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A Child's Prayer

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Turn your face
to the light
my child
and let me see the sun
surprise your lungs.
Tuck the doll
under your bed
and pray
for daddy's safe return.
Let mother find you
napping,
no one to disturb
the thickset press
of winter on your lashes
or the morning's
tiny sparrow
glowing on your cheeks.
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Very beautiful picture and poem ❤️ Congratulations by PaMonk