An Answer to a Child’s Cry

 

How do we answer all our children and grand children's question?  I wrote An Answer to a Child's Cry many years ago.  Recently my daughter, Dana, the mother of my grandson's pictured above, asked for a copy.  "You should make a blog of your poetry," she suggested.
 

An Answer to a Child’s Cry

You are unique, darlin’

Unique at this very moment

The way you dress

The way you write

The smile you share

You are an original

There are not duplicates

There is no one to compete with

You are unique

And you have a unique

Relationship with God

Your are meant to be eternal

To live forever

So listen

Listen to the distant echo

Calling to your soul

Be yourself and get

That this is it

There are no more tomorrows

Get that this is it

And the journey begins

The race is on

The choice yours

The goal faith

You know

The don’t worry

Everything will be all right faith

Get the faith

Get the don’t worry

And you’re home free

Get the this is it

Give thanks for what you’ve got

Imagine what you want

And you’re home free

Then your real life begins

Your life of growth

‘cause when you’re growing

you are living life to its fullest

and growth is where it’s at, darlin’

so take a chance and grow

there’s no need to worry

remember

you got the faith

you got the

don’t worry

every thing will be all right faith

being here now

is

the passage to growth

the passage growth

is

the way it is

the way it

is

this is it

get that this is it

and the journey begins

the growth begins

. . .and through it all

through all the growth

through all the change

who you are

remains the same

in the presence of change

. . .and the gift you give

is being committed

to doing good

to living love.

(c)1986