Keep Your Praise Up

It's a brand new day, 

Things may not go your way, 

Sunshine and rain, 

Sickness and pain, 

Keep Your Praise Up. 

Give thanks for it all 'till the end, 

Stand where you don't understand, 

Even in the storms of life, 

The vicissitudes of life, 

Keep Your Praise Up. 

Maintain your praises in all the phrases, 

Let love triumphant in all the phases, 

The rain falls down when the steam goes up, 

Blessings come down when the praises go up. 

Keep Your Praise Up

A-Z

Amazingly ambitious,

Boldly bodacious,

Cohesively colourful,

Delicately delightful,

Exceptionally excellent,

Flawlessly flourishing,

Generationally generous,

Happily hardier,

Impressively improving,

Joyfully jovial,

Kindly kindling,

Legitimately leading,

Naturally natured, 

Magnificently majestic,

Objectively obedient,

Powerfully poetical, 

Quietly questioning, 

Rapturously radiance, 

Supportingly superb,

Tenaciously tender,

Undoubtedly unbound, 

Vitally vivacious, 

Warmly welcoming, 

Xenophobically xerarch, 

Yes yea, 

Zeal zest

A-Z

The Winner Never Quits

The winner never quits, 

Until you have had the fate of finishing, 

You will not respect yourself while your dreams splits, 

Until you follow through your dreams that are diminishing,

You'll realise that the winner never quits. 

Tears, struggles and pain will drive you insane, 

Until you fight on regardless of the circumstances, 

You'll find solutions through the liquidity of your brain, 

Love bears all things and prevails through circumstances, 

The winner never quits. 

If you love it, you'll see it through,

If you love it, you'll push it through,

It's hard to be what you cannot see,

It's hard to see what you cannot be,

The winner never quits.  

Some people quits cause things are out of control, 

Remain standing to be remarkably resilient, 

Look at the situation as a whole, you'll achieve your goal, 

Hold on your time is coming to be exceptionally excellent. 

The winner never quits & the quitter never wins.

Make a U Turn

Driving along the congested freeway, 

Minimum speed throughout the day, 

His foot found home in the brakes, 

He'll get there no matter how long it takes. 

The street was hectic so he started to make his exit, 

More things to achieve, so he made his thought legit, 

Nothing is powerful as a changed mind, 

Lots of people allowed the world to make them blind. 

Your thinking reflects where you came from, 

Your relationships are affected by where you came from, 

Your approach and expectations to life, 

Every bitterness and every strife. 

 

You won't be defeated by what they say about you, 

You will be defeated by what you say about you, 

Change your life, change your connection,

Change your mind, change your direction.

 

Make a U Turn

Rise Above

Rise above every situation, 

Rise above every generation.  

Fill the nation with inspiration,

Fill the nation with education. 

Rise Above

Train your mind to comprehend trials, 

Walk your feet with lots of smiles,

Transform your way of thinking,

Close the gap where the boat is sinking. 

Your perception has everything to do with your destiny, 

If you can kill it your head, you can kill it in your life, 

Your words to the world must become their melody, 

Every husband must first submit to The Lord to have a better wife. 

Your job is not a reflection of your gifts, 

Wherever you go something shifts.  

If you always do what you've always done, 

You'll always be where you've always been after all is said and done. 

There's more inside of you than just making ends meet, 

Just when the enemy is dancing for your defeat, 

Your fate is going to turn your life around,

There's more inside of you than what you perceive, make a joyful sound. 

Rise Above

Imagine

Imagine the sound of the Father that will draw and capture people from afar 

Imagine the sound that will bring light and liberation like a star

Imagine the sound of a rain that will bring harvest and abundance 

Imagine the sound of rest that will bring peace and confidence

Imagine the sound that will last forever

Imagine the sound that will make the blinds see

Imagine the sound that will bring nations together

Imagine the sound of freedom that will let you be

Imagine the sound that will make you shout 

Imagine the sound that will call you out 

Imagine the sound that will make us one 

Imagine the sound that will make us say 'IT IS DONE'

Imagine the sound of Australia

Reel It In

Go to the sea, 

Through your fishing rod, 

Set your vision free, 

Look to the sea though it's broad. 

