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O my great one!
How you shine! Shine! Shine!
The arms of the ages open,
Receiving those worn, scarred and weary souls
To embrace a new freedom of dreams!
O my soul of loving concern,
For those beaten by war,
And the ravages of man's frailties
That most often lurk unseen within his being,
Lift up your best alms,
And transform those regrets
Beyond the iniquities of the past.
Streets paved with the shadows
Of lonely and searching immigrants
Lost in time and groping for security,
Never allowing malice to obsure your divinity.
Shine! Shine! Shine On!
6:23 PM 7/8/2013 ©
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