Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CHILD'S APPEAL, by MAMIE GENE COLE


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THE CHILD'S APPEAL, by                    
First Line: I am the child
Last Line: Train me, I beg you, that I may be a blessing to the world.
Subject(s): Children; Religion; Childhood; Theology


I am the Child.
All the world waits for my coming.
All the earth watches with interest to see what I shall become.
Civilization hangs in the balance,
For what I am, the world of tomorrow will be.

I am the Child.
I have come into your world, about which I know nothing.
Why I came I know not;
How I came I know not.
I am curious; I am interested.

I am the Child.
You hold in your hand my destiny.
You determine, largely, whether I shall succeed or fail.
Give me, I pray you, those things that make for happiness.
Train me, I beg you, that I may be a blessing to the world.





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