As long as the wind still blows
His words will still reecho
In the dreams we forget when we wake
In the thoughts that dip and surface.
"Africa must unite
We have the resources
We have the manpower
Only unity remains"
These words will fly with the Monsoon
Across the plains of South Sudan, Cameroon
Climb the hills of DR Congo, walk the lonely deserts of Libya
Drift through the woods of Mozambique, through Ethiopia’s.
They will reecho in Somalia’s savannah
Breathe through the Sahel, Nigeria’s deep oil fields
Flow with the Yenge River of Sierra Leone
Until we hold them close, and call them our own.
And maybe then, in silent knowing
We’ll find the meaning we kept postponing.
Sanctified, sealed, once written in blood
Shipped on the seas and fought in the mud
Swords and arrows and battering rams
Sparing the rich to sacrifice lambs
Multitudes sent to battle by hand
Manpower spent to confiscate land
Another war by the King's decree
Fought by the poor and always will be
Sadly though, many lives they barter
Proudly though, many souls they martyr
Death from wars are always repeated
Kings, in time, are always defeated
The ManPower Invitational Celerity Sphere Contest
Contest One
Large one (369 lbs)
Bigger Sphere (550 lbs.)
Sphere Grande (705 lbs)
Winners pot includes both sponsor
and contestants roll! Trophy and
a prize.
Contest Two
Yak verses Yak waist harness tug of war
20 men one on one
Tournament until winner
Trophy and prize
Contest Three
Log Snatch and Jerk
Log throw
And
Stump pull
Must comply by officials rule
Medallion and prize
Entries due by May 7,
Cash due upon entry
$100.00 entry.
Tickets..... $20.00 -$12.00 & $10.00
Bring your freinds!
Certain meals included with
Paid fair
Live Band
Camp style over night the day before
Trailers and rvs $50.00 for overnight
Stay. Three meals, $20.00 extra!
Horse rides, Nighttime barbaque and bash!
Couples discount.
College discount.
21 and over for rentals!
No kids please.
Beer, wine , chocolate
Sold at the cigar bar!
Get yourself here or
We will come get you!
Media; Media Broadcast
Live radio show.
Television recording.
Get this place jam packed!
Unworthy one cent coins
Make up the consuming world
Unworthy coarse sand under your feet
Makes up the wonderful garden
Unworthy sweating manual workers
Make up the manpower
Unworthy short minutes
Make up the precious lifetime
Unworthy strenuous struggling
Makes up the patience to win
Everyone and everything will have their values
And may deserve
our respects or attentions
In annals of history this has happened many times
Against masses men in power have done many crimes
Sufferers lament over it as they struggle every day
If they unite and fight better future before them lay
Huge population against few men in power
Common man can easily beat they have greater manpower
Next time don't just sit and blame
A revolution of masses set aflame
Modern means of telecom are at your feet
Take up leadership, you can achieve great feat
Fight against wrong for the good of all
If you mobilize masses, on your feet victory will fall.
~~~~~~~~~~~
First position in Brain strand competition
betrayed by the pen
a corporate, seal touches
workforce breaks of day
contacts eventide
an official, seal touches
manpower morning
before the fingers
a strong, prayerful hands touches
the pen that betrayed
in God we should trust
a corporate, seal touches
in God we all trust
before the fingers
betrayed by the pen
God’s our only true friend
8/16/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
Where The Lemon Trees Flower
I know the land where the lemon trees flower,
with citrus scents that often overpower
those of the rose or sweet-perfumed wildflower
that grow around the old Sicilian tower.
Here, hand in hand, close to the midnight hour,
we walk the trails where full-moon does empower
young lovers seek their own romantic bower,
while soulful bells ring out from the watchtower.
We soon take shelter from a thundershower;
'tween lightning bolts, it booms its mighty power.
In loving arms, I'm safe with brave manpower
that holds me close within love's superpower.
Anon, our kisses weaken love's willpower,
so back we head to our Sicilian tower,
where lemon scents are sweet and never sour...
and love and lemon-trees together flower.
Sandra M. Haight
~5th Place~
Premiere Contest: August 2018
Sponsor: Brian Strand
Judged: August 8, 2018
~8th Place~
Premiere Contest: Pretty Poem Please
Sponsor: Julia Ward
Judged: 08/02/2018
I feel like writing,
Writing for my people.
But the pen is heavy,
All filled with thickness,
An ink so black,
Blue sometimes!
Manpower it's a pre.
To a non writer it's a stone,
A rock not so easy to roll,
Not so easy to comprehend.
I feel like writing,
writing for my people!
