from anxiety and depression, doomed to live alone
Whatever the cause may be, these children will need to see.
An adult who loves them, a trustworthy companion.
A chosen one with integrity and compassion.
One who can be a hero and a child's champion
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