NEW START is wisdom for a brand-new way,
Eight laws of health to guide each day.
Nutrition feeds the body right,
Exercise builds strength and might.
Water heals from cell to heart,
Sunshine greets each morning’s start.
Temperance keeps balance true,
Fresh Air gives life anew.
Rest restores both mind and soul,
Making broken spirits whole.
Trust in God completes the way,
Guiding life from day to day.
With NEW START lived in faith and art,
Health and hope fill every heart.
2024.5.14
Apple said to banana
"B loves avocados more than you".
Avocados signed: "Hmm, apparently not any more.
Now, he loves his lazy bone
And lets it be his boss.
Chilli whispered "I am hot
But not enough to attract him".
Orange said "I am full of Vitamin C.
And wondered where he got the calcium from
To feed his lazy bone,
Which made him grow so much and so tall.
Grapes said "Sour grapes"
Mandarin yelled in Chinese
"Mind your own business.
B has lots of videos to watch
And to work on them."
Plum signed "By the way,
He will never get plum from fasting,
So make way for the love,
Of his life for the present time"
"Guys, guys, please be quiet,
Don't you worry, I love you too.
You will get warmer with me,
So leave B alone with his work"
"Who said that?"
It is me. Mala.
Co-authored with Anne Dietrich
. for public domain
Everyone likes kisses.
They are very nutritious.
They're full of vitamin see.
They're good for you and me.
Everyone should have a kiss;
A daily dose will do ya.
Did you "see me kiss ya"?
The refrigerator helps us
To store food fresh
And keep them longer
We don't have to go to market everyday
But finally we find that
We store a lot of extra food
We forget to use food in time
After long time of storage
The food may change its best quality
And we are eating less tasty food
Less nutritious food
Is it to save or to waste
The refrigerator makes is feel lazy
And stubborn sometimes
If we ourselves are not the best user
A wiser
Foods are nutritious to eat, So have a treat, Then take your seat, you can be
comfortable when you eat so you don't spoil the furniture when you take a treat.
I wonder how you changed suddenly,
The person I knew has reformed abruptly,
What you could smoke was meat,
You only drank milk with sugar in it,
But now your diet is alarming,
It's full of ugliness and displeasing,
Dear buddy,stop it,it ain't nutritious..
It all started as a joke,
You said a little smoke won't choke,
I warned you,but in vain,
All you said,you were Abel and I Cain,
You went on saying the herb was holy,
And took it daily a whole,
Dear buddy, stop it,it ain't nutritious.
Look now,you have become addicted,
Alcohol,bangi,miraa,ciger make you satisfied,
Without the full dose,you are incomplete,
And an underdose of it makes you obsolete,
Better you walk naked,
And make sure your stuff is baked,
Dear buddy, stop it,it ain't nutritious.
Remember of the adverse effects,
Your blood will develop infarcts,
You will be no longer fertile,
Your 'leg' will be dropping to the tile,
Your sight will no longer function ,
Bangi will affect your cerebrovascular junction,
Dear buddy,stop it,it ain't nutritious..
PoetIgweee
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