To dream to be able to heal
To wipe the tears and sorrows
And bring hope to the world
For a better tomorrow.
To take a way all sickness
To take frowns and turn them to smiles
To walk this earth barefoot and naked
To be accepted for us just for a while.
For wherever we roam
Through what ever door we walk through
We can walk in with our heads held high
You will greet me and I will talk to you.
For each of us to have our individuality
To be able to say as we feel
Would be such an honor
And our mask we would peel.
We are here to love and be loved
To heal broken hearts and minds
To walk together step in step
Our lives becoming entwined.
This is my wish for the world for today
My friends and visitors who pass my way
To put fighting and blasphemy aside for a while
As we walk together mile after mile.
Terry Shepherd
04/02/2013
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I love the way your poetry cries and sings at the same time.
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Sometimes I think of you when I write my poetry as I feel we share some important moments in our silence
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That’s gorgeous Terry
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reading your words put a big smile on my face!!!!
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😀
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Beautiful and sad all in one…
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thank you Michelle for letting me know your thoughts
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Powerful words wish we could heed your words as you say for just one day!! (((xx)))
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me too Len
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Reblogged this on The Ranting Papizilla and commented:
Another great poem for all of you. Papizilla approved! Check it out and show her love!
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thank you so much!!
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What a lovely world it would be if for one day we shed our facades and defenses.Cast away our bias’, bigotry, and intolerance for just one day….
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I wish it for one day, and if we can do that we can do it for every day
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Let’s hope the dream will come true one day 🙂
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We can always have hope
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LOVE IT! Really relevant to my situation at the moment, hope you dont mind if i reblog xB
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of course I don’t mind my friend. Stop by anytime!!!
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Reblogged this on Comfortably Numb and commented:
So relevant to me right now…just something I stumbled across during National Poetry Month
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thank you so much!!!
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Strong, sad … and powerful thoughts. Fantastic poem. Understand that it’s your thoughts … the the song is one of my favorite .. and I love when Andy Williams sings it.
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yes Andy does a fantastic job at this song. thanks for the nice comment my friend
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Perfect timing for me to read this beauty. I’d like to send this to my intolerant enemy on WP at this very moment, but they would never understand it. Good riddance! I feel change is always possible if we act on our thoughts and don’t standby gawking at injustice. That’s why I did what I did last night. MLK said, “The time is always right to do what is right.” That’s been my mantra for years
A x
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that is an excellent quote. When the feeling enters my mind I think this is my perfect timing to act up on it! I am glad I was able to send this to you at the precise moment! Hello my friend!!!!
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Thanks! Many of my favorite quotes come from Dr. King and from Cesar Chavez, who worked for the rights of Latino farm workers in CA and the SW–worth Googling. A humble man who was a farm worker himself. Before I got sick, I worked in non-profit program administration, primarily running programs in the projects for at-risk youth and even in the prisons! It was my passion and I miss it–so I fight injustice whenever I see it like always. Goodnight my friend! I’m on my vampire schedule. 🙂
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I would have absolutely loved working beside you. To do work that benefits the ones in need is so rewarding to all involved
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