War between elements begins, 

Whoever is powerful wins, 

You're removing the fish from its element, 

You both fight to stay in your element.  

Your blessing is in another dimension, 

You will not find what you need in your dimension, 

Your dimension is too small, 

Get it all, don't fall, grab it even if you have to crawl. 

Once the fish is out of the water, 

One of you is ready for the slaughter, 

You've got a miracle that you can see, 

You can be anything you want to be. 

Your blessing is in the fish's mouth,

Your vision is right in front of you, 

You keep going East, West, North and South, 

Your provision is right in front of you. 

Reel It In

Amazing Love

Amazing Love...

Everybody writes, sings or talks about you, 

But nobody can really understand you, 

One can meet a stranger and love them more than a brother or sister, 

One can give their whole life to a stranger and leave their mother and father. 

It's Phenomenal... 

How fate brings two strangers together, 

How two people from different worlds joins together forever.  

How one is surprised that they even survived, 

How life seems meaningless before their loved one arrived. 

It's Beautiful... 

How awesome love can be so unconditional, 

How easy love can be if it's optional, 

How learning about your partner is like reading your favourite story. 

How loving your partner is so easy and everyday is a new realm of glory. 

Be thankful before and after you've received your amazing love, 

Be ready to give your life and submit it to your love.

There's nothing in this world like having someone to love, 

Everyday becomes easy with your phenomenal love. 

If you haven't met them yet give yourself and your family all your love. 

Amazing Love 

Fill Up Your Void

Fill up your spacious void, 

Fill up your heart don't avoid. 

Fill up your deserted cup, 

Fill your praises up.  

Warriors have prayerful hearts,

Brings down the work of arts. 

Relevant in all departments, 

Brings love in all apartments. 

The world will tip oil from your cup, 

It's your responsibility to grow up. 

Your anointing is your oil

Make the difference in this soil. 

Don't lose your oil no matter what, 

All your blessings you will shut. 

Open doors with your heart, 

Be smart, start to play your part. 

Fill Up Your Void 

Let it Flow

It's 5 o'clock in the morning, the rain is pouring, in my dreams I've been learning. 

I'm awake and excited to be alive, embracing the number of grace which is five, 

The cars starts breaking, new sounds, my mind starts making. 

Let it flow

When life gets tough, your hands and your feet hurt like they are in cuff. 

Let it go

The sound of the riffs from the piano, happy sharp noise from a soprano, rolling of the drums, the new song is about to come. 

There's a sound of a new song rising, this feels organic the immense joy is surprising, could this be a new poem and a new song by any chance? I'm trusting the music for a new dance. 

Let it flow 

Take it from the people's poet, who embraces sunrise from Angkor Wat, on my trip to Cambodia I wrote new poems and new songs. 

No matter where I am in the world that's where my heart belongs. 

The fluidity of thoughts to save the world from drought, the liquidity of thinking that will pull people that are drowning from doubt. 

Words are just words if there's no thought process involved, but once you've crafted them you can resolve issues that are not yet created or resolved. 

If you've got words to say, 

Let it flow 

If you've got issues during the day,

Let it go

Live a happy life until your hair turns grey, 

Let it flow 

Live a life that will leave a mark for others and remember to pray. 

Let it flow

Ambassadors of Love

You and I are ambassadors of love,

We have peace in our hearts like a dove, 

We have hearts made from above, 

We hold our hands tight like a glove, 

Ambassadors of Love

Learn how to dance, 

Use every chance, 

Don't lead, follow the rhythm, 

Let it flow, hold your heroism, 

Let the rhythm carry us, 

Take it easy don't make a fuss, 

Trust in the music, 

Dance and release the magic, 

Loving others should be easy, 

Wherever you go shall be breezy, 

We were born to represent love, 

To have peace in our hearts like a dove, 

We were born to be the Ambassadors of Love 

Give Thanks

Give thanks all the time, 

Give thanks graciously. 

