For The Children's Tears

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For The Children's Tears

For The Children's Tears

 

In a field where roses fade

in the solitary twilight hour.

I look heavenward toward You and cry.

Will Time endure this age’s frozen grasp,

where children are taught to feed on disparity,

and a mockery do their tears command?

O Lord! Kiss away the anguish from their eyes,

for they are overcome with a despair

that transcends all expectancies

with the barren rage of death’s eternal cold.

Open wide the caged door of man’s mind,

so he may see the harm he does our future.

For children learn to hate,

and we are their teachers.

Give us the courage to love.

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cmlestrade commented on For The Children's Tears

03-10-2010

Yes we do teach our children and they are great mimics. These lessons in the deadly sins (for we manage to teach all of them to today's child) come from us adults. It's time we made new lesson plans.

blueberry commented on For The Children's Tears

02-22-2010

This poem really touched my heart. I agree we are teachers to children. It's best we teach them the best. Afterall, they are the future.

Poetster

02/23/2010

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Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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