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The tattered diary a prized possession
A life described during sad aggression
Senseless killing no one spared
Felt like no one even cared
Don't they know that war is futile
Destroying lives is sad and vile
I hope someday the light will shine
And peace and harmony will fall in line
When one community called humankind
Tolerance and love for each other will find
For our souls they weep in sad despair
And for us all they join in silent prayer
Imagine a world that's just like heaven
Where uplifting others is the only obsession
And kindness is a daily habit
And we feel the presence of the Holy Spirit
The tattered diary was a prized possession
Why don't we learn from it and end repression.
~x~
I chose the diary of Anne Frank as something that would've been quite ordinary but a prized possession to Anne. Her story touches our hearts and is the inspiration behind my poem. What went on in Anne's mind, did she wonder about a time under God's heaven when peace would be the way?
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"uplifting others is the only obsession"...this may be a dream but we all want it to become true...wonderfully expressed...
ReplyDeleteThanks Sumana. I live in hope that someday that will be true even though we may not be around to see it.
DeleteI know you are a dreamer, but you're not the only one ... Nicely Done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan. I am a dreamer for sure :)
Deletei hope we do find that place of love...i want nothing to do with tolerence...for me that is far from love...uplifting others..would be very cool if everyone was doing it....
ReplyDeleteInteresting viewpoint Brian. I shall ponder on that one.
DeleteAmen to your words. The world needs peace but it often feels as we had learned nothing from the past. I sometimes wonder whether Anne would have written differently if she had known so many people would read her words.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gabriella. I too think we learn nothing from the past. Such a pity because peace is the way. Interesting thought about Anne.
DeleteWonderful! I am sure that Anne Frank had NO idea that her ORDINARY diary would eventually make such an impact on the world. Sometimes things that begin as ORDINARY really become profound over time. An additional thought: If Anne had lived, probably her diary would just have remained a personal one, and the 'world' would never have read it. But after its discovery after her death, her message spread globally. Anne left a legacy she never knew she left. Perhaps many ORDINARY people will do the same... Thank you for this.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary. So true that Anne's diary would never have been revealed had she lived. Yes, perhaps they will do. Perhaps our blogs will become our legacy to the world.
Deletewhy don't we learn? that's the question.
ReplyDeleteSure is Marian. Why don't we learn?
DeleteSo well said. Anne would be so proud to know her words are still alive.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry. Glad she wrote that diary though not glad that she had to.
DeleteWhen one community called humankind
ReplyDeleteTolerance and love for each other will find
This, for me, stands out as a universal truth...well written, Suzy.
Thanks Hannah. It is such a simple concept and yet we find it so hard to follow.
DeleteWhy do we keep exuding such pain into the world :(. If only people could feel the bliss peace brings
ReplyDeleteSo true Pensive One. It's almost like war has become the number 1 profession for countries. Not good at all. Peace is the way.
Deleteanne frank was a smart, brave and curious girl and she asked many questions that are still as up to date as they were then...
ReplyDeleteShe sure was Claudia. And the questions still prevail because we simply haven't learned that peace is the way.
DeleteOh they know war is futile, they just expect to win.
ReplyDeleteSilly people is all I can say J Cosmo!
DeleteBeautifully written, Suzy! The book is one of my favorites! And my favorite lines are, "Imagine a world that's just like heaven
ReplyDeleteWhere uplifting others is the only obsession..." Wooowww!!!
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Thanks Shalini. Glad you liked it so much.
DeleteBeautiful, there is no substitute for the presence of the Holy Spirit, life is enriched as we love unconditionally, very well crafted.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alan. Very true, the Holy Spirit is the ultimate,
DeleteIt's strange that with the impact of such a testimonial we can still foster hatred and differences.. Humans are so alike really.. But many cease to listen..
ReplyDeleteSo true Bjorn. We never seem to learn or don't want to.
DeleteSuch a simple wish wanted by many but seems impossible to even dream of at times..lovely piece
ReplyDeleteThanks Jae. Wanted by the majority I think and yet so true that it seems to be only a wish.
DeleteWonderful poem Suzy... Just hope we would have learned more from history.. but wars are still going on... So sad. So moving book, and an important piece of evidence too...
