For Haiti I Cry
My heart like a desert
My tears like a river
Shifting sands of sadness
My whole body shivers
I am sick with suffering
I am pregnant with pain
My ruptured heart bleeds
From my eyes flow the rain
Lachrymose! Lachrymose!
Haiti I weep for thee
Your sons and daughters
Have suffered tragic misery
I bawl! Don't ask me why!
For Haiti! For Haiti I cry!
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Limitless
Stronger than steel
Wider than the world
Deeper then the depths
Higher than the heavens
More massive than a mountain
More refreshing than a river
More reviving than rain
More delightful than the dawn
More splendid than the sun
More precious than pearls
More melodious than music
More universal than the universe
More enduring than eternity
Is God's love
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Poets Pen
Penetrates the wonderful womb of wisdom
Ordained to inspire hope and re-script destiny
Enlightens to minus the miasma of the masses
Trained for titillation and tutored for titivation
Sails the sea of imagination in the ship of reality
Pregnant with the incredible ink of ideas
Energized by the super spring of new birth
Navigated not by hand but by heart and soul
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Without You
A palace is but a shack
Limousine a jalopy
A tuxedo is but rags
Gold is devalued to mud
Riches are but poverty
A garden is a desert
Roses turn out to be thorns
The sun dances in the night
Health is pregnant with illness
Laughter gives birth to crying
Music gives birth to mourning
Gladness gives birth to groaning
Everything becomes nothing
Life is but death without You
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Birthday Blessings
The sun got out of bed
Swam across the ocean
Just to shine on you today
The wind climbed mountains
Endured dusty deserts
Just to blow on you today
The birds organized their orchestra
Traveled to nearby trees
Just to serenade you today
The rain descended high heavens
Bowed at your feet
Just to refresh you today
I join all of nature in wishing you
A blessed birthday today
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Morning Man
Delivered from darkness
A great lover of the light
Rising extremely early
working with all my might
Others are still sleeping
While I am wide awake
Maximizing every moment
Energized from spiritual intake
In the day I make progress
Excelling in an excellent way
Following closely my plans
From my priorities never stray
I am a man of the morning
The Son shines in my heart
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You Are My Mother
You are my mother
More supportive than a brother
You are my mother
More compassionate than a sister
You are my mother
My very important other
You are my mother
My first teacher and helper
You are my mother
Because of you I am greater and stronger
You are my mother
Because of you I am richer and better
You are my mother
My love for you grows bigger and sweater
You are my mother
My love for you will last forever
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The Miracle of a Moment
A week?
A day?
An hour?
Time enough
For excellence
A moment?
Too little!
Too swift!
Too short!
Too brief!
Not so
Not right
Not true
A moment?
It’s enough!
Pregnant with possibilities
A moment
Overflowing with opportunities
A Moment
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Progressive Rolling
I saw some rocks
Skipping down hill
They jumped so joyfully
It gave me a thrill
Dislodged by falling rain
They seemed so proud to be free
They seemed to have been aware
Of their brand new destiny
Like rolling rocks
Be on the move
Every turn and tumble
Your position to improve
Even when removed
From a peak real high
Keep on progressing
And never say die
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Weeping for the Family
I cry for parents who’re so busy
They never have any time to play
I cry for children whose childhood were
Suppressed or spoilt or stolen away
I sob for girls who become mothers
Long before they are really ready
I wail for boys who become fathers
Long before they can keep things steady
I shed tears for that sad little girl
Who doesn’t know the warmth of mother’s love
I howl and I bawl for that mad boy
Whose lone father is the One above
My eyes bleed for the indignity
God rescue us from insanity!
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