KIDS UNITED
It is so much fun to belong to a circle of friends. It lets us share ideas and find out how we all live. Sometimes we live differently, but that's part of the fun. Sometimes we talk differently, but that's how we communicate exciting ideas. Sometimes we look different, but underneath our hair and clothes and skin, we're really all the same. We're a circle, and whether we're boys or girls, we're friends. And that's the most important thing in the world.
A Poem by Erik
I've traveled the world,
Gone everywhere in my mind.
There're so many places,
It's fun when people are kind.
I've seen people cry,
I've seen more people smile.
I've seen different races
And wished all the while
That we could all be together
Together as friends
That we could all think alike
Since we're the same in the end.
We might have different names
Different colors in our skin
But when you visit the world
It's easy to imagine-
Wouldn't it be nice if my friend was Chehn?
Wouldn't it be nice if we were together again?
My friend Maria lives in a South American city
Her skin is brown and she's very smart and pretty
David is from Israel where they say shalom
He is white with dark hair, and likes ice cream with foam
We're friends in a circle
A circle without end
We talk all the time
We call each other friend.
There's Ana Banana down in Costa Rica
And Janaina & Sebastiao in warm Jamaica
Where the boys have long hair
And the girls all speak with a flair
A blonde friend is no tearski Natasha
She's got blue eyes and lives in Russia.
There is Heidi and Niklas, and Luc and Hans
They come from all over, from all different lands.
Some have fair skin, others are dark
Some have accents, some have a mark
All are people, people like me
People who share the idea of we.
We're girls who wear dresses
And boys who make messes.
We're friends in a circle
A circle of friends
We talk all the time
We're friends til the end.
I've met people who look different
And people who make noise
But one thing's the same
We're all girls or boys.
I've heard an expression
"Can't we all get along?"
I think it's important
It makes us all strong.
Like I said when I began,
And I'll say it again.
I've traveled the world,
Gone everywhere in my mind.
There're so many places,
It's more fun when people are kind.
