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For a
Future.
In order to survive, I
t's fairly obvious that we
Must put an end to war
And our inhuman cruelty.
But adults like the
taste
Of hate and give it to their sons
And daughters, who may seek
Darker solutions with new guns.
To break the pattern, throw
Away
the mould that mars the clay
And presses prejudice
Upon it, in its
thoughtless way.
Give children love. Refuse
Them racial and religious
hate.
Then, maybe, they can save
The world, if it is not too late.
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Beckett 2002 |
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RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
A Clean environment
With unpolluted air,
Water
that’s safe to drink
And food enough to spare,
Access to life
supports
Like suitable healthcare,
And gentle cultivation
Of
potential everywhere.
If we would save the future,
Then we must
save the seeds
Of future generations
And not deny their needs.
There’s no enduring value
In other worthwhile deeds
If no one
saves the children,
For nothing else succeeds. |
| Ann
Beckett 1999 |
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TO SAVE THE
CHILDREN
We are inheritors of all the earth.
The life and
learning handed on through time,
Till recently, has formed a paradigm
For every generation. Now its worth
Is challenged, for the pattern has
been changed
By scientific and financial powers
Which gobble treasures
that we thought were ours
For keeps. The natural world has been arranged
And modified in artificial ways
So rapidly it could become extinct.
Are we, then, spending our inheritance,
Selling the children’s
birthright while we raise
Them? Love must be our dominant instinct
To
save them and bring our deliverance.
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| Ann
Beckett 1999 |
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