Shirley Joan Von Weichardt
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Poem "Dear child, flesh of my flesh":
- published April 15, 2009
- viewed 44 times
Other poems by Shirley Joan Von Weichardt:
»Abuse«
»Barricade«
»Blessings«
»Dreaming of Mother«
»Dysfunctional Families«
»Emerald Isle«
»Flogging«
»Fun«
»Gratitude prayer«
»The Environment is my Extended Body«
»Treasure the moment«
Visit Shirley Joan Von Weichardt's profile page
Poem "Dear child, flesh of my flesh":
- published April 15, 2009
- viewed 44 times
Other poems by Shirley Joan Von Weichardt:
»Abuse«»Barricade«»Blessings«»Dreaming of Mother«»Dysfunctional Families«»Emerald Isle«»Flogging«»Fun«»Gratitude prayer«»The Environment is my Extended Body«»Treasure the moment«»Dear child, flesh of my flesh«
My dearest child, flesh of my flesh, how my heart has bled!
Do I vainly try to get into your troubled head?
Why can't you understand? – It's the bad things that you do -
It's the tempers and the tantrums that we hate – not you!
Believe me when I tell you that love will conquer all -
Just love yourself and pray that the Lord will heed your call.
You really have the power to control your own life -
You can choose to fill it with love or fill it with strife.
"What you give is what you get" is all you need to know -
Treating others with respect will make them love you so.
Ev'ry night I pray that God will fill you with His love -
That His light will shine on you with blessings from above.
My prayers will be answered – I believe that to be true -
Then the loving child you are, will surely surface through.
Do I vainly try to get into your troubled head?
Why can't you understand? – It's the bad things that you do -
It's the tempers and the tantrums that we hate – not you!
Believe me when I tell you that love will conquer all -
Just love yourself and pray that the Lord will heed your call.
You really have the power to control your own life -
You can choose to fill it with love or fill it with strife.
"What you give is what you get" is all you need to know -
Treating others with respect will make them love you so.
Ev'ry night I pray that God will fill you with His love -
That His light will shine on you with blessings from above.
My prayers will be answered – I believe that to be true -
Then the loving child you are, will surely surface through.
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