Little does she know
A world in so much turmoil
Precious baby girl.
What will we leave her?
Will she learn to live in peace?
Is it set in stone?
Will prayers be enough
to ensure she will be free?
Or, who will decide?
Peaceful in her sleep
Dreams of warmth, love, her mom's touch.
Little does she know.
I long to know this:
That she will know happiness
and a life of hope.
What will we leave her?
Legacy of fear and pain?
I pray this is wrong.
There is much to do
to ensure security
health and happiness.
The least we can do
to create a better world:
Stand close together.
Unite in this cause.
Shelter our youth from divides
before it's too late.
I look upon her,
in her slumbering beauty;
wonder what will be.
Soft sound of her breath
Surrounds me each day with her,
As I watch her grow.
Like a butterfly
perching on her little nose;
A small miracle.
All this innocence
in a world so uncertain,
Little does she know.
A gramma's loving concerns.
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great post, Cathy!! Thank you for this.
It takes generations for societal change, unless there is violent upheaval. We've been slowly making strides, but there is still a fair piece of road to walk.
She may be one of the catalysts that truly brings about "a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity".
Thanks to your granddaughter, those words may once again regain meaning.
Pimping for my grand baby is somewhat transparent, even in this poetic attempt to air some concerns over the state of our "nation's character."
I so want this country to give back in the best of ways, to our children and grand children. Will do whatever it takes while there is still one breath left in me, to help in this vital endavor.
These babies are the future. We owe it to them.
She's adorable.
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But I'm sure it will be fine. My mother always reminded me that each generation has had their own big scare and fears for their kid's and grandkid's futures and we're all still hee and still basically OK.
Interweaving the two makes the nations character come alive.
Beautiful!
Beautiful poetic philosophical reality.
I would fill her mind with true knowledge, not bigotry and materialism. I would support that innocence with love of humanity; this is the only way she wins.
Beautifully relevant,
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