{"id":34193,"date":"2022-03-18T14:53:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T10:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/?p=34193"},"modified":"2022-03-18T14:53:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T10:53:22","slug":"gods-beloved-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/gods-beloved-child\/","title":{"rendered":"God\u2019s Beloved Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><u>Poem<\/u><\/span><!--more--><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Little Ivan standing all by himself,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trying to decipher his jumbled thoughts,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trying to escape the distant rumbles,<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Trying to mumble prayers of hope!<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Little Ivan strangely stranded in his own land,<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Surrounded by the ongoing chaotic scenes,<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Suffocated by the ashes and blood,<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scared by the sight of aimless bodies!<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Has God\u2019s beloved child really been deserted?<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For he\u2019s looking for a safe place called \u2018home\u2019,<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For he\u2019s lamenting for a joyous childhood,<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For he\u2019s just longing for the love of his parents!<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Doesn\u2019t God\u2019s beloved child deserve happiness?<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For he\u2019s torn by the greed of blindfolded leaders,<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For he\u2019s constantly dragging weary his body and teary soul,<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For he\u2019s just seeking for a warm pillow to rest!<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Angkush Poonye<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>As we celebrate International Happiness Day on March 20, 2022, let us pray for all the children of war-inflicted regions of the world. 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