Give a shout not a mime, 

Your joy comes internally. 

Appreciate small things,

Multiply few talents. 

Be grateful, that how one wins,

Say thank you beyond assets. 

Give thanks for the love around you, 

See the light surrounding you. 

Give your love to your crew, 

They help you in everything you do. 

Good people are very hard to find,

Easily blown away by the wind. 

Show them everyday that you're kind,

Never forget them keep them in your mind. 

Give Thanks. 

Creating Capacity

Empty your glass to be filled again, 

Give out wisdom to fill your brain, 

Find right people for you to train, 

Your capacity is for the world to gain.  

The specificity of your thinking, 

Will bring an overflow in your life, 

Save boats that are sinking, 

By getting rid of all the strife, 

Creating capacity is creating a space,  

A space to bring smiles in every face, 

We all have dreams to chase, 

We're holding hands to run the race. 

Your provision is in your house, 

Gifts you need can be found in your spouse, 

Your breakthrough can be in an Opera House, 

It's time to find your gift and sweep your house. 

Creating Capacity

Do you sometimes feel like life is like a book?

Do you sometimes feel like life is like a book?

 

The uniqueness that lies on each chapter. 

Do you ever look

At each page covered in ink?

Or do you even think 

That each chapter 

Pass us by in a blink? 

Maybe it's time to embrace everyday 

As if it was your last day on earth 

Or perhaps pray everyday?  

Uniting the Universe

In the world of individualism, 

Unity is the power. 

In the world of intellectualism, 

Unity builds the tower. 

We need one another, 

You are from another mother,

This is my little sister and my big brother, 

We're all loved and embraced by the same Father. 

The act of one, is selfishness, 

That leads to helplessness, 

Solitude leads to aggressiveness, 

That leads to lack of effectiveness. 

When a man is alone he hunts himself, 

In life you need to be involved in something bigger than yourself. 

Life is much bigger than oneself,  

I live in the world that is bigger than myself. 

It takes just 26 letters to create a universe, 

Through the lens of a pen and verse, 

Countries chose animals and rainbows that can not reverse, 

We are one even though we're diverse. 

Uniting the Universe 

Vision vs. Victim

Write down your vision, 

Play the end before the beginning, 

Make a firm decision, 

A sad story can have a happy ending. 

Being a victim must not destract your vision,  

After all forgiveness liberates the victim. 

Within your vision there is provision,

A clear vision will take your through every system. 

Don't let people that you intimidate stop you, 

They treat you bad 'cause they are afraid of you. 

You make them feel uncomfortable with your wisdom, 

Reach out your hand and show them God's Kingdom. 

Your vision is a steering wheel that is driving your life, 

A clear vision will distance you from strife. 

Purify your heart and take no offence, 

Use God's word as your defence. 

Vision vs. Victim 

Central to your Core

It's time to enter that open door,  

It's time to engage your core.  

It's time to get your gift off the floor. 

It's time to increase, it's time to be more. 

Look within yourself for a while, 

Look again don't change your style.  

Keep that perspective don't lose that file, 

Keep that perspective and live with a smile. 

The seed of each fruit carries the tree, 

See the seed to be who you shall be, 

Comfort in what you do is the key, 

Doing your passion will set you free. 

Your mind is an open gate, 

Steering wheel that keeps you straight. 

What gets in will determine your fate, 

Get up, do what you love don't just wait. 

Do what is Central to your Core

Old Material in New Light

Redeem your old material, 

Use what you already have. 

Don't throw away that material, 

Walk in dark places and be brave. 

Embrace the streak of that sunlight, 

Stay humble don't seek the spotlight. 

Work hard before you enjoy that twilight, 

Success requires you to use the headlight. 

Every seed grows in dark places, 

Lift up your hand and enjoy God's graces. 

Run your own race, not other people's races. 

Your gifts will make room for you to see new faces. 

