lifelong lessons
Shade from the forest trees Has the forest floor darkened Any shoot that thinks to thrive Of its own builds a coffin A seed by nature did fall From the height of her parent’s thought Upon the lightless soil with a thud* Deep sank her roots, in bravery, she waited Canopy-laden trees looked on with indifference They knew Little Shoot’s end or thought so Little Shoot with strength chose to compete And deeper, sank her roots “Big […]
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The persons we are Foetuses* were before The patched soil we tread Was once a swamp to wade* The men who now are Time before now were boys The grey hairs we see Were once black The harvest so plentiful Was once a field to cultivate And the twilight now Was aforetime dawn So much change, change and change yet to come But there is one who changes all Yet changes not Who of time and eternity no […]
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Few days ago, I sat before a group of youths that had so much zeal and energy. It was easy to see it in the way they had performed. Moments after they stood up and gave their rendition, the audience
Read moreOn one of my visits to a friend’s house, I went towards the kitchen and I saw two sacks full of empty can drinks. I was amazed at the quantity I saw and I asked her how come they consumed all these. I cast my mind back in those days when only rich men consumed can drinks. Rich and busy men. Men that didn’t have time to wait and drink from the glass bottles which needed to be returned. We […]
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