If you are ever lost
For just a NAIRA
You must bear the cost
Rise up determined and work harder
If u persist
And poverty insists
Do not despair
Toil, and the harvest you will surely bear.
If you are ever stuck
Your dreams lie fallow
And your visions never seem to work
Look with hope to the morrow
Do not falter
Do not stomp
For life definitely rewards
Even the hopeful pauper.
When the going gets tough
And the journey of life seems rough
Tread slow and steady
Be at alert and always ready
For opportunity comes in seasons
Its treasures revealed to only those who cease it.
Lay your youth not to waste
For but once only
You shall have its taste.
Play the world your harmonious flute
Then watch it swoon in your vibrant youth
Be strong, wise and comely
And eventually, you shall find your calling.
Walk not in the ways of the dark
Hide not evil in your little heart
Let your ways be moral and just
Stay clear off thugs, guns and drugs.
For sooner or later, the one who kills
Will by the gun, also be killed.
Flee, lest your body be defiled
Dont let your bottom lead you along in life
Dont be a failure
A single mother to “JUNIOR”
You can be pretty, successful and wise
If you live a Godly life.
Do not fret
Do not worry
Never let your faith rest
Or go weary
Stand tall
Believe in your call
For sooner or later
Those who succeed
Are those who believe
Those who rise from the rubbles of a thousand falls.
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Anderson Paul @Anderson-paul
I am the embodiment of strength,
Of selfless love and comely patience.
I am laughter found and tears lost.
I see,i live and i breathe in words.
I see life as a vibrant art,
In its throbbing heart,
I dwell.a pulsing beat.
I believe in defying the odds and traversing the virgin routes.
I believe in my vision and in my vibrant youth.
I hope one day to see my mission fulfilled
To see the fusion of my words and reality be,
I am a strong and patient AFRICAN,a timeless being.Go to Anderson Paul's profile, and read more of his/her posts.
Is a single mother a failure? I disagree with that.
You wrote ‘cease’ instead of ‘seize’.
Lovely, as always.
@Lade..i didnt mean it that way, i guess i should do editing.
thanks for the correction.
bur what if it was failure in keeping the marriage? Isn’t that a failure? It lead to the birth of “JUNIOR” which obviously by the way u couch it is {a mistake}. Or a failure like the piece suggests, because she let her bottom lead and thus is a single parent, to “JUNIOR” because of way-ward ways…lol.
My best part: “Dont let your bottom lead you along in life”
Ditto Lade @ ‘seize’.Paul-Good moralising and motivational poem.I love the lines for the rhythm and rhymes that lure to the message.I wonder,whats ur muse man?
DOnt know yet bro
inspiration just keeps coming
thanks.
You so much love the word “comely”. Seen it in a couple of your poems. Good one. The boy, Paul, can write.
I’ve noticed same Jay.
thank you Jay,i have noticed it too
not my fault, just kinda love the word.
Liked your use of words.
…”Play the world your harmonious flute,Then watch it swoon in your vibrant youth”…
But I would like to comment on the moral leanings of this piece. I beg to defer on your seeming judgement of “leading a Godly life” guaranteeing success in life. I do not see how that is possible if from a christian standpoint having morals and leading a Godly life is the path to a successful afterlife, heaven-wise, as opposed to a successful life in the present.
i think you will understand better when i am through with editing
thanks for your observations.
@Otakpor…I beg 2 disagree with u…there’s no plc, the Xtian teaching tells u there’s no successful living in the now if u live a godly life. Hereafter, yes but it didn’t reject now.
You killed thiese piece again, as always…..
Loved the end rhymes in this one.
Well done!!!
@Lawal..thank you bro
Words of wisdom,didn’t know you want to write a BIBLE,lol.
Liked the poem,the rest you know.
@gretel…lol @ writing a bible
you know now
thank you anyway
Is it just me or does anyone else think that NAIRA is an acronym for something that relates to the message of the poem???
Well done Mr Anderson!
@Scopeman..thank you
you seem to be on to something.lol
So it is an acronym actually, what does it mean???
Ditto at Lade…I disagree with the allusion with single parenting., but I like the use of words…and @LD, he didn’t exactly say Christian, only godly although I’m almost sure he meant it
Well done, Paul
@Berry..glad you understand the godly point of view
i also didnt make the part about the single parenting clear in my words but i am sure you will see it differently when i am done editing.
thank you.
allusion to…i mean to say
i got you.thanks
I like this! Not just the message, but the rhymes and all. Nice Poem bro!
Thank you Tee
*winks* Why this title? Doesn’t really fit this inspirational to me o! http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/koboko
Don’t know but I think the title is apt, what would you have suggested
i agree totally with this poem , nice work, the advice and the confidence booster is cool…
Thank you sir, that was the idea..glad it came across right.
I absolutely love the rhythm of this work. I am keeping a copy!
Great work here…
kudos
Please do, glad you love it.thank you