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CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
By JohnnyD
29 November 2006
 
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD

 
Sun is beautiful

Moon is beautiful

Stars are beautiful

So are we!

 
Man is beautiful

Woman is beautiful

Child is beautiful

So are we!

 
Teacher is beautiful

Student is beautiful

Books are beautiful

So are we!

 
Work is beautiful

Clothes are beautiful

Home is beautiful

So are we!

 
Loving is beautiful

Caring is beautiful

Sharing is beautiful

So are we!

 
We love each other

We care for each other

We share with each other

Because we are the children of a lesser God!

 
Johnny D

29th November 2006

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Written by shakermaker (48 comments posted) 29th November 2006
I guess you're saying, we take things for granted, when others less fortunate see beauty in the things we see as normal or mundane.  
But are these children really of a lesser god?  
I like the title in itself, but not sure it fits the poem.

Written by Phil (6713 comments posted) 29th November 2006
Ooops. Back to form. 
 
Phil. :sigh
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
Written by Josie (2785 comments posted) 29th November 2006
This is the name of a film. But what do you mean by "lesser God" in this poem? Yours sincerely, thoroughly confused again from Ilkley.
The reason
Written by JohnnyD (97 comments posted) 29th November 2006
Yes, it is the name of the beautiful film. The reason I titled this poem CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD is because these are the beautiful thoughts of under privileged children. They know and see beauty in everything that is so elusive in their world. This poem is from their point of view. I tried to give depth by not mentioning them actually. Hope it will be clear now to understand the poem. Thank you all for the lovely feedbacks. 
 
Johnny D
Ah - I do so understand now
Written by Josie (2785 comments posted) 30th November 2006
Johnny, I do understand now. Since it was you who wrote the poem, I should have known that it was connected to this film. 1986 - a film about a teacher who falls in love with a deaf girl in New England. Yes, a beautiful film. I can relate to your poem because my little grandaughter, who is 2 years old, is seeing things which we take for granted, for the first time - and finds everything and everyone wonderful at the moment. It is a shame that they ever come out of this stage. She came running to me last weekend only to take me into my garden and show me some fuschias in full flower. She was gently touching them and telling me how beautiful they were. I picked one, and she kept it in her hand for ages looking at it. And when you look at the simple things around us in the world of nature, they are truly beautiful through the eyes of children, seeing them for the first time. (There's a poem coming on!)

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