Wednesday, May 02, 2018

Into May


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As this year speeds along
And we swing into May
Let me start by wishing you
A very wonderful day.

It’s more or less the same
As the month before
But God will give us grace
To help us to endure.

Thank God for the showers
He has sent us each day
And from all appearances
There’ll be some more in May.

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Grateful for the May flowers
That came out yesterday,
Remember this is spring time
So expect a lot in May.

The big day coming up
Is the 24thof May,
On that day the voters in Barbados
Will have their greatest say.

They alone will determine
The nation’s decision makers,
On that rare occasion
They get to be movers and shakers.

Elections have been called
And the predictions have begun
As every concerned Barbadian 
Anticipates the outcome.

An ugly act has occurred
To mar the ongoing campaign,
Let’s pray to God above
There’ll be no such act again.

Vandals broke the windows
Of a DLP constituency office, 
An act both D’s and B’s resented
And have publicly dissed.

Both D’s and B’s have declared
Zero tolerance for vandalism,
They’ve called on their supporters
To refrain from such fanaticism. 

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Church leadership has called
On all parties to keep it clean
And to keep mudslinging and violence 
Off the campaign scene.

Barbados has a great history
Of peaceful and fair elections,
All parties must therefore strive
To sustain this rich tradition.

I’m still losing friends
At a phenomenal rate,
At two funerals per week
You could imagine my state.

That’s not all though,
On Monday I attended two,
Now there are three pending,
That’s my funeral review.

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By now New Year resolutions
Would have faded away,
Four months have passed
Since New Year’s Day.

Hopefully some good practices
Are now in place
Even if at this point
There is only a trace.

Any improvement is good,
Such will stymie the bad
And though it mightn’t be much
There’s still reason to be glad.

I must remind one and all
That now is the best time for change,
Don’t wait for a new year
To have your life positively rearrange

And so as we move into
The second quarter of this year
Have a Spirit filled one,
That is my earnest prayer.

Stewart Russell © May 2018

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