Gone are the games that they should be playing;
Gone are the trinkets to childhood dear.
Hushed are the voices that should be saying
Words of parental cheer.
Give them the joy that is theirs by birthright!
Give them the smiles they are robbed of! Give,
Give them the love that is childhood’s earth-right—
Give them the right to live!
Franklin P. Adams, Capt., U.S.A.
Give, and the baby buds shall grow