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Poetry: A child's point of view
by Sara Mcgrath
Created on: December 03, 2010
Every day's an adventure
A new sweater
A kitten
Tucked into the coat of a man
At the store
She smiles
Hearts open
We laugh
Every day's an adventure
A new season
A storm
Knocked out the power
In our home
She smiles
Hearts open
We laugh
Every day's an adventure
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A CHILD'S POINT OF VIEW-SONNET#14
Please don't throw that garbage on the highway,
Please don't befoul the waters and the -
BRUISEDWhy don't they notice? Ask me why?
Needing the truth, they don't even try
I'm marked with bruises, filled with pain -
by Nora Bargery
If our lives are about living
then why do they hold us back
why do they protect us from the world
why do they protect
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by Sara Mcgrath
Every day's an adventure
A new sweater
A kitten
Tucked into the coat of a man
At the store
She smiles
Hearts open
We laugh
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