lifelong lessons
We all have dreams Some sweet as cream Others end in screams But a dream is a dream We all dream to reign And our full heights attain But unsure is the terrain* And good and evil may together rain If our dreams fail That shouldn’t make us pale We may not look hale But it pays not to be frail Whatever we go through is passing phase No matter how slow the pace God sure […]
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For reasons unknown I hear no answers When in His presence I tarry And my prayers I offer Into the faith, He called me But my will He left unbridled* That I may of my own yield Otherwise His wrath face If He did call me, He hears me If He does hear me, He answers If He does answer, I ought to hear If I hear not, then the loop* is open God listens to […]
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Of a virgin was He born Journeyed to Egypt as a newborn Laid at birth in a barn Hmm… this Jesus Quizzed on His first day out Parents returned to seek Him out And He followed without a shout Hmm… this Jesus He began His ministry with wonders In many hearts, He grew fonder And His enemies were left to wonder Hmm… this Jesus Before Abram He was In our days He’s our boss The future without […]
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She looks simple, calm and harmless It’s so easy for you to think of her less In the midst of any kind of mess Yugo would always pass as blameless Come a little closer and you sense wit Voice is unassuming yet principles are strict When you think she should stand, she’ll sit Nothing moves her, not even the worst misfit She’s dependable, able and unpredictable Unbendable like a high tension cable And when it’s time to […]
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I am laden with principles Delicately balanced like bicycles It’s unethical for me to lick popsicles While driving one of my work vehicles I could meet a friend and pitch a tent But it is hard to do so with a student To avoid giving myself a dent Or getting my principles bent But this friend was a different same So full of life; her smile’s like a flame Friendship, nothing more was her aim Relating to her […]
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Nobody is his enemy No place is uncomfortable All situations are to be adapted to His beliefs and doubts spell same Ever so quick to smile Yet feigns anger at will His words need no thought backings His thoughts have dual word backups His swift suggestions fit the present need Some say he is gentle, others loud To him, all are complements His description is indifferent He ‘knows’ himself Yet lies to some With facts […]
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Most times it’s difficult to tell But sometimes it’s impossible not to tell If others over you fell Then I wonder why we yell Though cased in a fleshy shell You have the grace to excel And be ranked Jehovah’s pearl* Only if His will, you do well You may assume this as another yell But if you always keep from the path of hell Your worth, like hot cake will sell When it does, remember I […]
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This bid to succeed Is what I had always foreseen But in all that I had seen A setback of sin had always been When I embarked* on a course With all reasonable force There seemed a pause And yet sin the cause When I decided to be on my own And meditate on the unknown Seeds of evil begin to get sown All of which, from sin had grown I begin to doubt a way […]
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Many a time have I wondered Surrounded by different sizes of boulders* At whose sight my mind shudders* How much temptation do I have to shoulder? I know of the Saviour called Christ And of His powers above all, prized ‘Am aware of His desire to see me rise For this sole sake paid He the price But unseen is the growth I desire And though unlived is the life I aspire Yet I know that even […]
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In the light of creation It sought not a name For situations of the same It could not compete for fame Many saw this as pride And took it for a ride So, it decided to step aside but it was impossible for it to hide Situations did unfold And attained heights untold Then conditions presented a mould* Yet it shone more than gold Questions were asked And answers were waxed* But the reason could not be […]
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