Gain Perennial Wealth

Catch the latch under the thatch Roof within the hut In your village where you snatch Every chance to balance the gut That propels your vision To embrace the trace of the future You believe lies in the diffusion Lying at the intersection of a culture Dynamic enough to promote progress Conservative enough to preserve salient values So essential in your culture they digress From puny conservation to sow clues To the way forward in blessing Africa Without turning your backs on the forward march Humankind launches to recognise Jamaica As the homeland the Reggae arch Whose contribution Jimmy Cliff Alongside Bob Marley and Peter Tosh Transformed the music genre from a whiff To a major component so posh No connoisseur can dismiss it As a flash in the pan in the pantheon world music Celebrates and elevates to fit New sounds and bounds in non-basic Communication where a universal language Inherent in music criss-crosses salient aspects Humankind shares and spreads to assuage Incongruities and insanities in prospects That point to and chart the destiny Humankind deserves Despite flak, yak and intrusive scrutiny That in the end serves No useful purpose in uniting humankind Despite race, opinion and obstination Which turns people blind, makes them unkind To the extent they annihilate an entire station Blessed by the most high To kiss blessings and forgo chances To step forth and fly Higher than current circumstances Project In their illusion to freak out Reject And promote doubt with diminishing clout Today and tomorrow Now and forever If you should borrow Not from fever or a disgrace river But from God's manifesto In which your portion lies in success To derive nutrients not from alcohol but from the tomato To which God has granted you permanent access To prolong life Live in optimum health Give up strife And gain and bargain for perennial wealth.