Do what you can to make life worthwhile;
Stop a child's tears, make a stranger smile.
Have a little patience when a puppy causes trouble;
End a vicious rumor before its consequences double.
Surround yourself with beauty, cloak your soul in love;
Remember there's a reason here and up above.
Believe that your actions will do more than you'll know;
When you spread the love around, it only starts to grow.
Maybe you won't start a world-wide revolution,
or single-handedly put an end to hunger and pollution,
but when you make a little child feel safe to sleep at night
you're doing something magical, spreading heaven's light.
So next time you feel lonely, take up another view;
put your loving heart to work and see what you can do
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Written August 4th, 2006
In a list
A contest entry
- peace-blessings ... pay-it-forward ... for all by maa.
333 points, ended August 7, 2006, 3 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Thank you!!!
That is all that I can say.
This uplifted me to read it.
Its a beautiful poem with lovely rhyme and its a message that should be sent out there for everyone to read.
This is my favourite part:
"Surround yourself with beauty, cloak your soul in love;
Remember there's a reason here and up above.
Believe that your actions will do more than you'll know;
When you spread the love around, it only starts to grow."
Great writing, keep penning baby doll.
Kind regards
Previn -
This is so beautifully written and so caring.. and I don't think a single person could read this without taking away something very special. I think everyone has good inside them. Sometimes they just need some directions to find it and I think that is what this poem is like. It is a reminder or a map to a beautiful,better,true world that could be if people take the advice
The rhyme and flow is perfect too Congratulations ♥
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thank you, erin, for the beautiful message contained in your words. taking care of the small things instead of never doing the huge things. we can really apply it in our daily life. in such a perspective, peace does not appear to belong to the far, but to the near. thank you for that!!
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dear erin,
what a truly inspiring and inspired poem of hope and peace.
there is so much wisdom in your words, I can hardly believe that you are only 19 ! your soul is certainly very mature and overflowing with compassion and generosity in order to be able to write such a poem.
you teach us masterfully about contributing to world peace and making life worthwhile through simple actions in our daily lives, saying yes to all the opportunities that Life is offering us. spreading heaven's light through an act of love and care towards a little child ... yes ...
indeed, peace starts right here with us ...
and the rest will be taken care of.
bravo.
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