Acceptance

Acceptance

Leon Basin

www.leonbasin.net

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Also By Leon Basin:

A Closed Window of Truth

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Going to the Zoo

Going to the Zoo

Is favorite among children
Going to the Zoo
Is great and wonderful
Going to the Zoo
Is seeing animals alike
Going to the Zoo
Is seeing different animals
Going to the Zoo
Has never been such fun before

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Dancing Baby

Dance little baby

Dance around
Dance little baby
Dance around
Do not be afraid
Of a mothers touch
Dance around
The Christmas tree
Let the mother sing you a song
So, continue dancing
Because you belong
In this world
We will call your home
Dance little baby
Dance around
Dance little baby
Dance around
Your mother’s touch is a sacred love
So, continue dancing
And never stop
Continue dancing
And never stop
You are everything
To the mother
And
That everything around
You
Is love

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My Bed

I wake up
And want to go back
To
Sleep
I cannot wake up
Because I am weak
From playing outside
In the summer
My mother
Wakes me up
I go back to sleep again
My father wakes me up
I go back to sleep again
My Father says get up!
My Mother says get up!
But I say
“Can’t I just go back”
“To my bed?”
“And get some sleep”
I am a child
With children’s needs
So
Let me
Go
Back to
My
Bed
Where I will dream
Of summer days
Where I played
With the other kids
Who are now sleeping
In their beds

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Happy Thoughts

I am happy
Am I telling you the truth?
I am happy
I am yelling to you
“Mom!”
“Dad!”
I am happy
To be loved
By you
And I am happy
That my thoughts are happy
Too

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Little Something

Little love of peace

Little love of happiness
Little things we all enjoy
Beauty and Love
Is
All but a
Lullaby
That
Was
Sung
To
You
Before
You
Went
To
Bed
At
Night

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The Day is Over

The day is over

That is true
But love that is shared
Between you
And
I
Continues rising
Like
A wave
Of passion
Hidden
In the words
Untold
To You

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Prayer

Pray
For all of the people who are love
No disrespect
To the ones that run
Do not be afraid
Put up the faith
Do not turn your back
And run away
Pray
While sitting on your bed at night
Say a few words
To God
Let him know
You love him
Let him know
How much you try
To be the best that you can be
Pray
To the Almighty
Because that’s love
Do it because you want to
Don’t
Be
Afraid
Who tells you not too!
Because
After
A day
Is
Done
You will be walking free…

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Evening

The day is passing

So quickly
It is scary sometimes
Nevertheless, do not be afraid
It’s all for the best

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Time to Rise

Rise
Child
Do not be afraid
Of the real life
A life
Full of
Things
You have not seen
You just
Might have
Heard

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Beauty

Beauty in the eyes of a beholder

Teenage ways are always on parent’s shoulders
Happy memories are yours to enjoy
Sweet dreams darling
Sing a song to lay you to bed
Do not wake up until you dream
A
Beautiful
Reality is what you have to escape
It is difficult and hard to live here Son
So, close your eyes and pretend you can fly
Let your imagination run wild

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Imagine

Imagine all the possibilities in this world

Playing in the yard
Singing songs until your hearts content
Being held by your parents
Is
A
Beauty of it’s own
Sweetness pleasure
On the tip of my mind
Waiting to get out
Waiting to get strong
Continue imagining
And
Soon
Child
You Will
Belong

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Endless Dreams

Dreams
Become what you dream of
Pretty things
In your dreams
Scary dreams
Of
Monsters
Wake up your parents
To
Save
You
From
Them
Once you get older
The dreams will continue getting stronger
Sooner
Or
Later
You will be on your own
Be
Your Own
Boss
Then The
Dreams will only get less stronger

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Things

I want things
Because
I am a kid
Candy Bars
Sugary Lollipops
Things
Of imagination
Things to help me grow up
Toys
That tickles my belly
Sunshine
Peeking into my window
On
A
Christmas morning
When I want many things
I want them now
So that I can
Enjoy
These
Things
To
Hold these things
But
Nothing matters
As
Much as one thing
That I have always wanted
What is it?
LOVE FROM MY PARENTS

