Word: poem
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Rather than turn kids' sports into object lessons in doing "whatever it takes to win," we parents should consult Rudyard Kipling (no New Age softy, he). In his classic poem If, Kipling wrote, "If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster,/and treat those two imposters just the same...you'll be a man, my son." Or a fine young woman. And, what's more, a good sport...
...inner-city gang members, attending Bible study and wearing a WHAT WOULD JESUS DO bracelet; she thought about cutting off her long blond hair, so she could give it to a charity that makes wigs for kids undergoing cancer treatment. The day after she died, her brother found a poem that suggested she was already on her journey "to find out what it really means to suffer and to die with Him." Her mother was in the shower a few days later, says a family friend, and received a message, so clearly: "For this reason, Cassie was born...
With that, Lithgow led Hays wife to the podiumin her wheelchair and placed the medal around herneck. Two members of the National Theatre for theDeaf then presented a poem with one speaking andone signing...
...wish I were home right now. For someone whose favorite Shel Silverstein poem is "Jimmy Jet and His T.V. Set," this would have been the opportunity of a lifetime. In my hand would be the remote control with the power to influence American television with the press of a button...
...immediately drawn to the central image of her dying mother, a frozen moment that captures the reality of pain and suffering. It embraces simultaneous feelings of understanding and empathy, powerful forces that reflect the strong bond between mother and daughter. With a title meant to contradict Dylan Thomas's poem about his wish for his own father, Steven's painting resonates with a wish for her mother to "go gentle" towards a peaceful death...