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Tuelo.M Herbert Poem
HEAL OUR LAND
Dear Lord we pray heal our land
We know You are the Lord who hearkens to prayer
Who holds us with His victorious hand
And surely it is not in vain that in prayer we labour
Forgive Lord, our generation
That has deeply sunk in abomination
Our relationship with You has been superficial
Though You have shown us that to You we are special
We have plunged into this world’s pleasure
And have forgotten the things we must treasure
Polish us so that with your glory we may glow
Nurture us; enrich us so that we may grow
Our hearts are as hard as a flint
Break us so that we will not sink
We have been so proud
And put on a wicked crown
We say we love but we kill
Fill us with your love and let us live
Our promises have been empty
Our spirits haughty
Heal our land, heal our nation we pray
Before You our lives we lay
For You we desire to live long
And in pursuit of holiness and righteousness we want to finish strong
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With a pen of iron it is inscribed,
In my heart, memories I fail to describe
Only heaven can unfold the mysteries it holds
I carry a lot in my embrace
You get, it will never be erased,
From your heart, as it never fades in mine
I love you and that’s no lie
Like a sweet aroma of a rose,
Your love greets me when I rise
‘’Wake up’’ no, I need not be told
Because am touched softly by its shine,
On my cheeks like a morning kiss
Oh, what a gift!
Precious and pure
My life has found a cure
When I thought my life was defined by pain
When I couldn’t hide my tears in the rain
The heavens responded to my cry
And gave me love rare in mankind
The bitter waters that filled my emotional cup
Since then dried up
Nature wrote for me a new song
I dance from dusk to dawn
Oh, how I love the sound
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She comes from her closet
Clad in a pure white gown
The atmosphere has been charged
Joy, peace and love rule the day
All eyes suddenly drawn to one direction
No chance to look down
Lest eyes miss the spectacular scene
The glimpse of the hem of the gown,
Is enough to solicit praise and ululations
The groom awaits his bride
His eyes shine with delight
Longing for His dear bride
Come my fair one, my dove
Come into my arms my love
All is set for you and me
Shall we dance?
She walks gracefully towards her groom
From her head to her toes speak radiance
The groom has gone through much pain
to woo her,
She is ready to dance
Her heart and mind are serenaded by
her groom’s heavenly melodies
While He still sings
While He still lavishes His bride with love…
Another voice
Another song
Another promise
Another man
The voice of her beloved groom,
becomes distant
She turns around
She dances away
Her gown gets marred by shame
It gets stained by confusion
Her heart has been caught by a strange song
Her used to be spotless gown now has blemishes
The groom looks on,
Eyes filled with tears
A sharp pain pierces His soul
He sacrificed His life for His beloved bride
He is longing for His bride
Oh
The groom is longing for His dear bride
My love…He pleads…with outstretched arms
Come back, He gently pleads
We can start over
Remember I left my throne and its splendor for your sake
I love you my dove
Come let’s reason together
I still love you
I long to commune with you
Come back my bride...
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SHE CARRIES ON HER A PAIL
SHE STRUGGLES WITH HER BACK PAIN
SHE STOPS...MUSIC OF THE QUAILS
SHE MUST MAKE HASTE
FOR THEY MUST BE CHASED
NO MAN HAS KNOWN HER
OTHERWISE SHE COULD BE GIVEN A HAND
SHE IS THE CAPTAIN OF HER OWN SHIP
AND ALSO AN OARSWOMAN IN A SKIFF
FROM THE WEEDS SHE WILL BE GOING TO COLD SHEETS
AT TIMES SHE’S SCARED OUT OF HER WITS
HER ONLY SOLACE IS HER GRANNY’S QUILT
SHE CLINGS TO IT AS IT CARRIES HER TO SLEEP
SHE WAKES UP TO NO MUSIC OF LOVE
ONLY THE MELODIES OF DOVES
THE SUN, WITH ITS RADIATING RAYS
GIVES HER THE HOPE THAT ONE DAY IT WILL BE OKAY
SHE HOPES TO HAVE SOMEONE ONE DAY
TO TAKE HER ALONENESS AWAY
WHO CAN KNOW HER AND GIVE HER LITTLE ONES
TO GIVE HER A HAND
OH YES SHE WILL DANCE
FROM HOME TO THE FIELDS AND USE EVERY CHANCE
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE
YOU FEEL YOUR NIGHTS ARE VERY DARK
AND SITUATIONS ARE VERY HARSH
IT SEEMS AS IF YOU ARE TRAPPED IN A CAGE
AND YOUR STORMS DON’T CEASE TO RAGE
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
AM HERE, YOU CAN STILL GO ON
YOUR HEART HAS LOST ITS RHYTHMIC BEATS OF JOY
NOW EVERY BEAT COMES WITH A GROAN
PAINFUL SIGHS ARE NOW YOUR DAILY SONG
THERE IS NO LIFE IN YOUR BONES
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
AM HERE, YOU CAN SMILE AGAIN
YOU WONDER HOW LONG YOU ARE GONNA BE IN THAT PRISON
WHERE THERE IS NO ONE TO LIFT YOUR SPIRITS
WHERE ARE THE FRIENDS THAT USED TO SHARE YOUR SORROWS
YOU CAN ONLY COUNT THE SHADOWS
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
AM HERE, I WILL NOT GO AWAY
YOU NO LONGER SMELL THE SWEET SCENT OF A ROSE
THERE’S ONLY A PUNGENT SMELL YOU LOATHE
YOU CAN’T SEE THE RAINBOW’S BEAUTIFUL HUE
YOU CAN’T LOOK UP BECAUSE OF THE YOKE SO HUGE
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
AM HERE, AM STILL AROUND
YOUR EYES ARE SORE BECAUSE YOU ARE ALWAYS CRYING
YOU FEEL YOUR SPIRIT IS DYING
YOU ARE WALKING IN THE DESERT AND YOUR THROAT IS PATCHED
THERE IS NO WATER TO QUENCH YOUR THIRST
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
AM HERE TO KEEP YOU ALIVE
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WHEN AROMA STIMULATES POETIC FACULTIES
F.O.O.D
I look at you
My eyes waltz back and forth
Colours appeal to my poetic vein
I look at you
My taste buds want to dance to your tune
You look scrumptious
Fill-me Oh Oh Delicious!
