Watch Them Sleeping
Tuesday, 20. May 2008, 04:14:59
Watch Them Sleeping,
Sichuan Children
Come by here
and watch them sleeping.
Little children softly weeping.
Come by here
and warm their night.
Little children sleep in moonlight.
Come by here
and ease their pain.
Little children in the rain.
Come by here
and sooth their fears.
Little children full of tears.
Come by here
and hear them crying.
Little children dying.
Sichuan Children
Come by here
and watch them sleeping.
Little children softly weeping.
Come by here
and warm their night.
Little children sleep in moonlight.
Come by here
and ease their pain.
Little children in the rain.
Come by here
and sooth their fears.
Little children full of tears.
Come by here
and hear them crying.
Little children dying.
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Other responses include sudden upwellings of tears, moments of contemplation about the reasons for this tragedy, anger at the political use of this tragedy, and a sense of the simple vulnerability of humanity in the face of overpowering tragedy.
This earthquake did not kill as many people as previous earthquakes in China, but those were hidden from view. This one was on YouTube within minutes.
A previous terrible earthquake struck in the night, killing 10's of thousands of families as they slept. The Sichuan earthquake struck at 2:28 in the afternoon, and many parents could rush out into the streets. Their children were in school, and few made it out before the collapse of the classroom buildings ended their lives. Now, the parent's are left to grieve, as their only child is gone, and only their book-bag with a picture of Mickey Mouse to be found in the child's dorm room.
Sichuan is known in China as 'The Heaven of China.'
It was a beautiful place. In time the beauty will return, but not the lost children.
By chinajon, # 20. May 2008, 04:29:29
By Cynthia23, # 20. May 2008, 12:06:34
The confirmed death toll from last week's earthquake has risen to 41,353 as of noon today, with more than 32,000 people unaccounted for.
Millions of people have been made homeless in one afternoon.
What can I say...
Be thankful for your good health and happy family.
By chinajon, # 21. May 2008, 16:09:51
so sad.
By Cynthia23, # 21. May 2008, 16:17:36
Be assured of our constant prayers and our desire to assist in anyway we can.
By intothedeep, # 24. May 2008, 00:20:00