The little boy
looks up towards the sky.
His big blue eyes,
they seem to sigh.
His mother has no job
they're living in a box.
He only hears sadness,
whenver she talks.
He walks around town,
no shoes on his feet.
People stare at him,
no matter who he meets.
One day, a man saw him.
"What is wrong, little boy?"
he asked politely,
"Haven't you got a toy?"
"No sir, I don't have anything."
The boy looked down, his eyes began to tear.
"That's simply devastating!
Follow me, you have nothing to fear."
The man led the boy
into a toy store.
"Pick out anything you want,"
as he held open the door.
The boy ran in,
and spotted a train.
"I like this one!"
and the train he gained.
The boy ran back
to his mom that day,
she asked the man if she could repay him,
he said no way.
Now whenever
I see that little boy,
his eyes seem to smile,
filled with pure joy.
If only everyone
were like that man,
kind, generous
willing to lend a hand.
Author notes
okay, about poverty....
A contest entry
- increase the peace [or something along those lines] by Sofia Nadia.
1050 points, ended November 25, 2007, 24 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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awwwwwww! soooo cute!!
<3 reminds me of that song "christmas shoes," it's such a terrible song, but the lyrics are so awesome. this is so great!!
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typically
i dont care much for rhyming poems. but, in this case, i found that it worked a little better than i had expected. i like the idea behind it and i like the way you presented it. you have a clear understanding of the extremity of poverty in our world and i like how strongly you touched on that. the ending summed it all up. heartfelt write, good work. thanks for entering and good luck!
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