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This Place by Eloise Greenfield

There is a place I know
where children go to find
their deepest feelings
they look behind the trees
for hiding wants and angers
bashful joys
this place is quiet
no shouts may enter
no rolling laughter
but only silent tears
to carry the feelings
forward in waves
that wash the children
whole


Stars by Debra Chandra

I like the way they looked down from the sky
And didn't seem to mind the way I cried.

And didn't say, "Now wipe away those tears,"
Or, "Tell us, tell us what's the matter here!"

But shining through the dark sky they calmly stayed,
And gently held me in their quiet way.

I felt them watching over me, each one--
And let me cry and cry til I was done.


Hold Fast Your Dreams by Louise Driscoll

Within your heart
Keep one still, secret spot
Where dreams may go,
And sheltered so,
May thrive and grow--
Where doubt and fear are not.
Oh, keep a place apart
Within your heart,
For little dreams to go.