Just like a philosopher can never throw away his stone, the poet can never toss his pen out the window
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. …so remember: great achievements take time, there is no overnight success.
Leo Tolstoy
I am seated by the desk, in the library Writing poetry on my PC Whilst two tan ladies sit beside me. I wonder, whether they have noticed That they are the objects of my fascination, The inspiration behind this composition.
© Lazarus Shatipamba 2020
The Poets Peace
Hey guys, hope you’re having a fantastic Friday.
I just wanted to take the time out to share a poem i wrote several months ago just when i started taking this poetry thing seriously.
The quality isn’t the greatest but i hope you enjoy it because i certainly do.
Here it is below
Failure and failure again is the secret ingredient to achieving the right level of success.
Mark Makhubalo
Have you ever
Heard the sound of passion call to you?
Like a naked lover
beckoning you into the warm, comfy sheets-
That make you forget about the deafening cold
That freezes our ears to render us unable to hear.
I have never really been able to hold firm
To all my convictions whilst listening to that lusty
Voice that sounds thirsty as the desert of the Namib
That walked across the plains of pain for far too long
She decided to simply embrace the pleasure of pure leisure.
Drinking my water as i bask in the spring weather
Nourished by the fresh fruit of the flowers
Who at the peak of their powers produce perfume
Who’s scent flows from them into the air
Right into my nostrils were they do not disturb but curb
Any ailments i might have had in regards to the bad smell in here.
Leap, and the net will appear.
John Burroughs
Dear Lazarus
I hope this letter finds you in good health,
High spirits, as well as in mindful breath.
It has been way too long since last we spoke,
saw you smile, or even heard a fun joke
part from between the dark walls of your lips.
So I'm writing to tell you of some news
i think might be of some concern to you.
I'm telling you, because i always knew--
Even though perhaps you didn't have a clue--
that you were head over heels, deep in love
with the cute girl, from the house next door's crew.
It turns out, she recently got engaged
To that boy that always got you enraged.
I wrote this to inform you, and not break
your spirit so that you feel way too weak
to write back during the course of the week.
Please do. I'd very much like to see you speak.
Lots of Love
Aunt T
© 2019 The Poets Peace
The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.
Mark Caine
Hey guys, today's a day that's quite hectic
so I'll try to sum up today's topic
in a poem as short as i can make it.
Sounds good? Yes? Here we go then.
In general, internet in Africa is quite expensive
due to the availability of the overall bandwidth being scarce.
And the fact that traffic goes through expensive satellite links
that make it hard for average Africans, to use it and also pay the bills.
Only one out of ten people in Africa have access to the internet
due to the vast majority being mainly computer illiterate.
And the relatively low level of internet infrastructure
that makes it hard for people on the continent to connect on the net.
That’s it for today guys, see you again tomorrow.
In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.
Norman Vincent Peale
MONEY MAKES MANKIND go round. That's what all the sages say.
So in an alternate world that does not revolve around money,
What are the three things I, Lazarus Shatipamba would do for no pay?
Number One
Believe it or not,
I, Lazarus Shatipamba would be president
For no pay whatsoever.
I would live entirely off the many benefits
Afforded to presidents.
LIKE having my :
- safety secured
- travel taken care of
- accommodation acquired
- staff sorted.
As I feel like there's no point
To receiving a salary, so I'd rather have it remain in the budget.
To help in buying some tissues
For those crying from the issues
Plaguing my nation today.
I know they will not bring about jubilation,
But at least they can soothe the masses while i work on a solution.
To better decrease problems like pollution.
Plus; i would not need the money anyways, as my First Lady
Surely earns enough for the both of us.
She can be the breadwinner in the family.
I am not too greatly shamed by that. In fact, it does not shame me at all.
Number Two
In a world were money does not make the world go round,
I would make sure my knowledge goes around--
By choosing to teach for free.
To be like a sculptor, shaping the minds of future generations
Into creations--
Worthy of being looked at.
Number Three
Is for that which brings me glee.
It does not matter. Whether money makes the world go round,
As it was always scripted in the stars. That i am bound
To write poetry.
© 2019 The Poets Peace
If today
I should wake up dead
Show the world
The tears i never shed.
As if by shedding them now
I somehow shed them time and time again
That way the world would remember the pain
That was brought about by yesterdays shame.
Be sure to claim
My part of the blame
In what came
To be known as the era
Of way too many an error
That led to the terror
Of our social weather.
Its all sun
And clear blue skies
When lies are being televised
So do not act surprised
When the price
Of good deeds starts to rise
To fulfill the needs of our greed.
We need to heed
That making each other bleed
Is not the way to lead-
Ourselves into a future where-
We do not need
To plead in order to be freed
From the grasp of the things we did.
We endorse war
In always wanting more.
Yet, what we're fighting for
Kills more people by the score
Then the petty wars
That leave our floors
Littered with the proof of our flaws.
If today
I should wake up dead.
Show the world
The tears i never shed.
As if by shedding them now
I somehow shed them time and time again.
That way the world would remember the bloodshed
That was brought about by the violence we shared.
The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the one who will win.
Roger Bannister
