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Kurdi…DEAD SYRIAN CHILD
He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the
child in his arms, he said to them, 37 “Whoever welcomes one of
these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not
welcome me but the one who sent me.”…MARK 9:36
HE CAME ASHORE LIKE DRIFTWOOD
LIKE JETSAM NOT NEEDED
TO LAY UPON THE SAND
NOT SLEEPING BUT DEAD
WHAT PIECE OF LAND IS WORTH THE DEATH
OF A CHILD
WHAT RANK OF IMPORTANCE JUSTIFIES IT
WE PRAY FOR PEACE
PREPARE FOR WAR
WE ARE LIKE THOSE WHO GO TO A RAIN
DANCE
WITHOUT AN UMBRELLA
LET THE EARTH REST GENTLY UPON HIM
FOR LIFE WAS NOT
THOSE WHO CLAMOR FOR WAR
SHOULD HOLD A CHILD’S BROKEN BODY
I WONDER IF IT WOULD MAKE A
DIFFERENCE
WE THE KEEPERS OF THIS WORLD
MUST ANSWER THESE CHILDREN SOMETIME
WHEN THEY ASK
WHY
FRANK A VOLLMER
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