Poem: “Don’t Take Things for Granted”
Author: Kolayah KeeVan “KolayOtuNde”
…from his book “Only 1 Will Speak”
you seem to find me everyday about this time
going out of your way to be noticed
sometimes i don’t realize that you are there
i take it for granted that I’ll see you
yet long for you when things around me grow dark
nothing works when you are not around
chaos reins in your absence
Everything at a disorder
i guess that’s why the Creator made you first
you’re the only thing in my life that stays constant
when everything else change keeping your course
staying firm to your charge and what you were founded
on we all can learn from you
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Thank you, Kolayah, for participating in the “Letters to a Young Sister” by Hill Harper book promotion contest with your message of love to mothers.
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‘MOM’
You’ve been my mom and more than that you been
my best friend. You’ve stuck by me through thick and thin . You’ve been there to lift me up when I am feeling down . with your magical touch you were able to make a smile out of a frown.I love you mom you always cared I cherished every moment that we shared. you mold me, you scold me. You made me what I am today. the things you taught me I can never repay. When I was sick you pace he floor till I was well.You cared for me this I can tell.
If I say what a mother should be, you of all things is what a mother mEans to me. YOU ARE FORGIVING ,HONEST,KIND,WISE PATIENT,AND TRUE
(THANK YOU GOD FOR A MOTHER LIKE YOU)
LOUELLA LEWIS SEPTEMBER 23RD 1934-JUNE 7TH 2009