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Toys

Toys for Christmas

Toys for summer
Toys for anytime I wanna
Play in my jungle gym
Toys to put me back to sleep
Toys to wake me up from sleep
Toys to hold me from being bored
Toys to hold me from laughter
Toys to bring happiness into my little world
Toys to cheer me up when I am feeling blue
Toys to enjoy with another big kid
Like
Myself

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Lego’s with My Dad

Lego’s with my dad

Is what I do
When times between us both needs to be shared
I call upon my Lego set
To rescue me
Come Lego’s share the joy that I have when I play
With you
This sweet Lego toys
Dad helps me as I try to put it all together
Lego’s is a Father and son’s moment
Until I get older
I want to play with my Lego’s
So
I can spend time with my Dad
What a precious moments we
Shared
Working together
On my Lego’s and my Dad’s Lego’s
Together

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Fun Never Stops

Fun
Does it stop?
Not when I don’t want it too
Fun at my house is always fun
Cheers through the halls
Smiles on my families’ faces
Family night
Is when the fun only begins
Fun does it stop?
Not in my home
Fun never stops
It only begins
Every time it begins
I do not want it to end
Family is beautiful
Fun is great
Never
Is true
Because fun never ends

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A Day with My Parents In The Park

Parents and I
In
The park
Fun and laughter through the park is all you hear
Birds chirping
On
The trees
That look green
Playground looks fun
As my father swings my swing
My mother looks mean
She just wants my father to be careful when he swings
Me
In my swing
I giggle and
Snort
When a bigger kid laughs
I close my eyes
And pretend I am flying
I
Yell
“Father!”
“Push me harder”
“I want more speed”
Father angrily disagrees
“No, son!”
“I will, not”
“You might let go”
“And fall down flat”
Mother breaks a smile
Because
She knows
My father is taking care of me
What a day I had in the park
Both parents by my side
To cheer me up
And swing me fast
Is what I desired in my little life

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Sing Me a Song

“Mother, please sing me a song”

“To”
“Put me to sleep”
“Sing a song that will keep me sleepy”
Mother brings her lips together
And begins to sing
“Sweety close your eyes and imagine beauty”
“Imagine laughter’s and giggles in your dreams”
“Precious melody of sweet”
“Go to sleep my dear”
“Close your eyes and sleep”
“Angels watching over you”
“God is with you”
“Your father loves you very much”
“I love you very much”
“Your sister loves you too”
“So, go to sleep my dear”
“Sleep is good for kids like you”
“Sleep gives your eyes a rest”
“You have been awoken for quite sometime”
“So”
“Go to sleep my dear”
“Don’t wake up until you are rested”
“Let your body relax ”
“Let your dreams be beautiful”
“Because imagination is wonderful”
“Sleep my dear”
“Close your eyes”
“Sleeping is important”
“So don’t open your eyes back up”
“Sleeping is beautiful”
“Angels watching you”
“Father and mother loving you”
“And baby sister hugging you”
“Sleep my dear sleep”

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Monsters under My Bed

Monsters under my bed

Scary and yellow
They wake me up
When I try to sleep
They say my name out loud
It is scary
“Hold me mommy”
“Do not let me sleep on my own”
“I know I am big kid”
“But I am scared of monsters under my bed”
“Please mommy don’t let me sleep on my own”
“Monsters are scary”
“They might eat me”
“Do not worry baby, there is no monsters under your bed”
“I have checked in your closet and under your bed”
“It’s just the sugar talking”
“So go back to sleep”
“And don’t be afraid”

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Enjoy

Enjoy the beauty in this life

Never deny the beauty in your eyes
Sing a song to yourself
In order to stay awake
Enjoy the beauty in your mind
Thoughts create opportunity in our life
Pretty pictures and the light
Shines bright

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Scary

The world is a scary place full of

Dragons
Monsters
And
Beaming
Lights
Do not be afraid
To go into this world
Because
Being scared is the least enjoyable of the two

