Melvin was enthralled with three sisters so fine
I will keep careful watch oas if they are mine.
The sisters were Marigold, Mercy and May.
They were readily watched by Melvin O’Shay.
He is a wise owl. I completely trust him.
Said the girls’ mother Mrs. McKim.
Entrusting her daughters to the care of the owl.
Who was an incredible babysitter, a marvelous fowl.
From his CPP,
OAS and GIS,
He’s trying to live
Month to month covid
Tries to do him in…its hard.
Many like him passed.
Covid took his wife!
He’s home now all alone and
Keeps on fighting it!
W.C.Hull © 2020-12-4-H1426-
2536-I52-K52-4-L59-4
Godly expression
BY HEROLD OSMOND OWOSEB
Character full of colour
Many shades of beauty
Seeds of greatness trapped within
A great mystery I desire to discover
So composed, a great masterpiece
Clothed with stillness and humility
At times getting lost in thought
A great journey undertaken
Like the colours of the sunset
You are blended with uniqueness
Like a cloud in the midst of a cloud-covered sky
You stand out in the world
Many will draw life from your utterances
A river springs forth from within you
You are not meant to fit in
Your unique design is God expressing Himself through you
Dedicated to Kamilah !Garus-oas March 2014
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