A Poem for Sandy Hook Elementary by Cameo Smith

[robbie J]

Twas' 11 days before Christmas, around 9:38
When 20 beautiful children stormed through heaven's gate.
Their smiles were contagious, their laughter filled the air.
They could hardly believe all the beauty they saw there.
They were filled with such joy, they didn't know what to say.
They remembered nothing of what had happened earlier that day.
"Where are we?" asked a little girl, as quiet as a mouse.
"This is heaven," declared a small boy. "We're spending Christmas at God's house."
When what to their wondering eyes did appear,
But Jesus, their Savior, the children gathered near.
He looked at them and smiled, and they smiled just the same.
Then He opened His arms and He called them by name.
And in that moment was joy, that only heaven can bring:
Those children all flew into the arms of their King,
And as they lingered in the warmth of His embrace,
One small girl turned and looked at Jesus' face.
And as if He could read all the questions she had,
He gently whispered to her, "I'll take care of mom and dad."
Then He looked down on earth, the world far below,
He saw all of the hurt, the sorrow, and woe,
Then He closed His eyes and He outstretched His hand,
"Let My power and presence re-enter this land!
May this country be delivered from the hands of fools
I'm taking back my nation. I'm taking back my schools!"
Then He and the children stood up without a sound.
"Come now my children, let me show you around."
Excitement filled the space, some skipped and some ran.
All displaying enthusiasm that only a small child can.
And I heard Him proclaim as He walked out of sight,
"In the midst of this darkness, I AM STILL THE LIGHT."

Written by Cameo Smith,

[Gloster Gal]

I read that poem through the tears in my eyes. I shall be sharing it with friends.
Thanks for posting it Robbie.

[WILLA NYOKA (ADMIN)]

I HEARD THAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ON DR.PHIL'S SHOW BEFORE IT WENT OFF THE AIR AND HE AND HIS WIFE READ IT OUT AN THEN THE BELL RANG 27 TIMES. I WOULD LOVE TO FIND SOMEONE TO GET A COPY OF THAT POEM TO KEEP. THANKS FOR SHARING THIS POEM ROBBIE.

[Christina]

Unfortunately these horrendous acts of humanity have taken place since the beginning of time, and will continue to happen as long as humans walk the earth. Someone tried to explain to me laws of balance of good and bad in order for life to sustain itself, but I do not understand evil. What a lovely effort from the author of this poem to help restore some hope and to possibly put into perspective the need for renewed and lost faith in the wake of such an heinous criminal act.

[robbie J]

thank you jan :) i hope it help to heal but it will not and things like this will go on and on

[Ms. Down-to-Earth]

Thanks for sharing - hope this helps some to heal.