TO MAKE THE WORLD SMILE
posted Oct 7/22 for Spt 12/22
H. W. Bryce
for my queen
Oh! To make the world smile!
‘Twould be such a glorious feat,
For this is just what the world needs
Midst the quarreling groundlings of today.
Seems that no matter what you say
These days, there’s a snarler to oppose.
Opposition seems to be the way
To make your mark, or just a shadow be.
It is the innocence of the child
That is purer than pure ego that seems
To rule today. The generosity of the
Child, the aroma of the rose.
For the rose is love and never war,
For solace, not for prickles on the stem.
The child, the rose, both mature, for
Making peace, to cancel “us versus them.”
Indeed, ‘tis known that the child
Is here to teach, not to tear down,
Not to be moulded anti good, pro con,
For the child simply knows how to smile.
She, as a child, told us all in time of war,
It is up to us, the children of today,
To make the world smile. Yes, the child
In us knows how to make the world smile.
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—after all, Queen Elizabeth II gave
to us a working template.
A more productive way. A better future.
Sept 8, 2022
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“…so it is up to us, the children of today, to make the world smile…”
Queen Elizabeth II, as a 14-year-old child, on the radio, Second World War
As seen on television tribute on the death of Queen Elizabeth II
I GUESS THIS IS HOW I HEARD IT. Although, I got the quote from somewhere, and I wrote it down. Huh!
But, It is a great quote. Thus the birth of my poem.
Here is the actual quote, a great motto to live by, child or adult, war time or otherwise:
“And when peace comes, remember it will be for us, the children of today, to make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place.”
Oh, the heart-breaking, life-affirming power of the smile!
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PS:
Don’t forget your Alzheimer’s family, especially not this World Alzheimer’s Month.
Your friendly family member burdened with the heaviness of care giving
Is tired. Lend her/him a hand. They aren’t the ones disappearing.
God bless the care givers.
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother.
Take a load off her.
Offer him your helping hand.
Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images, Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images
No copyright infringement intended.
Just trying to honor my Queen.
“… it is up to us, the children of today, to make the world smile…”
THE REAL QUOTE IS:
And when peace comes, remember it will be for us, the children of today, to make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place.
Wartime broadcast, 1940 | The Royal Family
https://www.royal.uk › wartime-broadcast-1940
And when peace comes, remember it will be for us, the children of today, to make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place. Her Majesty The Queen.