F.O.O.D
Fill-me Oh Oh Delicious!
That’s my acronym for you
My hands and mouth await an exciting voyage
To appreciate the good work you do
After a good work is done in you
As you always willing my hunger to appease
Not only do I appreciate your delicious side
I also embrace the nutritious side
I really enjoy our conversations
You have a way of bringing out hidden lovely expressions
I look at you
I smile at you and me
A smile so contagious I know it goes beyond any border
Reaching to everyone across the globe
In any gathering you warm the hearts
You bring life, songs in a spirit of oneness
People stand in one accord to bring you to a great state of great taste
Others love you too much and end up beating the daylights out of others!
You are not wrong though, it’s just a human being thing!
Taken on a trip with a beverage
You excel much
You sell a great deal anywhere in the world
Your absence brings despair, desperation and an uninteresting monotonous world
You are a good friend; you make me make my loved ones smile and send thank you notes throughout the day everyday
That’s a beautiful sound my ears enjoy
How can I not write about you?
Well, there is so much I can write but hey you are calling me!
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WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
What’s in it for me? They ask
They open their treasuries to thieves
With the hope to gain more
They forget what honesty gives
They enter secret doors
What’s in it for me?
Morning, a new task
Night, a new mask
What’s in it for me?
As for Eves
Easily dance to deceit
Silver, gold and alas dust
Morality gone
Dignity torn
What’s in it for me?
For others the baton has been handed from times past
Evil hands soiled with wicked deeds
To others the game is new
What’s in it for me?
Time goes, then the question changes
Painful, gruesome exchange
Who is me?
Why me?
Covenants of vain glory forgotten
Only pain, shame, more vain begotten
What’s in it for me?
Some trace back
And are willing to pick up the pieces
Others, still lured by strange kisses
Slip back into the dark
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TELL THEM
Tell them that I love them
Just the way they are
To the poor and filthy I came
To bring hope, a new start and care
I came to condemn them not
But to show them that I care a lot
Tell them they are precious in my eyes
And I will cause them to rise
Above that which is pressing them down
I was laid on my head a thorny crown
And the spear pierced my side
For them I paid the ultimate price
Tell them I died for their sake
I suffered the beatings and endured the pain
I was nailed to the cross
For their gain I became a loss
That excruciating pain was not in vain
All that I am and all that I have to them I gave
Tell them I became poor so they can be rich
And to the broken, the hurting and the sick
I came to be the healing balm
And also to command their storms to calm
I came to save those that are lost
And to elevate them from the dust
Tell them that I love them
That I had them in mind
Before I laid the foundations of the earth
And that I’ll make them forever mine
If they take a step to a second birth
Tell them that I love them
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BEFORE I SLEEP
Dear Lord help me to do all that’s required of me
before I sleep
On my knees, earnestly do I seek
your good, before I sleep
Before night fall
Help me to heed the call
To hold the plough
And in this field refuse to let it down
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DON’T BE UFO
Don’t be UFO
There’s got to be where you belong
You can’t stand alone
Child, don’t be UFO
You’ll hit danger zones along
You got to have an identity
Refrain from pursuing vanity
Know your roots
Where no power can uproot
Know your direction
Stand by the Lord’s instruction
Be an epitome of love
Focus so you clearly see every curve
So you won’t miss all you must have
Be a symbol of obedience
To Jesus must you pledge absolute allegiance
A beacon of hope you must be
To generations after, it will be an unforgettable seed
Imprinted in their souls, bearing much fruit
Don’t be UFO
You’ll end up in the cold
Don’t be UFO
There’s got to be where you belong
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