You don't have to be young to function in a new world, 

Renewing your mind will give you a new word. 

You can't function in a new world with an old mentality, 

With your old material you can have positive finality. 

Old Material in New Light

African Wings

Africa sings,

Africa flies with mighty wings, 

Africa dances, 

Africa rises throughout the circumstances, 

You haven't seen a dance if you haven't seen an African dance, 

You haven't heard a song if you haven't heard an African song, 

You have missed the heart of our art if you've missed that chance, 

Welcome to our land where everything is naturally strong, 

Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about man made problems like poverty, 

Africa on its own is a home, you can keep your property, 

Through the soil of our land, I feel the souls of our people, 

Africa is a place where people are welcomed in every table, 

Afica sings, 

Africa flies with mighty wings, 

Africa dances, 

Africa rises throughout the circumstances,

You haven't seen praise and worship until you go to Africa, 

You haven't seen miracles if your feet haven't kissed our land, 

We move instinctively to raise the bar and shout Africa, 

The Holy Spirit already came down and grabbed Africa by her hand, 

Mother Africa carries comfort for her sons and daughters, 

In light and in darkness you'll hear the sound of joyful laughter, 

Africa teaches you to stand, even when you don't understand, 

Africa teaches you to forgive and love people in your land. 

Afica sings, 

Africa flies with mighty wings, 

Africa dances, 

Africa rises throughout the circumstances. 

African Wings. 

©Percy Shozi

Hidden Treasures

I woke up early in the morning, 

Searching for what I haven't seen. 

The world daily gave me warnings, 

There's somewhere I haven't been. 

The sound waves whispered His name, 

I was astounded by His fame, 

How can people know Jesus? And still don't know why He came. 

Stop the blame game, name and shame you'll never be the same. 

His treasures are for you to find, 

He came to restore sight to the blind, 

He is the light and He is kind. 

In the wind, He opens your mind. 

The more time we spend in His Word, the more treasures we find.

His word has hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

The more time we spend with Him our thoughts get twined. 

He is absolutely awesome and as His child, it's for me to acknowledge. 

Hidden Treasures. 

The Sound of my People

I hear the sound of my people,  

Coming from the desert land. 

I hear the sound of my people, 

Rising from where I stand. 

The sound that permeates my soul,

The sound that infiltrates my goals. 

The sound that resonates with every art, 

The sound that directly speaks to the heart. 

The sound of my people moves the world, 

The sound of my people fills me with joy. 

The sound of my people will be in every spoken word, 

The sound of my people is for the whole world to enjoy. 

There's something organic about this sound, 

Around the world the nature is filled with vibration. 

Everything in motion, then gravity keeps it on the ground. 

This is a sound for every generation. 

The Sound of my People

Dancing in the Storm

My body movements bring light into darkness, 

Tormented rain that poured down furiously turned to happiness. 

My dance is a reflection of who I am, 

The tension of a groaning humid day gets broken because of who I am.

 

My motion brings the rhythm to every nation and nature. 

My movements permeates joy in this world filled with commotion, 

My physical expression of thoughts brings life to every creature. 

My body is a pen that writes non-verbal words with every motion. 

In the storm I see an opportunity to reflect that strong wind and rain, 

I see lightning, thunder and the snow dismissing every pain. 

The strong sound from heaven interacting with every troubled brain. 

The movement in the sky touching lives to break every chain. 

When the storm was over I felt a kiss gentle touching my skin, 

A still small voice whispering, hold on I made the world spin. 

I then thought of sharing with this troubled world of sin, 

Where can I begin? We were all created to win. 

I moved smoothly and tenderly to tell my story with a dance, 

Telling the world who lives beneath my skin attracted every glance. 

My dance traces the cord that leads to my identity and to every mummer, 

Every joint in my body always interacts with an invisible drummer. 

Dancing in the Storm

The Pen of a Ready Writer

Let me share with you what's in my heart, 

Let me craft these words and then recite, 

My light will shine the house of every fighter,

My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.  

