Scars lie deep beneath the heart
eyes have seen
ears have burned
little hands grasping for hope
beauty in rosebud lips
character comes from the ash heap
rise despite the pain
Hope lies deep within the heart
Hello to all of you A to Zers. I made the last minute decision to do the 2018 A to Z Challenge. Can I be an A to Z addict??? I’ll blame our dedicated founder Arlee Bird at Tossing it Out.
I have been an active blogger, but recently I have been living between two continents so Internet is not always available. Since I presently have internet, I decided to share a favorite topic – children.
Children are a joy to teach. They teach me so much more than I teach them. In an Acholi classroom of 5-7 year olds, I was astounded at how quickly the children were learning English words. My Acholi was hit and miss. They love teaching me words and songs in their language.
Today’s topic is a shameful and sobering way to start the challenge, but (no joke) it is a real aspect of many children’s lives. No matter how advanced our societies have become, children are the quiet sufferers of any generation.
To all of you joining A to Z challenge for the first year please enjoy the delightful people in the blogsphere!!!
art © Moondust designs 2014
Lovely poem, Leslie. Nice to hear that you are finding joy in what you do. Children are so eager and so imaginative, many of them ready to learn or ready to play…which can be the same thing for them 🙂
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Beautiful poem and I agree children do learn faster than adults and love teaching us. 🙂
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Such a terrible price some children pay for being helpless and innocent. Lovely poem. I think I will enjoy your blog. mine is an A-Z, well Z-A of best children’s (for adults, too) poets who have all sent a poem. http://www.poetryroundabout.com starting with Benjamin Zephaniah and going through everyone, hopefully, you have heard of! 100 poets through the month. i must be mad. Looking forward to your posts. Liz
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Perhaps we should have the children teaching the adults on some topics…enjoyed your verse.
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Hi Leslie – this is so sad that abuse to children is happening … and there seems to be more of it – if only we could appreciate everyone’s right to be at peace … thanks for highlighting this – cheers Hilary
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Nice poem for such a sad topic. My husband’s favorite Pat Benetar song is Hell is for Children. He had an alcoholic father who was not fun to be around. Glad you’re doing the A to Z!
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That’s beautiful and touching.
And true. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I’ll be back!
(doesn’t speak Klingon)
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The weakest and smallest always pay, sadly. They need us to be their voice, their protectors, and comforters. 🙂 Thank you for reminding us! Have fun on the Challenge! 🙂
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Beautiful poem!
It’s wonderful to meet you, Leslie.
I am new to A – Z Challenge and look forward to following more of your posts.
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Just caught up from I. Lovely poetry as always. Glad to see you again on the AtoZ road.
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