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such love

2010-04-23T14:21:00.000-07:00

such love

could you imagine such love
that sacrificed its divinity
that shed its glory and immunity
and embraced weak humanity
just to usher me into an eternity
filled with unimaginable serenity

could you imagine that this man
who really was God and not less
knew what misery he'd face and said yes
was in every way dehumanised and helpless
whipped, hung, bled and was breathless
asked His Father His castigators to bless

could you imagine such faith
He has that I will come to be
pure, refined and holy as He
so much that He still pleads for me
asking the Father my sins not to see
but His blood which is the fee

could you imagine such love
that defies rejections pain
and calls to all with words so plain
love that longs eagerly to come again
for what He calls His true gain
a people made free of every stain

***picture courtesy Kingdavid Wordpress ***

my love

2010-04-22T14:46:00.000-07:00

my love's flower withered
my love's root deepened
my love's riches remains not weathered
my love's love remains after all that's happened
my love has been in the sun
my love has been drenched by the rain
my love through it remains not worn
my love's love remains after all the strain
my love lost its feeling
my love held to its will
my love has experienced healing
my love's love remains forged like steel

***picture courtesy stuff.co.nz ***

come forth

2010-04-17T19:39:00.000-07:00

wandering, wondering,
pondering,
feeling crushed,
continuously being hushed,
bearing a great burden
a pain ever broadening,
knocked down bout after bout
living in doubt
wanting to scream and shout
till all the sorrow is let out

be assured of this
you will have peace
for you there is a deep comfort
as He calls you to come forth
comfort...comfort.... come forth

***picture courtesy Akvis Chameleon ***

What A Recession!

2010-03-23T05:45:00.000-07:00

Recession?
money addiction
value rejection
lack of caution
needless aggression
unbridled consumption
undue celebration
blind corruption
deception, deception
expenses alteration
policies on auction
leadership eviction
lack of gumption
questionable missions
Carbon emission
lies on telivision
wrong projection
financial liposuction
economical indigestion
crumbling corporations
cash injections
strike actions
job terminations
increasing population
increasing starvation
unending destruction
what a recession!

rhythm and poetry

2010-03-23T05:26:00.000-07:00

this is not just rap, its poetry

its no trashy pastry wrap, its poetry

spoken words, guitar chords

palm-wine gourds amidst word-lords

its sultry, yes its poetry

conceived, laid and hatched in an African poultry

expressed by Erykah, Alicia and Floetry

rhythm and poetry, food for my soul

inspiring me to eternally seek to be whole

i'm not an MC, i don't do mics

i'm just a pupil comparing like with like

i sit listening to teachers, to street preachers

so my heart is richer, yes, i am a knowledge seeker

who was driven to books as a child cos i was thought weaker

but now i emerge from the dark glowing like Micah
with a revelation, expressing inspiration
embalmed in beats in quick and slow pulsations

From across d nile with love

2009-08-30T18:12:00.000-07:00

Why do u think there will be a better life in Babylon
walking back to Egypt for onions, for how long
why do u leave Zion, giving up her promises
to go dwell in the slave master's premises
Here I am by the rivers of Babylon longing
for home, the heat, the green at my heart are tugging
the hills and trees under a great burden of ills
perpetrated by her kids and now their kids
Brethren do u not know d view is obscured from a distance
once u cross d Nile u will rouse from ur trance
awaken to the harsh reality of d vanity
to this poverty of a different kind to which u were blind,
then these words of mine will be urs, yes, every line
as you feed on food meant for the swine
and an emptiness unfillable with wine,
as u strive daily from nine to nine
working ur job, completing ur every task
striving only to pay ur bills and ofcourse ur tax
u will shop for the flashy labels on credit
ur financial plans u will ever have to edit
u will pose by every grand car u do not own
for those silly pictures for friends and family back home
u will get back to ur flat, shut ur door and feel all alone
turn on ur TV to watch the same movie in 7 days six times shown
and then you will sing this song
as ur heart for Zion will long
cos Brother back home is where we truly belong!

i dare

2008-12-18T10:11:00.000-08:00

I will take this step, just this one step,
take it though i am afraid...
i'll just take it.... worry less about the mile
take that stride with as little as a smile
and in a while, in a little while
i will see i have actually walked a mile
i know its okay to be scared...
scared but i dare...
dare to face fear and fight fair
i know my spirit can take more
more than my body say i can bear...
For all that is good...
for all that lies ahead...
i dare!
for dreams that can not be fully expressed...
i dare!
for the unimaginable God can do with (a) man...
i dare!
yes! indeed i fear...
yet, i dare... to reach
There is a glow in my mind,
a warmth in my heart...
there is a fire that can not be put out
softly burning for a while
but in due time a consuming inferno
not destroying... only giving life...
giving peace... ending all strife...

