Lesson Learned
Little Tim's life was gone but with a plan,
to teach what drinking can do caused by man.
He didn't deserve this it wasn't his fault at all;
hit by one under the influence horrors did fall.
Blood was everywhere a baby sadly had died,
his mother got struck families broken cried.
Such sorrow that day all from a drinks mistake;
but Big Tim's heart changed where he'd partake.
Using lessons of heartache from what took place,
facing blame and guilt Tim found God's grace.
A Savior does forgive and still loves him true
Tim shares to spare others pain he went through.
By Sherry Finley May 28th-2003
Author notes
Written May 28th, 2003
In a list
A contest entry
- For Little Timmy by Timothy Cameron.
393 points, ended May 31, 2003, 7 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
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Thanks honey, This is a really old one but one I won
with two top writers here at ap more advanced then I'll
ever be. I guess I keept it here because it won. Not the
best but means a lot you read it. Love you, Me
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It is written well- but is so heartbreaking...and vividly real.
You have a gift, and you use it well love.
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Thank you so much this was a really older one
not sure it was written very well? But you still
took time to read it thanks. Love, Me
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The inventors of Drugs and alcohol have a lot to answer for.
They have been the providers of much pain, misery and death.
A good message here.
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Thanks dear won third on it, some are better reads then others. I really appreciate you reading (((Hugs)))
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wow this one is really sad i thought i had read this one before i guess i didn't comment on it though but it is great like all the other ones you have wrote keep sharing honey you have talent
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Sherry
What a tearjerker
, I liked the way you weaved hope into this tragedy
Love you,
Karen
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good creative thought with this!!!!!!
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Thanks Nana of your lovely responce and love though Im unworthy...Thank you for being kind.....love u hon, Sherry
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bitersweet,hopeful,awesome,filled with love a
I need the Kleenex here for this 1 sweetie! How sad and tragic, yet filled with forgiveness and hope that present and future change the course of many who will listen to Big Tim and his Story. Little Timmy is in Heaven and did not die in vain. Many others can be saved! God is always there to forgive and save. Even the deeds we consider as humans unforgiveable. Jesus, is the 1 in charge of our road back home to Him. Very hopeful,inspiring poem. Filled with knowledge,wisdom and sight beyond your natural years.I see a confident writer emerging from within! I know YOu! That is the BEST part! I am priveledged to carry you in my Heart! God Bless You Sweetie... Thanks You for daring to dream and expand yourself! Don't change a word of this piece~~~Love, your Nana -
Sad, very sad. You never think it would be you to cause such pain. But, it could very easily be you. Sad piece.
Thanks for sharing such an emotional write.
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Hello Dee thank you so much dear nice to see you:):)
Hugs to you and thanks, Sherry
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There's a saying..."Nothing's all bad", and I think this incident is a prime example, sad though it is. You've written this very well, very expressive of God's wisdom and love.
The story is tragic and horrible, sad, so sad. It's hard to understand God's plan sometimes, but this poem expresses it so well. I believe things happen for a reason, I hope that little Timmy's mother and family have found some solace in knowing that his death, in its way has helped many others. And that big Tim's salvation has been through his helping others see what tragedy drinking can cause.
Good luck in the challenge, you have a very good poem.
Dee -
Tim thank you for picking mine for third place on this.....
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Thank you so much Vince:):) wow you have been busy:) ill read yours shortly before bed hehehe!! Already 3am appreciate it:)
Sherry -
wow sherry this is really good and tragic to but out of tradegy we can find hope. you did an awsome job
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Thanks Susan ((Hugs))
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Thanks Joe for your beautiful statement, the Lord Im sure helped me write it if you saw any good it only can come from Him sweetheart.....Im gald you liked this one.....Hugs,Sherry
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you know what I seen in this write I haven't seen in a good many I have stumbled across and not comented, I seen the ultimate good so succinctly and beautifully stated, being somethiong good thus resulted, I haven't even commented on a lot of these, and I thought I was going to be a little disappointed, but you wowed me here a bit, with Gods grace, how God frees us all, even the so called villain in this write, is thus transformed beautifully into an angel for all of to learn from, and it was not through mans laws, or rules or inflictions, you went straight to the core, God moved in this mans heart removing a burden of guilt from this man, and in the reconcilliation, he was freed, which I suppose is all the Lord wants of all of us no matter what lay upon our hearts, he wants us freed of the burdens the guilt, the pain that lives within all of us, and well you just did a wonderful job Sherry, I am very glad I didn't pass up reading this one, because it showed me something truely beautiful in you,
kindest regards always,
Most sincerely,
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God has plans for us
Evidently he did for Tim who speaks about this tragedy now
You captured this most excellent Sis
A wonderful complex poem of tragedy and a new outcome on life
Good luck in the contest
Come see me
Luv ya
Susan~~~~~
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Thank you Belle Beauty also:)
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Oops it was still May typo thanksssssssss LOL oops!!!
Does that disqulify me?
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PS I noticed you did March, not May, for the write date.
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Thank you, Sherry. I do appreciate it. Some people don't want to believe God can transform ANY event, no matter how horrible, into a message of hope for others. I think if anything really makes Satan REALLY mad, it's how the worst things in the world are transformed into making us closer, rather than farther, to God. We can see God where others see only pain or air. For me, God is the oxygen of my life program. God has a plan, yes indeedy. It is so wierd how God does things to make things perfectly clear to this old sinner...all I have to do is look God's direction, and there He is. Playing God and deciding for me that I don't deserve friends, family, even love, because of my past, is part of Satan's Plan. He can keep it. Thank you for being part of the Solution rather than part of the Problem. Oeace & Love you way. Tim
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its so sad an u expressed it so well and it was so touxching to my heart. i loved every word in the poem, each one was crafted so lovingly and it was os evident in the final product. the words depict so well of what poems shouls really sound like. I simply loved it and it was so good that i think that it is just overwhelming. yes, ti was the nicest poem i think anyone, asides from me, has ever written, yes it is just great!
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Thanks Damon, how sad, yes it is very tradgic, if only more could think about these stories and spare themselves the heartache.
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Wonderful job on this one Sherry. This reminds me of a story that was on the news here in Arkansas several years ago. The Dad came home late and the son was on his way to work the Dad had been drinking all night. He ran into and killed his own son, because of being drunk. A drink just is not worth it; it kills way to often and brings much more pain than it does happiness. Thanks for a wonderful read.
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Thanks Aunt CookieZeal love you and appreciate you reading it:)
Much love and many hugs always, Sherry
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Sherry! This is good. You addressed this issue well. And you can see how hard it was for everyone. I'm so glad you mentioned God's grace. He forgives, and it's not as if big Tim did it on purpose anyhow. It was a tragic...TRAGIC mistake...but certainly....permitted by a God who can turn anything around!
Criteria was well met, as far as I can see. Bless you for this.
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