I’d like to sing to you a lullaby
To make all your troubles disappear
Tell you there is no need to cry
That you will never know hate or fear
But I must tell you about the boy in class
With a gun tucked in his backpack
And how life can be taken in a flash
And some mistakes can’t be taken back
I would like to tell you a Fairy Tale
Of how friendships made will never end
And true love will always prevail
A world where evil will never win
But I have a different story to tell
About the maniac with a bomb in his car
Planned his action far too well
And left the shopping mall a lifeless char
I would like to hold you in my arms
To place a kiss upon your brow
Tell you I will keep you safe from harm
And always be there for you somehow
But a different song of fate I must sing
Not “Hush Little Baby, Don’t say a Word”
‘Cause the world is filled with monstrous things
With boiling blood and hatred stirred
So sleep tonight under a peaceful sky
Let tomorrow bring what may
I can only promise you that I will try
To keep all the monsters away
Sad, but true. And also a very good poem.
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Tank you for the comment
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Very powerful and well written. Nice job. You’ve got my follow. Check out my comedy blog and give it a follow if you like it!
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Thanks for the follow. Love your site as well.
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Of course! And thank you!
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I really liked this
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Thanks
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so many things I want to shield my kids and young people from but the world keeps changing drastically with each loss of life seems our immunity to terror increases. a most touching and meaningful poem.
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My wife and I had this discussion also. The news of terror attacks used to make people angry, then sad, and now complacent.
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This is what we are slowly becoming. And how do we go back to just looking out for each other? I appreciated this poem very much, and you standing up for what you believe in.
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Apposite thoughts, Jerry, at a time when, along with so many other places, London grieves.
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It’s a sad thing to know that no matter when I would have posted this, it might still be relevant.
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A beautiful poem Jerry, I was at first lulled into peace.
You then brings us to very urgent and topical truths.
Let us not forget though that among all this dread lives love,
and out of the two – love is strongest.
miriam
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Very true indeed.
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Sadly, very true of mankind. Lovely poem.
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Thank you
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An wonderful poem! I have lately been struggling with the idea, how do we sleep knowing that there are monsters hiding in every corner of the room.
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We must learn to sleep with one eye open.
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Very wise advice! Thank you!!
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Every father’s lament.
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Very true. No matter how old they are we still worry.
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Sadly relevant at the moment 😦 Thanks for visiting the Glasgow Gallivanter.
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Thank you. I find your blog interesting. Great pics.
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Thank you!
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Reblogged this on Go Dog Go Café and commented:
In light of events around the world of senseless violence and apathy to the sanctity of human life please read this poem by Jerry the Backyard Poet. Read it then share it. We all need to start looking out for each other and not ignoring what happens around us. Thank you Jerry.
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Snuggles up. BUT Jerry tells us abput the magic tjat hides beneath the surface 🤔 😁
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Thanks, I appreciate your words.
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😊I do hope my sarcastic w
Quip did not come off rude.
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If it was rude, it went over my head.
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Was not meant to be. I was making a cute quip…ypj know hoping and praying there cpukd be hope left over … to combat those dark corners of our world
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Harsh truth. The world is no more a beautiful place full of fairy tales ending with “…and they lived happily ever after”. But still, we can try…and I hope, one day, that will make a change anyway…
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True, we can’t let what might happen take away our children’s hope.
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Reblogged this on sailorpoet and commented:
Allow this poet’s words to speak a truth we need today.
Let us all promise one another to try and keep the monsters away.
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Thank you for the reblog. We must give our children hope for their future, for they are our hope of better days. We will live our lives through their actions, it’s their light that will show us a better way.
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Sending harmony into the universe, one verse at a time.
Well said!
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Thanks. Your words are inspiring.
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Oh thank you. I loved this piece
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So sad and so true. Well written!
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Thank you.
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Wow! So beautiful!
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Thank you for your kind words. I am glad that you like it.
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