{"id":4712,"date":"2007-03-18T03:56:37","date_gmt":"2007-03-18T03:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/?p=4712"},"modified":"2013-01-18T10:24:53","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T02:24:53","slug":"the-legend-of-the-sand-dollar-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/teaching-illustrations\/the-legend-of-the-sand-dollar-poem\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend of the Sand Dollar (poem)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sand_dollar.jpg\"There’s a pretty little legend
\nThat I would like to tell
\nOf the birth and death of Jesus
\nFound in this lowly shell.<\/p>\n

If you examine closely,
\nYou’ll see that you find here
\nFour nail holes and a fifth one
\nMade by a Roman’s spear.<\/p>\n

On one side the Easter lily,
\nIts center is the star
\nthat appeared unto the shepherds
\nAnd led them from afar.<\/p>\n

The Christmas poinsettia
\nEtched on the other side
\nReminds us of His birthday
\nOur happy Christmas tide.<\/p>\n

Now break the center open
\nAnd here you will release
\nThe five white doves awaiting
\nTo spread good will and peace.<\/p>\n

Author Unknown<\/em><\/p>\n

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There’s a pretty little legend That I would like to tell Of the birth and death of Jesus Found in this lowly shell. If you examine closely, You’ll see that you find here Four nail holes and a fifth one Made by a Roman’s spear. On one side the Easter lily, Its center is the … Continue reading The Legend of the Sand Dollar (poem)<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-teaching-illustrations"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t