A prayer for those
who suffer
Lost on our streets
Lost to themselves,
A prayer for the stricken
and aggrieved
For the young in fear
of the future
For the old in dread
of the past
For victims silenced
by shame
For the angry whose
hearts are broken
For those who suffer most,
This is a prayer for you.
(c) Rob Goldstein 09/21/2016-2018
This was first posted September 2016 as ‘A Prayer for Those who Grieve.’
I’ve revised the poem.
Nice pairing with your emphatic poem and Joan Baez. 🙂
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It seemed right. I’m glad you commented on her–I wasn’t certain of the choice.
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Good choice! 🙂
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It’s a poignant but beautiful poem, Rob. The song is perfect. Lately I wonder about my own future being similar.
I don’t know how much you revised the poem, but it’s good that you shared it. Hugs.
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I changed the tone from prayer to rhetoric so that it’s more of a call to action; at least I hope that’s what I did. 🙂
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Sad and beautiful. And the accompanying music by Joan Baez was perfect.
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Thank you, Mae. I’m glad you mentioned the performance by Joan Baez, it seemed right.
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I’m pleased you revisited this one, Thank you Rob.
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Thanks you. 🙂
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Yes, I remember this song! So nostalgic, we were going to better the world by making love and not war…in the future…now we are living in what then was the future…hmmmm So SAD.
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It would be awfully nice if us Baby Boomers owned our mistakes and used our
retirement years to correct them.
Our parents got a lot of things wrong but they didn’t cave to fascists and they
figured out how to use capitalism to promote democracy and human rights.
Boomers did some wonderful things but we also made terrible mistakes.
We either stand against trump and his master in Moscow or go down as the
generation that sold out American Democracy.
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What about don’t let go, an first contact?
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I don’t understand, Chris.
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That’s OK i don’t understand either…
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Ok–it remains an enigma. I like it, 🙂
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You spoke to my heart. Thank you so very much. I too wrote a prayer to St. Jude about grieving as my child is in the last stages of her life. 😦
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I’m so sorry you lost your child. I hope you found comfort in this.
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This work is obviously heartfelt. I shall join you often in this prayer, Rob.
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Thank you. I appreciate your words and I think the whole world can use some heartfelt prayers right now.
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Rob, this is sad, beautiful, heartfelt and so many things that I can’t put in words. Thank you.
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Thank you for leaving such a wonderful comment!
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That’s the least I can do. It’s my pleasure.
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Yours is one of those special spirits, Robert. Thank you for your unending kindness. 💖 This is just beautiful.
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Thank you…I’m honored..:)
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Thank you.
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Reblogged this on Beloved and commented:
I’m praying, nice poem.
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This is absolutely beautiful, Robert. We must never forget that there are those who would give so much for only a smile, for being recognized, for being heard. That alone could change their lives!
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Rob, this is so very beautiful and I bet Ulla would have loved it so so much. xoxo
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🙂
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Reblogged this on Survivors Blog Here.
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Beautiful prayer and image, thank you. I felt the emotions and sadness.
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Thank you.
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This is really beautiful, Robert.
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Absolutely stunning! You are very talented!!! ❤
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Very good Robert I like.
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Oh wow this is stunning. I feel like I’m looking into my own mirror at my emotions. 😊
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Thank you…what a wonderful comment, you’ve made my day…:)
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You’re most welcome, she’s a beauty with a thousand words. 😊
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thank you..:
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You’re very welcome. 😊
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The beautiful blue and the sadness in her face says everything.
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thank you
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