I must confess to you that I do like your poems. I hope that you are saving them as collections and that maybe one day you will be able to give them out in a form of a book and that our nation will be proud of you for sharing something educative. /Aisha >From: Dawda Jallow <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: A poem for a 2nd guess------------------- >Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 03:05:42 EST > > >            Poise > >Colors give beauty and delight the >Eyes. >Flowers reflect beauty and offer >Sweet smell. >Food and water energize the body, >While a husband and a wife look up >For each other’s trust. >Do not overlook the poor >Dream for money, >Why a feeling that the rich willingly >Gives up money? >Those in the helm feel that their >Positions are permanent. >Never feel that the pessimist >Easily gives up hope. >The sick will always yearn for health; >The oppressed'eyes dry with the dawn >Of freedom; >Be mindful that things might change. >The mighty has fallen and the weak >Has risen. Patience is wisdom, >But might show itself as cowardice. >Some impossibility are attempted, >Contemplated or explored, while the >Succeeding generations are always >Adventurous and curious. >Everything has been characterized and >Nothing is permanent, >Except, GOD. >Things might change as in infancy >To adolescence. >But everything may melt >At Mesosphere, yes! Be poised, >The minds are great >And very wonderful. >Here again, and again, >The impossible, which is do-able, >No, more, no, more, >In a world of mind intellect, >Set we go the bell is gone. > >Dawda Jallow.2000. > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >You may also send subscription requests to >[log in to unmask] >if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your >full name and e-mail address. >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------