Onward March
Do not dwell on the past
If peradventure it lies
Tinged with the aftermath
Of heavy tribulation.
Rather, look steadily ahead to
The promise of the future.
For such past, remains unchanged
And within the confines of the bygone.
Yet, the future portends possibilities.
Thus, focus on the rainbows of your life
Not on the clouds in the fading distance.
Nay, expand your horizons, and aspire
Towards all potential amid the future.
Look forward!
YemilBenjoy ©
The Extraordinary Tutor
Life is the master teacher,
With no close comparison.
For its weathered volumes of old
Are full of chapters which still
Resonate so profoundly in the
Echoes of the present, and
Will assuredly direct many a
Contemplation in the future.
Of its varied and instructive lessons…
Thus, listen very carefully, and
Observe most intently, then apply
That only which life can impart
In positive measure appropriately.
Chart Your Course Wisely!
Yemil Benjoy ©
Sound the New Refrain
Step Over It…
Whatever seeks to assail you,
Bet it of sudden or in lingering mode
Step over it
Be it the tempest of life, so cruel
Step over it
That disappointment of life, so unreal
Step over it
The heart-rending betrayal, too deep
Step over it
Whatever it is, that life
May bring to shake your core, in attempt
To eliminate tranquility and progress
That you so ardently seek,
Give it not the chance to prevail, rather
Court courage’s fierce companionship, and
My friend with utmost resolve
Step over it indeed.
Sound the new refrain and Step Over It!
YemilBenjoy ©
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Failed Agenda
What is defeat, but another challenge,
Encountered along the way, which may
Inherently seek to derail and project lingering
Emotions of dejection and hopelessness.
Why give it the opportunity, to execute
Its untoward agenda and pervade the
Remaining course with that abject resignation
When assuredly, it can be limited in essence.
Nay, squarely determine to reverse the tide
By employing inward resilience and valor
In favor of transcending the circumstances, and
Certainly defeating that which seeks to defeat.
Don’t be discouraged!
YemilBenjoy ©
June 13, 2013
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Lasting Legacy
Be thou not deceived to the contrary …
For ‘tis undoubtedly worth the investment
To safeguard that constant companion, which
Subsists with thee as you journey forward
Through the scenes and storms of life’s sequence.
Though its foundation is fashioned early, still
It is further cast, amid survival, and certainly tides.
Evolving into character distinctively defining
The core of every being, steering each conscience
Towards the conviction of that candid courage.
Therefore, forsake it not, for want of the
Hollow lure of the flawed attributes, steadfastly
Embrace it for all seasons, even though, the
Winds fiercely billow, or tranquility yet prevails, so
That in the final accounting, integrity rewards thee.
Extol all virtue!
YemilBenjoy ©
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Hidden Virtue
Although, natural inclination is to somewhat
Ponder on such occurrences for extended time…
Dwell not, on the shortcomings of the past,
Rather, let them instruct you for the future
Particularly towards new strategies and beginnings.
For what good is it to stagnate in irreversible tides,
When otherwise challenging circumstances, inherently,
May expand discernment to alternative options, and
Pave the pathway to brighter and greater horizons.
Stride forward not backward
YemilBenjoy ©
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Motivation Nonetheless
Condemnation by others …
May just be the ironical motivation
Required to transcend life’s challenges.
Therefore, my friend transform such to thy advantage.
YemilBenjoy ©
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The promise of tomorrow
Brings with it the spring of hope
Renewed dreams and multiple aspirations.
Therefore, let not the dim and dark
Recollections of the past
Anchor you immutably and
Out of reach of the dawn of hope
Embedded amid new beginnings.
Rather, with bold expectations
Embrace the future and strive
Unreservedly towards the
Treasure of your goals.
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Nurture not the practice of complaining
For it is but an anchor for stagnation,
Within which, withers due promise of hope,
Causing thereby, the gradual demise of motivation,
That otherwise, would have found abode to
Flourish towards the fulfillment of dreams.
YemilBenjoy ©
To steal from one’s self is bad enough
But to procrastinate is the worst sort.
For time lost is never regained
Save through the futile guise of memory
And if it has been said too often
Surely it still will be repeated once still
“Procrastination is the thief of time”.
So make haste and don’t delay
Toil, labour with all your might today.
Let not the wily thief rob of you
What is more precious than gold.
For once that glorious sun sets today
No matter how hard we hope and pray
Another morning shall indeed dawn again.
YemilBenjoy © 1990.
YemilBenjoy Copyright 1990.
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