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Memories

Memories of my mother holding my head

Swinging me like no one was there
Beauty of her smile
Never beamed so bright
That
Day
I have not forgotten
My memories of her
Stay
Deeply in my mind
Memories of her
Holding me tight
Memories of her
Singing me songs
Memories of her
Kissing me goodnight
Memories of her
Being by my side
And now
I am all grown
And my mommy does not put me to bed

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Happy Thoughts

Happy things are far and wide

But when I am with my parent’s
Things change
I grin
I scream
I yell
I whine
I just want some attention
From my cool mommy and daddy

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Snow

Over the mountain

On that tree top
Snow lays flat
White crispy sound when I walk on it
Wrestling on it
Falling on it
Making snowballs with snow
Tossing it at my Dad
Just to get his attention
He does not get mad
He gets a grin
Looks down
Bends down
Picks the snow up and puts it in his hand
And throws it at me
What he does not see
Is that he missed me
I giggle and I snort
Because snow
Is a way to connect with my Dad!

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I Want to Grow up

I want to grow up
And become a young man
Be well liked
And not obey any commands
I know it is a fantasy in my mind
But I want to grow up
It is what I desire most
No more teasing
No more going to bed early
No more changed diapers
And no more fights
More time to play
And more time to eat
More time to dance
And more time to sing
More time to be
A grown man

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I Do Not Want To Grow Up

I do not
Want
To grow up
I enjoy being young
And small
It is fun
And it’s definitely worth
More sleep
More games
Less homework
And
More food
It is the truest pleasure to be young
So
I
Do
Not
Want
To
Grow
Up

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Stop Teasing Me

Stop the teasing

Stop the hate
Stop the fate
“I dislike you!”
“Well I dislike you too!”
“Well, that is fine”
“I do not want to be teased”
“Stop it!”
Or!
“I will tell my mom and dad”
“Doesn’t matter”
“I am going to continue”
“If you don’t give me your lunch money”
“No!”
“Stop Teasing Me!”
And
“I will”
“Not stop”
“Teasing you back!”

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Just Being

Being a kid is wonderful

Being a kid is cool
Being a kid is freedom
Being a kid is expression
Being a kid is love
Being a kid is enjoyment
Being a kid is beauty
Being a kid is way more fun than being an adult

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I Wanna Be

I wanna be
A Kid
On T.V.
A Kid in a movie
A kid on T.V.
I want to be me
No one else
But me
I just want to relax
Play with my Lego’s
And giggle
With my cool friends
Is it too much to ask for?

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Pretty Toys

Pretty toys
All stacked in little rows
All kinds of toys
Many of them
I’m a spoiled little kid
I do not mind one bit
Because
It is fun having so many toys
Stacked into little rows

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Pretty Horses

Pretty horses skipping to the beat

Pretty little beauties
Looking so beautiful
They are so pretty
So
Fast
I would love to ride one
Without mommy and daddy
I want to be a grown up kid
I want to be a cool kid
I want to be the coolest kid
The
Coolest kid
On
The
Block

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Tall People

People are so tall

I am so scared of them
I am so small
A
Toddler
A
Sleeping kid
I love to sleep
And dream of myself to being tall one day
I desire my fantasy most
Being tall is beautiful
I want to be tall
Like the other people who are tall

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So Cool

Kids are so cool in my school

I want to be cool too
I am jealous of the cool kids
I do not think I am cool
I want to be so cool
That people want to hang with me
I want them to like me
I want to be cool just like the kids at my school

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Excited

I am so excited
I am going to be a third grader, Yay!
I am so happy because I am growing up
Quickly my mom tells me
Fast my dad repeats after mommy
I do not know if I am excited to be grown
I suppose it’s great knowing that I have matured
Since the first grade

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Different Grades

Tears of joy and laughter

Hit the pavement
From memories my parents and I shared
The first grade
When they took me to school
Second grade
When I laughed
Third grade
When I yelled for my parents not to leave
Fourth grade
When my parents smiled
Fifth grade
When I remembered my first day
Like it was yesterday

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Playing My Game

I am playing games with my friends

Like Tag
Hide and Seek
It’s fun
It’s exciting
It’s nerve racking
I enjoy being outside
I love playing games
I love playing my type of games
Tag
Hide and Seek
Jump Rope
And Basketball
It’s what I have done since
First grade

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Girls Have Cooties

“Girls have cooties!”

