Innocent Eyes...
In the classroom scribbling on the desk
Smiling at the teacher reading some text
Dreaming of cookies and presents under the tree
Beautiful voices singing carols off key
Magic of the season exudes from them
Beautiful smiles and kisses like toffee
Innocent eyes see a stranger that enters
A few loud noises and their world disappears
Innocent eyes behold a bearded man on bended knee
His arms are open, He smiles beckoningly
They recognise Him, the beginning of time
They recognise Him, the beginning of time
He sweeps them up, kissing them tenderly
Sentinel beings and scampering pets, rejoices
At this cherubic gathering of pigtails and crayon smudges
Even here preparations are in full swing
To celebrate the birth of a King
Innocent eyes agog at the sights and the sounds
They join the shepherds in their song
Nestled in His lap, memories still linger
Of loved ones, forced to surrender
Looking at Him, they know all will be well
When everyone meets in His kingdom, to dwell
He sings them a song, they nod off to sleep
He sheds a tear for the ones who lie awake and weep.
When I read bout this incident online, I couldn't make sense of it all... how deranged should a person be to gun down innocent children. It was pure evil. Then the recent gang rape of a 23 year old girl in a moving bus in Delhi, made my insides hurt. Reading bout her ordeal and torture, I broke down... what they did to her was evil in its potent form, evil from the deepest darkest pit in hell. I don't know why such things have to occur, I don't know why He lets them occur... I don't know what to think... it's just overwhelmingly sad, nobody deserves to suffer like this.
Sentinel beings and scampering pets, rejoices
At this cherubic gathering of pigtails and crayon smudges
Even here preparations are in full swing
To celebrate the birth of a King
Innocent eyes agog at the sights and the sounds
They join the shepherds in their song
Nestled in His lap, memories still linger
Of loved ones, forced to surrender
Looking at Him, they know all will be well
When everyone meets in His kingdom, to dwell
He sings them a song, they nod off to sleep
He sheds a tear for the ones who lie awake and weep.
Comments
As far as the Delhi Incident - I think they should fastrack the case and hang the culprits do death!
If you actually look at both the incidents,not God but the law has a lot to do with it....unfortunately its the innocent who suffer. Yes, on a deeper level we can talk about values, breakdown of family... blah ....but we need to be realistic. You see when the court says that teachers cannot punish or say anything to kids- u can imagine the generation ahead. As teachers, educators, specialists, hands are tied. We really need the Lord and His grace more than ever.
May the Lord give strength to the parents who lost their little children!
There is also a point we forget think of the killer's brother who is facing the trauma of losing his mother and his brother and the guilt that will haunt him forever.
And that poor woman in Delhi, this world is sometimes such a sucky place to live!
I like the way the muse has started dwelling in you and making you try verse instead of prose.
Beautiful poem that brings out the poignancy of the situation. Joining you in praying for the comfort of the families who are shocked by the loss.
Joy always,
Susan