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Julie James
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Children

Post by Julie James » Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:56 pm

Our children are
the greatest creature of God
to spare our life !

Dave
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Re: Children

Post by Dave » Fri Nov 09, 2018 3:16 am

Maybe a nice thought but not enough for a good poem. Grammatically children cannot be a single creature. Some would question whether creature is an acceptable word at all for children and others will question whether they come from god but that is for the reader not you to decide. It is not entirely clear what you mean by SPARE our life, and if 'our' suggest a plural entity, then surely lives. Personally I am not a fan of exclamation marks - too dramatic!

Our children are
God's greatest gift
for enriching our lives

would work gramatically better

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Colm Roe
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Re: Children

Post by Colm Roe » Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:32 pm

It's just a shame he doesn't treasure them as much as we (or most of us) do  :roll:

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