My friend said
“Around our neighborhood all the girls do”
He screams
And stomps his feet
“I say no, you lie!”
He says
“I am serious!”
“Girls”
“Have”
“Cooties”
“It’s the truth!”
“Ask your mom and dad”
“I wont”
“I say”
He says
“Fine!”
“You can ask mine!”

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United

I want to unite
The
Beautiful
Rose petals
No
Crying tears of pain
Just laughter
Is the game
The truth will set you free
Once we unite in unity
Let’s hold hands and sing
Around the campfire we skip
Happy as can be
Today we will not think of drama
Today we will think of laughter
Today we will fill the youngsters
With only happy thoughts

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We Hope

We hope to God
He blesses you
We hope that you feel our love
Hun, our love runs deep for you
Like water fall runs
We hope we see you make it
We hope to see you grow
We hope that you will not forget
That
We love you dearly
We hope you see the truth
In this negative world
We hope you ignore the negativity
We hope you love the doubters
We hope you feel the love for fallen souls
We hope you love
The beauty in this world
We hope you enjoy your life on this earth
We hope and pray to GOD
Each
And
Passing day
He guides you on a path intended for you
To
Become
Something
Great

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The Pride

The pride beams

Like crazy machines
Insane dreams
Beautiful scenery
Wonderful smiles
Visual pictures of the world
Beauty is everywhere
Just
Take
A
Peak

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Another Prayer

Another prayer for the world

Another love for all
Spread out through laughter’s
No tears
Of pain
Nothing to gain
To strife
To fight for love
To fight for freedom
To share with our children
The beauty this world possesses
The inner missing puzzle
Messed up by the wars
We need to continue
Helping one another, each day
GOD has blessed us
To share the message with youngsters
The hands of his light
And beauty he shares is bright
Let us share this love with others the same way

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True Pleasures

True pleasure shines deep in my heart

True involvement has been there from the start
I hope to share the beauty that this world posses
With children of all natures
Children of all nationalities
Children of all beauties
On this earth, we are one
We are here to help one another be
Something we know we can be
Great, wonderful and free

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Honor

Honor the freedom to sing

Honor the freedom to be
Honor the freedom to want
Honor the freedom to help
Honor the freedom to love
Honor the freedom to care
Honor the freedom to enjoy
Honor the freedom to live
Honor the freedom of unity

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Kicks and Teases

Kicks and teases

Is a game played
Not without you
But with only you
Truest game that you never played
You kick
I
Tease
I tease
You kick
Passing the bouncing ball back and forth
So, we can enjoy kicking and teasing
Missing
And hugging
When you score a goal

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Laughing

Laughing while we were watching T.V.

Laughing while we sing let’s be free
Laughing as we giggle and snort
Laughing as we kiss and hug
Laughing as we eat candy
Laughing when Christmas comes
Laughing when we are with our family
Laughing in the morning
Laughing in the afternoon
Laughing all the way
To the bedroom

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Wondering

Wondering eyes
Wondering smiles
Wondering beauty
In your eyes
Smile
Giggle
And snort
Laugh
Run Around
Laugh some more
Before you are grown
Do laugh some more

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One Last Goodbye

One last goodbye

Meant to share it with you
Growing so quickly
Being so grown
Makes me cry sometimes
I do not want you to leave
Stay in this nest
Please stay
Do not go into the cold world alone
You do belong
In this world
You called home
Do not say your last goodbyes
Visit us and do not leave far
Do call
And
Write
And write some more
I miss you
Our Last Goodbyes

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