Paul Sebastian Poems

Spare the rod
And spoil the child
An adage of old
Yesteryears had tried
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Before dawn breaks, she wakes
To offer prayers and worship
Making supplication for needy sake
Drawing strength from Godly-relationship
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Visiting his brother's breath-taking farm
Much delighted priest upon meeting Tom
Quipped: God has certainly blessed you!
Tom wiping forehead sweat replied: If only you knew
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I sought some bread-crumps friendship
Found searching only my own needs
Found friend using friends in relationship
People sunk chasing own needs
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Born to live free
No chains shall shackle me
No lost-love memory
Neither haunting pains shadow me
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My soul in pit darkness, groped
You brought hope with candle light
Before you I became real, exposed
As soul mate you caressed my heart
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O' Creator of all things
Of heavens and Mother Earth
Show mercy, satisfy her dire thirst
Let heavens rain, fill this dearth
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War bloodied homeland we left
Seeking refuge in a foreign land
Our sons killed, leaving us bereft
Saving family members, while we can
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Worn teenager, hunger pangs driven
Selling door to door, some detergent
Working hard to pay his college fees
Knocked on a door, his pride eased
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A teacher with a heart is a gifted soul
Weaved together with threads of gold
A teacher touches lives of a great many
His reward is hearing a success testimony
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