doesn’t
      mean,
      and
      he
      knows
      quite
      a
      bit
      about
      hard
     
     
      days.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Inspite
      of
      his
      age,
      this
      child
      has
      overcome
      a
      great
     
     
      deal.
      He
      suffers
      from
      chronic
      Asthma.
      Last
      year,
     
     
      he
      spent
      14
      weeks
      in
      the
      hospital.
      That
      works
      out
     
     
      98
      days:
      a
      very
      large
      part
      of
      a
      small
      child’s
      life.
     
     
      Though
      life
      may
      look
      easy
      for
      those
      around
      us,
     
     
      (especially
      for
      kids),
      we
      never
      roe
      know
      until
      we
     
     
      see
      the
      whole
      picture.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      best
      part
      of
      the
      story
      is
      that
      this
      little
      cloud
     
     
      has
      a
      big
      silver
      lining.
      Through
      it
      all,
      Joshua
      has
     
     
      remained
      what
      he
      is,
      and
      what
      he
      should
      be:
      a
     
     
      child.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      Stroll
      Along
      The
      Beach
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      ocean
      and
      the
      sky
      are
      twins.
     
    

    
     
      A
      gentle
      pink
      of
      peace.
     
    

    
     
      The
      sun
      is
      leaving,
     
    

    
     
      It's
      warmth
      embraces
      us
      good
      night.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      walk
      along
      the
      shore
     
    

    
     
      in
      silence,
      in
      dreams.
     
    

    
     
      The
      wind
      caresses
      our
      bodies,
     
     
      the
      cold
      sand
      kisses
      our
      flesh,
     
     
      a
      blue
      fire,
      cold
      desire.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      twins,
      no
      longer
      pink,
      play
      with
      black.
     
     
      The
      moon
      gives
      us
      light,
     
    

    
     
      with
      shadows
      that
      glide
      on
      ocean,
     
    

    
     
      while
      the
      sea
      protects
      the
      land.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      beautiful
      evening,
      but
      sad.
     
     
      When
      men
      and
      women
      stroll
      in
      love,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      5
     
     
      The
      bumble
      bee
      makes
      honey;
     
     
      the
      sheep
      gives
      us
      wool;
     
     
      death
      balances
      the
      population;
     
     
      and
      the
      poem,
     
     
      it
      gives
      us
      a
      remedy
     
     
      for
      bursting
      frustration
      or
      depression.
     
     
      As
      the
      poet’s
      emotions
      are
      slowly
      poured
     
     
      in
      the
      form
      of
      words.
     
     
      It
      is
      courage
      to
      say
      things
      he
      is
      too
      scared
     
     
      to
      say
      verbally.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      poem,.
     
    

    
     
      it
      goes
      through
     
    

    
     
      some
      undeserving
      punishments.
     
     
      Innocent
      children
      are
      abused;
     
    

    
     
      babies
      starve
      in
      foreign
      nations;
     
    

    
     
      the
      elderly
      are
      everywhere
      abused;
     
    

    
     
      and
      the
      poem,
      ~
     
    

    
     
      it
      has
      criticizing
      editors
      who
      pull
      apart
     
     
      its
      very
      limbs,
     
    

    
     
      and
      naive
      students
      who
      fail
      __
     
    

    
     
      to
      reveal
      its
      message.
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      And
      then,
      the
      poem,
     
    

    
     
      when
      it
      is
      asked,
     
    

    
     
      "exactly
      what
      is
      your
      meaning?"
     
     
      -it
      simply
      bows
      its
      head
      and
      says,
     
     
      "if
      this
      you
      ask,
     
    

    
     
      then
      I
      have
      no
      meaning."
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sports
      News
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      am
      alone
     
    

    
     
      with
      my
      companion,
      The
      UPEI
      Rugby
      Panthers
      played
      SMU
      over
      the
      September
      21-23
     
    

    
     
      my
      friend.
      weekend,
      at
      UPEI.
      The
      Panters
      crushed
      SMU
      51-0,
      dominating
     
     
      the
      game
      from
      the
      outset.
      The
      top
      scorer
      was
      Glen
      Urie,
      who
     
    

    
     
      -
      G.E.H.
      scored
      three
      tries
      “for
      the
      Panthers.
      Mike
      Lloyd
      and
      Richard
     
     
      Nichols
      had
      two
      tries
      each,
      while
      Todd
      McInnis,
      Ron
      Wisman,
     
    

    
     
      The
      Poem
      By
      Leah
      Clyburn
      Andrew
      Riggs,
      Johnny
      Savidant
      and
      Todd
      Byers,
      each
      scored
     
    

    
     
      single
      tries.
     
     
      the
      poem
     
    
   
   
    
     
      as
      everything
      in
      life,
     
     
      has
      it’s
      share
      of
      duties.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      4,
      1990
     
    
   
   
    
     
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