Unspoken words

2008-12-12T08:52:00.000-08:00

all i do is speak to u in my head

looking out the window in my shed

day after day as I watch u walk by

all i do is wish i could really say 'hi'

if only i would try or dare

break free from this crippling fear

i imagine us being good friends

friends navigating life's hard bends

i truly see us laughing together

i envision us survivng stormy weathers

there is so much about us i deeply know

what i am ignorant of is saying that 'hello'

all i do is speak to u in my head

everytime i feel hurt and shaken

afraid to say how my heart's broken

by what u did without knowing

back to back lying in our bed

silently conversing with u in my head

"why did u have to say that"

"cant u see i would never do that"

"can we stop this meaningless fight"

"can i draw u near and hold u tight"

but i know u will say nothing back

cos hearing thoughts is what humans lack

****Picture from ... http://www.elderlycareservices.org****

I stare

2008-12-08T04:48:00.000-08:00

There i was starring in the mirrror
Starring like i had never seen him before
And noticed how differently he starred back
He was really me and i, him
yet how differently we saw
I see his face and he my heart
He sees my tomorrow and i cant shake off his past
I see his wounds but he sees my vitality
I am his image, he is my reality
Yet this poor image i am is more revealed
More known by my family and friends
While reality beckons me still...
To come to the other side of the plane
And i, i am afraid
I am not sure of that which i fear
But i do know i cant wait to be
To be... that is it... to be
I cant wait to live... but to live...
Ah! That is my fear!....
To live i must die....
I am scared of the passage way
Afraid of the journey i must make
The road between i and I
Terrified of what lies between
Tell me have you ever been there
Is it pitch dark and walled with terror
Or does it hold a frightening calm
Please tell me... what lies between us
For in the end there can be only one
Only one of us will survive
So I stare.... lost.... i stare...

Eternity

2008-04-13T13:51:00.000-07:00

The lovely instrumental is from a song I heard for the first time in my final year in high school. I have added the lyrics beneath and share it with you all... Stay blessed. Jesus loves you!

Eternity

By Brian Doerksen

I will be yours, you will be mine
Together in eternity
Our hearts of love will be entwined
Together in eternity
Forever in eternity


No   more tears of pain in our eyes
No   more fear or shame
For we will be with you
Yes, we will be with you


We will worship, we will worship you
For - ev - er

SHAY

2007-12-07T05:19:00.000-08:00

My heart reaches out to you S!
sitting at my desk i think about you
how few compare to your beauty
and you alone are my sweetness
my fair one and queen
even amazing is your mind
i can talk with you on and on
for you are both my love and friend
the most trivial things are great
pleasant when we are together
I love the sound of your voice
i am thrilled by your laugh
held by the softness in your eyes
I believe He thought of me
when He made and formed you
In His benevolence He shaped you
so I would find total delight
and be satisfied in the work of His hands
Indeed I am a blessed man
truly I have been favoured
to have you to share my life with
i look forward to 'US'
i dream and desire it
now i know why Jacob worked
why Isaac was comforted
why Boaz wasted no time...
and understand that indeed
His blessings make rich
and in no way add sorrow
cos my life has been made so
so so so so much better with you!

Just A Thot

2007-10-23T13:16:00.000-07:00

Sometimes in life we walk in the shadows

surrounded by trials and great pressure

our smiles disappear like the Sun slipping out

out of the horizon and suddenly its night

Then the heart that once skipped with joy

heaves again and again as it seeks relief

Then the memories that once brought joy

bring those tears you shed as you make no sound

rolling down like rain drops on a window pane

as the heart longs again for a new season.

Sweet Love

2007-10-17T15:01:00.000-07:00

The greatest comfort in life is to know that there is One who loves so much, so deep... Who can and Who will always be there.... Nothing is as amazing as the Love of Jesus

Here I am again tonight
Here I am with my hungry heart
A thirsty soul yearning
Broken spirit pleading, calling
With unspoken words
Words only You can hear
For You are the Deep
that my deep calls out to.

Here I am again tonight
Craving to be filled by You
To hear Your voice in my ears
And feel Your warmth
And Your hands around me
In that hold only You can give
Here I am longing for You
For no other love will do

For you I will give up sleep
Stay awake enjoying the bliss
That comes from plunging deep
Into this communion with You
And so I find rest, even peace
And comfort for my weary soul
I find joy and pleasure untold
from Your love that makes me whole

Inspired by Psalm 139

Love is...