Listen to that small voice calling your name, 

Listen to that voice, so you'll never be the same, 

That still small voice will take away your shame, 

That still small voice will give you a new name. 

My pen is bleeding with an infinite ink, 

I'll fill up every cup, everyone must drink, 

If you've missed this poem I'll send you the link, 

Your mind will never get full, read, write whatever you do just think. 

The Pen of a Ready Writer

Life is a Classroom

Life is a classroom where no students will ever graduate. 

Life is a classroom where lots of students always procrastinate.  

Big dreams, projects, visions but hardly any action. 

Lots of information, knowledge but delayed instinct reaction. 

The best business ideas are the ones that doesn't exist. 

Not 'cause they are not there but people never put them on their list. 

They think they are crazy enough for the world to laugh. 

They think on a turtle's level instead of a giraffe.  

Look at all the successful businesses and careers. 

Over the years they were achieved by people who overcame their fears.

Microsoft, Apple and Facebook are a few examples of many.  

Before they even started lots of people thought they wouldn't make a penny. 

You can overcome your frustration by making your vision your provision. 

What you envision will enhance your decision. 

Your mission to your real and unreal friends will cause division. 

Your life's direction will be guided by your vision and revision. 

Life is a Classroom.

Lost Signal

The loop caused poor signal she said,

Her look was a clear signal he said, 

She looked down hiding her beauty he said, 

She looked down for her future he said.  

They lost the signal while searching for connection, 

They surfed the internet while loosing communication. 

They were both looking for a clear direction, 

Their reflection was, social networks caused their rejection.  

How can a world of social networks have social isolation? 

Telling thousands of people how we feel do we crave adulation? 

The rate of depression and suicide increases for the lack of motivation, 

Give me the mic, let me speak to this generation. 

When you get on the train put away your earphones, 

People can't talk to you when you're too busy with your phone. 

Stop trying to be known allow people in your zone. 

Ask people who have grown, stop living on your own. 

Open the doors in your rooms and face reality, 

Cyber bulling? To old generations that's abnormality. 

Take the pen and paper, reflect on how you feel and express musicality.

Go to the world and show hospitality. 

Real people don't live on the screen, 

They won't hear you even when you scream. 

If you want your life to be clean, 

Live in the world where everything is green. 

Redeem the Lost Signal. 

Daylight Saving

In autumn when the leaves are red, 

Our clocks go back before we get out of bed. 

In spring when the tulips become red, 

Our clocks gain an hour ahead. 

I guess this is part of being an Aussie, 

It doesn't matter that we never did this in Africa.  

I wake up in the morning and drink a cup of coffee, 

It doesn't matter that I hardly did this too in Africa. 

When new beginnings come your way, 

You grab them with both hands and stay. 

When what's in front of you is clay, 

You mould it like a potter and pray. 

I love daylight savings and my phone changes itself,

More light for everyone not just oneself. 

This is something that is beyond myself, 

Enjoy things that are beyond yourself. 

Daylight Saving. 

Stretch Your Strength

The Law of a rubber band is to be stretched, 

It's time for your strength to be stretched. 

The capacity rises with extra effort of releasing it to go.  

The longer you stretch a rubber band, the farther it will go.

Physicists would say, when released, the projectile, 

in this case a rubber band, follows a ballistic trajectory. 

When in flight, the rubber band is only acted upon by gravity and air resistance, 

and in this case, the air resistance is almost negligible.

When the rubber band is stretched the more force it applies to return to equilibrium. 

When your life is not stretched you remain in disequilibrium. 

When we give to others we stretch, learn and grow. 

Our todays become the opposite of yesterday as we grow. 

Rubber bands come in different sizes, shapes and colours, 

But still one value, they all have to be stretched to help anybody. 

We are all different sizes, different colours, 

Different backgrounds we are very diverse from at least somebody. 

But the value that we have for others is that we stretch. 

We improve ourselves to improve others. 

The best way to add value to others is to become more valuable yourself, simply draw a sketch. 