ReplyDeleteThanks Eli. Yes, we should learn for we are very good at repeating unwanted history
DeleteYes, I think the diary would be a prized possession. And also something ordinary, but maybe we do prize the ordinary…but don't realize it until we lose it…seems that is an old saying? I liked what you wrote…why can't we just get along?
ReplyDeleteThanks Annell. Yes it's the little things in life that are actually the big things.
DeleteSuzy, I was so touched by this piece of yours. great rhyming skills throughout and the message is very true. We need to promote peace and harmony and tolerance. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks James, So glad you like my poem and the message. Someday I hope peace will prevail.
DeleteGreat poem, Suzy and I love the sentiment. I've always found Anne Frank's diary so inspiring and love learning more about her. She had amazing insight for someone so young living under such oppressive conditions.
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Thanks Cathy. So true about Anne Frank. Writing must've helped her keep sane in such trying conditions.
Deletekindness is daily habit..loved your lines Suzy..Anne's diary is truly inspiring..
ReplyDeleteThanks Arathi. Glad you liked my poem. And I'm planning to read the book again.
DeleteA wonderful tribute and understanding.
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Thanks ZQ.
DeleteNicely done and the word picture painted took us there. This was a book that made an impact on my life as a young girl. It is nice to be reminded once again.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carol. Glad you liked my poem.
Deletethis is so beautiful. i read anne frank in the 8th grade. i still have that ole, tattered paperback on my shelf!
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Thanks Stacy. Glad you liked my poem.
DeleteI all for kindness and love :)x ~ Empowering poem, thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks Humbird.
Deleteit's really an amazing thing, that we are able to read her thoughts, to see the war through a child's eye... beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHi Natasa, yes quite amazing.
DeleteLove is the answer to everything. Too bad we don't ask the right questions. I really enjoyed your poem.
ReplyDeleteThanks Myrna. Glad you liked my poem. So right, all our actions should be done with love.
DeleteThis is a story of hope in a world of chaos..
ReplyDeleteThanks Truedessa.
DeleteI suppose it is all in how we define "tolerance". If it means I am secretly better but I will not speak out against others - then that isn't what we want. BUT if tolerance means we recognize we are each wonderfully made in Gods image and yet, we are uniquely different - that is a refreshing thought for me! Yes, if only…
ReplyDeleteHi Margaret, yes tolerance means that we are all made in the image of one God and that we respect and embrace our differences.
DeleteLook at the world around us, the events in Gaza and million such deaths in every part of the world! Why don't we learn?? Just saddens me... Terrible!
ReplyDeleteYes Aditi, Every war has just created more heartache and yet we don't learn. Very sad.
Delete'Imagine a world that's just like heaven
ReplyDeleteWhere uplifting others is the only obsession
And kindness is a daily habit'
Love this, it's a world I'd like to live in.
Thanks Love Happy Notes. That's the world I want to live in too.
DeleteA very sad truth. But as you said someday it will change.
ReplyDeleteHi GL Meisner. Someday I hope we'll see a new world.
DeleteAnne Frank's diary is quite and ordinary book now--but yes it was once a unique and prized possession. I have often wondered how she would have liked having her diary read by the world. But it does have such an impact--the life and thoughts of an ordinary girl.
ReplyDeleteHi Peggy, I think Anne wanted the world to read her diary and we did!
DeleteImagine a world that's just like heaven
ReplyDeleteWhere uplifting others is the only obsession
And kindness is a daily habit
And we feel the presence of the Holy Spirit
... what a wonderful world it would be!!
Thanks Laurie. It sure would be. :)
DeleteWonderful poem Suzy! I read Anne Frank's diary as a young girl in school in Canada after we moved from Holland (AKA The Netherlands) where she was from. When I returned to visit Amsterdam where we lived before I moved with my family to Canada, I saw the home she lived in. Such a sad story and yet so inspirational. I hope one day as she may have hoped, that peace will reign on our planet. :) <3
ReplyDeleteThanks Elly. Yes, such a tragic story and yet we don't learn. I too hope that someday peace will prevail.
DeleteTruth in verse.Really nice.A day of peaceful light may dawn.
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