2007-10-16T20:09:00.000-07:00

You think you know then you realize... just a reminder...

I thought it would be easy to love
Surely having experienced it from my parents
I assumed I knew what love was all about
Flicks, songs, books- loves grand testaments
all had fed me the ‘creed’ I could not doubt
But now I know better
Thankfully before I ended up bitter
So now I truly know

That Love is...

It’s more than sitting with ‘belle’ and
Listening to the gentle waves at sunset
It is more than that feel we share
Walking along on an autumn evening
More than the enchanting kiss
Experienced standing in the rains of spring
More than the weakness in the knees
Or that flutter in a lover's belly

Love is...

patient, love is kind.

It does not envy,

it does not boast, it is not proud.

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,

it is not easily angered,

it keeps no record of wrong

Love does not delight in evil

but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,

always hopes, always perseveres.

Purple quote from The Holy Bible (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)

Moses

2007-10-16T17:05:00.000-07:00

Its not how or where the story began. Its daring to trust and taking

that necessary journey that matters.....

Born on the back side of fortunes

on a patch next to nothingness and void

to folks who had lost their light and tune

a man-child, black, strong and wailing

Nurtured in a dwelling grey and damp

a childhood in alleys and street corners

labeled before tested, he was a 'tramp'

yet he had a light in his little heart

The Divine had seen and lain out a process

a series of mishaps and tragic moments

that made this 'black child' a kind of 'Moses'

a man with a remarkable story and success

Come...

2007-09-26T07:13:00.000-07:00

This was written in a quiet, tired moment...

Come to me, come upon the gentle winds
float by, lightly on the gentle breeze
softly dance as feathers blown on
come tither, come quickly, come surely
sing softly, whisper again please
sit with me as you often do
speak with me sweet friend
come quickly for I wait for you
i know the warm winds will come with you
and it will be okay to sit without
come.... so we can hold hands
come, so together we can walk and skip along
telling again same jokes, same tales
same stories that never grow stale
come... swing by won't you tonight
come, please, as you often do
it's for you I sit out here waiting
waiting, looking at my watch, anticipating
come.... come.... come.... won't you?

Devotion

2007-08-02T07:11:00.000-07:00

Who would I be without Your love?
And what would I do if You were not here
How could I live if I didn’t have You?
I would be lost, a lonely wanderer
A man with no home, with no hope
Stumbling in the dark, tripping on and on
But I have You and I know it is You
It is You; You are my light, my life
My sun in the sky, the moon at night
You are my joy and my hope
You have been there all my days
It is You who see and wipe my tears
It is You who deeply, truly cares
And its You alone who banishes my fears
The assurance that I shall be and not fail
You know me, how strong, yes, how frail
You see my quiet moments of desperation
And the moments raging emotions
With You its easy to cry, laugh and be
Its amazing how much You bear, forgive
No one could ever love like you
You simply amaze me, I am spell bound
The thought of Your devotion and Love
Your commitment to me, who am I
There is nothing sweeter than Your love
Nothing more assuring than Your Word
I am bound to You, bound by Your love

WHO I AM...

2007-07-12T05:45:00.000-07:00

Why did I write this? I guess cause I.... truthfully I dunno!

This is who I am; this is that man in me
He is somewhat wild and free
Like an untamed stallion is my heart
Home is in the open where there’s no path
Only a stretching green pasture
Open fields where I am most close to nature

This is really who I am, a shy little boy
Easy to please, easy to annoy
Yet it comes easy to laugh and play
It’s easy to say the very things I mean to say
To love and be comfortable with you
To see no guile and accept you as true

This who I am, I am my best
Try being me and you’ll fail the test
I have just the shoulders for my burden
A heart for the fast, the furious, and the sudden
Simple and complex, I am always a mix
But its always from God I get my real fix!

SO HARD

2007-07-12T04:50:00.000-07:00

I wrote this shortly after I got back from the airport after dropping off my Sweetheart. It was hardest goodbye we said. Sleep was hard to find and all I could do was write...