That is only done by stretching yourself and being useful to help others. 

Life is a Gift

Life is a gift not a right, 

You don't get to decide when to live. 

No matter how much you can fight, 

Nobody knows the time frame get up and thrive. 

Life is a gift that is so precious, 

Each day engrossed with treasure. 

Enjoy every minute and be gracious, 

Embrace everyday with no measure. 

Live life with so much pleasure,  

Tell at least one joke a day no pressure. 

You are living under so much favour, 

Save people from this crazy world with our saviour.  

Cherish your loved ones, 

Hug them tight, hold them near your heart. 

Give them your time, they are the only ones. 

In your life they play a big part. 

Your knockdown is not your K.O. 

Get up and fight you're undefeated,

If they ask you to QUIT just say NO. 

Your SUCCESS does not depend on how you are treated.  

Wake up every morning, 

Declare and command your day to be great.

Be intensional about learning, 

Wake up with an open heart to create. 

After all is said and done: 

Life is a Gift. 

Freedom Family Future

We can choose everyone else in life but family,

Our family is the proverbial egg that we were hatched from. 

Our nature and nurture comes from our family. 

Family is very important to everyone 'cause it's where you're from. 

Just as we have four seasons in a year, 

Families go through seasons they hardly bear. 

As we grow older we face difficult situations and sometimes do not share,

You may feel like an oasis in a desert at times, well your family still care. 

In my culture every adult have a right to speak life in your life, 

It takes a village to raise a child. 

It doesn't matter if there are sometimes conflicts and strife,

As long as you ultimately shook hands and smiled. 

In times of crises and hardship family stay close together, 

Stay stronger and help each other out and endure what are sometimes the frigid winds of change. 

Blood is thicker than water and always warm regardless of the weather. 

In straights and crooked paths there's always that interchange. 

Let's face it sometimes families fight and some even talk about cutting blood, 

There's nothing like that you are tied together forever. 

You can't change your family they are your blood. 

Every situation you are facing is for you and your family to endeavour. 

 

Your family is your root for you to understand your present and future. 

Why Poetry? Why Not?

Why not?  

I've had this question a number of times. 

My answer has always been why not. 

Today I've decided to share the heart  of the art of all times. 

Poetry relies on the writer's feelings, history and perceptions, 

Every person has a background needed to write poems. 

Poetry draws on the senses and the senses give deep access to memories and feelings and better actions.  

Poetry writing is relevant and interesting that's why I'll never stop writing these poems. 

Why Poetry? Why Not? 

Poetry is a language that says more and says it more intensely than does ordinary language, 

Poetry takes all life as its province. Its primary concern is not with beauty, philosophical truth or persuasion, but with experience that's the advantage. 

Poetry will never leave you feeling lonely, to you that's the promise. 

Poetry comes to us bringing life, and focuses on giving us a better understanding of life, 

Between poetry and other genres of literature there is one sharp distinction. 

Poetry writing is a friend to all writers, after writing one shall not strife, 

Engrossing and honest, poetry extends universally to all members of society facing every situation. 

Poetry exists to communicate significant experience imaginatively and creatively, 

Deepening our knowledge of the senses more poignantly, 

Poetry can be inspirational on the highest level, 

Poetry provides the reader with a precious affair, frequently incandescent, giving off both light and heat in an intense level. 

Poetry is a kind of multi-dimensional language. 

It is directed at the whole person, not just at his/her understanding. 

Poetry involves reader's senses, intelligence, emotions and imagination that's the advantage, 

From where I'm standing a deeper understanding is outstanding.  

Poetry achieves its extra dimensions per word by employing devices including metaphor, allusion, sound, repetition, rhythm, irony, symbol, connotation and imagery, 

Using these resources and the materials of life, poetry, in its highest form, comes alive on the page.

My poems provides vision to the dark world, that's why I'll always be a visionary. 

I've aimed to write for a specific group but its seem to touch every age. 

Next time someone ask me why poetry, without a stage I'll point them to this page.  

Why Poetry? Why not?