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If We Can Give Love a Chance

If we can give love a chance 

O love; sweet love if we can give it a chance 
As our God-given blessed children 
Black, yellow, white, green, innocent of our wars 
Live doing when in rain bow multi-colour 
They go playing without hatred and fear 

O love; sweet love if we can give it a chance 
By allowing truth to live in everybody’s tongue 
We men will be very strong 
And hatred that reigns to the bay will shyly move 
Leaving us in peace unending, for we will be sinking in the sea of love 

If we can give love a chance 
Then at day dawn, we men black, yellow, white green 
Without fear will drive our flocks from field to fold 
Free as the air to watch rivers that rage 
And the rocks that grow old 
Free to listen to the birds that sing 
Free without fear to scent the flowers and walk the wanton fields 
Free to enjoy what pleasures nature can bring 

If we can give love a chance 
Then there will be peace everlasting 
Peace and joy that must be in any day that breaks 
And soon withers them forgotten 
As eggs that go rotten 
Peace that brings joy, joy that happiness 
That gives a honey tongue, a heart of gall 
Joy that brings sorrow to fall

Copyright © Emmanuel Tenjoh | Year Posted 2015



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It's Time We Forgive

It's now time we forgive 
the trespasses of our neighbours 
who in the course of wellbeing searching 
showered them like a storm on us. 

It is time we stretch them a hand 
humbly giving love without reserve; 
smilingly and joyously too. 

It's time we accept, 
that jealousy and hatred; 
they have no place in our midst. 

It's time we accept 
that man no matter his colour 
Tribe, ethnicity, and rang 
is indispensible to his fellow. 

It's now time we bury our pride, 
the spring board of our hatches, 
Stretch our hands to all; 
and give like a new meaning.

Copyright © Emmanuel Tenjoh | Year Posted 2015

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She Promised Me Love

And shower of refreshing,
Heaven sent it from above.
\To put words to birth she gave me some kissing
The string young lovers need
In such mercy-drops that go falling
To tie beating hearts together
While love foever they plead
\Moving,hand in hand walking the alleys
My livind went reviveng again;
The hills,and the valleys
I imaginne how they feel in the sound
Of abundance of rain
Her beauty,her voice,the smile on her face
I to these irresistably went to fall.
When time and again they came tto surface
And i gave her my all.

Copyright © Emmanuel Tenjoh | Year Posted 2017


Book: Shattered Sighs