But the desk is so high,
Higher than a tower could reach
I feel like...?
From August 1914 to November 1918 the guns boomed
There were 700 million shells fired for soldiers doomed
And not every shell exploded when it was fired then
Each year they kill more than 20 innocent women and men
And the special unit of the French Army of detmineurs
Have lost 630 men in disarming shells, grenades and mortars
In the Great War for Germany it meant 35% of men aged 19-22 years
Were dead in the fighting that in the end were only family tears
For the British Commonwealth 12% of all soldiers who fought
Were dead by Armistice Day when the survivors were sought
And 31% of the 1913 Oxford graduates didn't survive
As officers were targeted in the attacking drive
And for France 50% of men 20 to 32 years were gone
Which meant that when the Second World War was on
They were stuck for manpower when the Germans attacked
The Great War left its detritus for generations exacted
And today what occurred a hundred years before now
Will colour our world and for which we will continue to bow.
© Paul Warren Poetry
THE EBBING BOON
Evenly a tunnel to be passed.
By life
Gradually it comes in disguise
A merger of wisdom and chestiles.
Weakling strength of faded manpower.
Dimed eyelashes
Frustrated veins flashes
At a point the waist is lashed.
The vessels fades like water clashes.
And like a washer pottery.
Beaten by life.
Fingerprints of struggle
Would show all over Like Google
And now, some monks
Some sages,one would not mock.
A boon ebbs
Ebbings that no one could help
A time cometh
That time can never outrun earth
My time,your time would sound like a hornet
A time boons would ebb.
Ebbings that no one would help.
My love in the new moon
sweet dreams in the night race
I shall remain in your arms all noon
Bury my emotions without being trace
The night whispers of love
Not in a deaf ear
We stand tall behind the stave
Dancing along the rhymes we hear
Leave me not alone
Your heart is my home
I can't survive all alone
But protect me until the end of Rome
I sold my soul to love you
To the night whisper of our hearts
Nothing matters better than you
In you dwells my heart
Hunger to taste the beam of your smiles
I shall give you hope
Not in a faraway miles
But where you could cope
The circumstances of life
Restructure the manpower within
For in me the river dry not
We knit our emotions in pain
For it shall remain safe not rot
The night whispers of love
Not in a deaf ear
We stand tall behind the stave
Dancing alone the rhymes we hear
Education is the key to
Development of human resource
Development of human resource
Is the key to economic development
High demand of skilled manpower
Exists in every country
Therefore
The governments should
Emphasize on education
More than any other sector
Especially
In least developed countries
In order to meet local demand
And export manpower as well
However
In LDCs
Education for all
Is still a dream
That’s why
Governments of LDCs
Should turn this dream into reality
As soon as possible
Any government economic project
Should involve cost-benefit analysis
Before implementation.
Calculation of cost must involve
Market survey cost, establishment cost, labor cost
Production cost, marketing cost and so forth.
Calculation of benefit must include
Financial benefit, social benefit
Political benefit and so on.
The governments should take into account
Whether there is skilled manpower
In the country to run the project or not?
They should also consider
The possibility of change
Of technology to be used
In near future in other countries.
Thus the viability of the project
Can be justified before implementation
In order to avoid wastage of money and time.
Economic development is the precondition of higher living standard
Therefore we should focus on economic development at first
We know infrastructural development is a must
For economic development of any country
So the government should go for it in the first place
And if necessary they should go for partnership with private entrepreneurs
Now it’s an open market economy
If we want to take off to the sky of prosperity
We need to utilize our own resources including manpower
We need to figure out our competitive advantages
Because it’s not a hard task for us in the information era
Now-a-days tourism is a lucrative sector for any government
Because we are living in the time of globalization
Protectionism is now a history
That’s why
The role of commercial banks and other financial institutions
Is more pivotal than ever
They should provide loan to the industrialists
In such a manner and style
So that the latter can import cutting-edge tech
In order to survive in the fierce competition of open market
PIECE BY PIECE
All the pieces
Will come forth
Piece by piece
Gradually will come to force
According to plan.
First sit down
Lay down the plan
Set the time for motion
Time to end also imagined
And the test of time
Is synchronization with foundation.
The structure reinforce
Cost estimate is indispensable
Budget accounted for
Operation and manpower disposed
As schedule and in full blast.
Outcome…
Beauty and stability
Appreciated and loved
Owner/proprietor satisfied
And customers will come invest.
All the pieces
Will come to play again
Even in matters of the heart
Affection interweave with sincerity
Of both, the couple as one
Playing together a single music attuned.
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