Good bye can be such a hard thing to say
And why did I have to watch you leave today
Why can’t you be with me or I with you now?
Though we have created memories and moments
Yesterday is so far away and do not suffice
I can’t sleep cos I can’t reach you, hold you
I pray for tears to ease my mind, soothe my pain
For its harder living without you
I long for waking up beside you
I pray for morning kisses
For evenings after work and ‘couch gist’
For quick side glances while driving
For the slightest touch of your gentle fingers
For times when I look into your eyes
And wish I could read your mind
For times when I look deep down inside
And realize
That you have given me the best gift of all
A Love I can Trust

Rainy Sunny Day

2007-06-10T09:08:00.000-07:00

Its a rainy sunny day
and I am reminded I am clay
cause this mortal feels the pain
that afflicts both heart and brain
but I dare to leave the curtains wide open
leave my door ajar and my heart, open.

Its a rainy sunny day
what else can I really say
I see a rainbow across the sky
promises from the One who can not lie
so, though I feel pain I know peace
pressed but truly my joy is on the increase

In Those Times

2007-06-10T09:01:00.000-07:00

.... it is comforting to know there is a God who stands by His promises and stands by His children. Joshua 1:5 - ....I will not fail you or abandon you. (NLT)

When things don't go the way I want
when it seem there is just delay
i will wait on You and Your love
knowing You hold all things in Your hands
When darkness lingers on at night
and far away seems the morning light
I will trust in You and Your love
Knowing Your thoughts are always good

You will never leave me despondent
nor let my soul be held in despair
You will shine Your light at dawn
and bring me comfort in due season
I will wait and I will trust.

My Yummy Hubby

2007-03-11T09:15:00.000-07:00

So I know I'm notthe greatest writer. Words and poems don't just flow out of me. But I'm taking this step to write a poem about you. It makes me smile just thinking about it 'cos it sounds like something that a child would say or a woman who's head over hills in love with a great man like I am.

Here it is, My Yummy Hubby...hehehee

To what shall I compare it to?
This sweetness I feel when thots of you
flow thru my subconscious
Or the Sweetness I hear in your voice when you speak to me on the phone
The sweetness conjured in me when we're alone
Can the taste of honey compare?
No I think not.
The experience is unimaginable, incomparable,
exhilirating....
Oh! There's that sweetness of your kiss
That one in your eyes- true, sincere, pure bliss
So, in simple words that I would use for now
You're my yummy hubby
And I can't wait to give you my vow.

Sleepless...

2007-03-11T06:07:00.000-07:00

On one of my sleepless nights, probably after my usual wonderful phone conversation with my gal friend....

I have tried for several hours
tried with no success to yield...
to let myself drift on to sleep
but how could I really... really
when these walls and all within
do not offer the warmth of a home
when I can find all but you
all but your warm laughter
No wonder it feels so cold, icy
no wonder I stay awake, I see
Only some months ago... mmm
I shared the best moments I ever had
laughing, smiling, talking I slept
like a little babe yes I slept
opened my eyes and there you were
I beheld the brightness of your face
tasted of your wine and it became mine
drank from your sacred cup and was drunk
like I had never been....
no wonder tonight I fight to sleep
for I can find all, all but you.

Yummy Wifey

2007-03-11T03:51:00.000-07:00

The wonderful woman in my life wrote me a poem a couple of days ago. I hope to post this soon. Its called "Yummy Hubby". She's read it to me already and it just blew me away. I guess all I can do is express back in the same manner... My Yummy Wifey.....

You are the one maiden for me
though the earth be filled with many
many goldie locks, blondes, brunnets
Norahs, Stacys and even Sarahs
yet you are the one for me
the one to whom i desire to make my vow
My heart waits and is filled with faith
as I anticipate the sealing of our love
the unvieling of its glory...
when to you I shall devote myself
to serve, to protect, to guide and guard
when together we shall return to innocence
when to you I shall yield my strength
Our love shall grow through the seasons of life
time and time again it shall be renewed
and as today... even then...
when the "Proof of our love" is fully grown
matured and "come into its own"
even then my love shall be wholly thine
All my life I shall love you like no other
and be content, filled, drunk with your love
for in you I have found love as in no other
with you I have laughed and cried...
... shared more than I thought I would,... I could
You shall always be my yummy wifey...

