[Newspoetry] Please share the words of "The Pledge" with your readers!

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Please help me share the message of "The Pledge" with our children and youth. 
We also have a Spanish version (La Promesa). The Pledge was approved by the 
NYC Board of Education. Alberto O. Cappas, Author. The Pledge/La Promesa.

The Pledge 
(Dedicated to our Children and Youth) 
By Alberto O. Cappas 
I pledge to maintain
A healthy mind and body, 
staying away from the evil of drugs. 
I pledge always to try my best to understand 
the importance of knowledge and education, 
painting a positive picture of where
I plan to be tomorrow, 
not allowing obstacles to stop the growth 
of my plans for the future. 
I pledge to seek answers to questions, 
understanding that the answers to questions 
sometimes lead to other discoveries. 
I pledge to work hard, 
with the awareness and confidence 
that hard work today will serve 
as the seeds for my strong tree tomorrow, 
a tree no one will ever be able to tear down. 
I pledge to learn proper languages, 

beginning with my mother’s, 
always prepared to appreciate others. 
I pledge to gain a better understanding 
of myself, 
by understanding my cultural roots, 
to fully accept who I am as a human being, 
a rainbow of many cultures and colors. 
I pledge to overcome any personal misfortunes, 
always striving to become 
A wiser person.      

"The Pledge: Dedicated to our children and Youth", by  Alberto O Cappas, 
released in 2001.  The Book, based on the poem, The Pledge by the same 
author, is a small, pocket size, 24 page publication, dedicated to children 
and youth, especially students enrolled in the inner city public school.  
This book is retailed at $5.00, but if order here, take $2.00 off .  To place 
an early  order, send $3.00, payable to Alberto  O. Cappas, 85 4th  Avenue, 
Suite 3JJ. New York, New York  10003, Attn. AOC/The Pledge. 
         Bio: Alberto O Cappas: a graduate of the SUNY @ Buffalo. He has been 
widely published in magazines, journals and is the author of several 
collection of poems, including "Dona Julia."







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