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Show RECONSTRUCTION PLAN FOR CHILDREN'S WORLD By B. Y. Williams God, when the war is over And peace returns to earth, Restore to saddened children Their heritage of mirth; , Bring back the old enchantment Erase the sorrow from their hearts The terror from their gaze. Let there be paths of safety For small brown questing feet, And a hurdy-gurdy's music For the children in the street. Please, let a "circus visit Each quiet little town, With acrobats and dancers, Trick elephants and dancers, Gay pdnk-and-tinsel dancers, And a feather-hearted clown! God, when the' war is over And all the world is sane, Let strangely silent children Sound laughter's note again. Let swift wings whirring over Mean only birds in flight; Let no more blackenened windows Shut out the stars at night. . Let there be violets in the wood, Wild berries in the sun, And bread enough and love enough And joy for everyone. Oh, let someone remember A carnival with bells, And the gelloping sleek horses, The gallant arch-necked horses. Superb breath-taking horses That prance in carrousels! |