Everytime

2007-01-21T07:50:00.000-08:00

Every time I think about you
Every time I ponder on what we share
How much you mean to me
I conclude there is nothing I wouldn’t do
Nothing I can’t give or bear
To keep you a part of my life
To show you how much I really care
For you have been a light
That banished the shadows
You have been a beautiful tune
That exiled my sorrows
And through the years ahead
Through rains and sun shine
Through tempests and raging seas
When all things change
You will remain my new wine

Simile of U n I

2007-01-21T07:46:00.000-08:00

Like the sun and its shine
Like music and its beats
A candle light dinner and wine
A consuming fire and its heat
Like the ocean and its waves
The sky and its blue
A cemetery and its rows of graves
A deep mystery with no clue
Like a play and its scenes
Eyes, nose, lips and a face
The forbidden fruit and sin
Forgiveness and amazing grace
Like honey and the bee
Without you my life is incomplete

Impresso

2007-01-21T06:45:00.000-08:00

We can never tell just how much
We mean to someone we just met
We make this big impression
And a life is suddenly awakened
Life and love are discovered
Meaning and purpose are found
You have made that impression
You have opened a door
One that had been closed for ages
Now the sun rays are filling a once darkened heart
That is brightening up with the many colours of love for you
The fragrance of the rose at dawn now fills a life
With a pleasing smell that provokes delight so true
I begin to ask myself where you’ve been all my life
My love, my light, my wife

Moments

2007-01-21T06:31:00.000-08:00

Magical are moments we share
In affectionate exchanges that has brought us near
Holding hands and opening minds
Uncovering our deepest self through open blinds
Simple reflections of beautiful moments shared
That has left you a person to whom I am endeared
Regular spots, regular music but vivid experiences
The beauty of which far outweighs our obvious differences
These times spent in exchange so magical, so divine
With someone I cherish, someone I can call mine
It is a special person that makes all the difference
Observing my special moments its you I see through the lens

Sigh

2006-12-23T07:53:00.000-08:00

If I let you be will you come to me?
If I break the bonds and set you free
Unclip your wings and set your sails
Will you leave this heart weak n frail

If I fail to make you cry as others did
Will you think me less and make me bleed
Make me pay for crimes I didn’t commit
Bring me pain for helping you to your feet

This dilemma really makes me sick
Aduke, I know not what you seek
Do you really think love must bring pain?
Alas I fear your past has made you insane

Sweet Lines

2006-12-23T07:51:00.000-08:00

Sweet lines, like sweet wine
Come not without diligent labor
Till five toiling from nine
Then heaven yields its favor

Sweet rhymes like sweet limes
Pleasant and greatly desired
Refreshing time after time
Comfort for the weary n tired

Dilema

2006-12-23T07:35:00.000-08:00

I cannot decipher if this is simply an obsession
Try as I may, I am drawn, caught in this confusion
Lost in this trance that holds so fast, so sure
Taken by these waves flowing away from shore
Out of control despite my ability to reason
My choices condemning me guilty of treason
Fighting desperately to gain sanity
Yet desiring to be far, far from reality
I know what you desire to say to me
In and through your eyes I can clearly see
You view me in this helpless state
Stand aloof in fear to further complicate
So you are drawn into a game of pretence
You mask these emotions that are so intense
But I know you are as much a lost soul
Lost as I am in this deep, deep, dark hole.

The thought of walking away hurt so bad
Staying together simply drives us mad
I wish I could be bold, be man enough
To make the choices so mean, so tough
Deny you this fruit in my hands right now
Leave you in the open fields alone to plough
Knowing an orchid, a vine yard is yours to gain
Only if you endure the coming season of pain
And dare to loose that which you desperately need
In tears, with an aching heart plant this one seed
I Believe one day you will say “thank you,
Walking away was the right thing to do”
So here I am mustering all the will in me
Hoping finally I can truly let you see
That your journey to that land beyond the sea
Is one with another, someone other than me.

Enitan

2006-12-23T05:51:00.000-08:00

Slim, fair and as natural as day
Rich like fresh ears of corn
Delightsome as a comic play
Vulnerable yet not a pawn
Sweet like a wedding song
A tune like no other
Provoking emotions so strong
She left me sick with fever.

Lips coated with honey
Sweet and void of lies
Comforting like a bunny
Her loyalty has no price
A gentle breeze so light
Graceful, royal and tender
Awesome, a truly grand sight
Crown jewel of the female gender

My Aching

2006-12-23T04:37:00.000-08:00

My Aching

My aching, my craving
My searching, my longing
This rain, my tears
This shadow, my fear
I cry as my soul yearns
Weep as my flesh burns
At the close of day, of all play
When all gather to kneel n pray
Then I am clothed in solitude
Cold and alone as a destitute
I have searched so much for reason
I have laid low but now I am risen
From my slumber and deep sleep
Coming to life from head to toe tip
And tho this process is filled with aches
Tho I wonder if I have what it takes
I know I was born for this very cause
The vision fills me with great force
Hope stands like a little candle in the dark
Insight like a skilled archer before his mark
My arms thus are made strong
And my heart healed from every wrong
My soul filled with so much faith
Convinced I shall have that for which I wait…