Pride  Poem by Anthony Moore Pride goes before the fall My knowledge of it all Is incomparable To the Almighty God   Who am I to puff up myself Be exalted to a place that I’ve never dwelt? For the upper echelon of power and wealth Could never make it to that point without the Lord’s help   There are those who search for fame greedily But those faithful unto Him are in a position of Humility Traditions they forever keep of a deity forever deep; Ever living; give God praise while worshipping at Jesus feet   Until we meet again, we must learn to better demonstrate The capability to show respect in order to be great All desire honor, but often, no one reserves to wait; Thus you cannot reach the prestige without first having the patience   No need to be complacent, obnoxious or anxious In a mental state stuck on success without failure Life has its ups and downs, in which you’ll need a personal Saviour Let Christ lift you up, the bible says he’s greater than the angels   And I’m writing this in saying that all have the opportunity To live righteously, amid the worldly corruption and scrutiny Of a lifetime choice you make to have your Spirit freed From the wiles of the Devil; make life meaningful for you and me.   Anthony is a student at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

Remember...We are a people of hard work...but for whom??????? The following is a Yoruba poem sent to me via African Language Resource On-line...thank you Apetebi Osunfunmike Fagbenro-Amusan ISE NI OOGUN ISE - HARD WORK IS THE REMEDY FOR POVERTY Ise ni oogun `se Hard work is the remedy for poverty Mura si ise ore mi Keep up the hard work my friend Ise ni afi ndeni giga  Through hard work , we become greater Bi ako ba reni fehinti Without any support system Bi ole la a ri  We become a lazy person Bi a ko ba reni gbekele Without anyone to depend on A tera mose eni We work harder and harder Iya re le lowo lowo Your mother might be rich Baba re si le leshin le kan Your father might have a lot of horses ( richer ) Bi o ba gboju le won If you depend on them O te tan ni mo so fun o  You will be disgrace - i tell you Ohun ti a ko ba jiya fun Whatever we didn't suffer for Se kii le tojo We never appreciate Ohun ti a ba fara sise fun Whatever we work harder for Ni npe lowo eni Is what we hold on to  Apa lara One's arm is one's family Igunpa ni iye kan The elbow is the maternal relative Bi aiye ba nfe o loni If the whole world loves you today Ti o balowo lowo And you have a lot of money  Won a ma fe o lola They will still loves you tommorrow Jeki o wa ni ipo atata Or if you are in a good financial position Aiye a ma ye o si terin-terin The world will respect you with laughter Jeki o deni rago If you ever in any hardship Ko o ri bi aiye ti nyinmu si o Just watch how the world will loose respect for you Eko si tun seni doga Knowledge keeps someone in a higher position Mura ki o ko dara-dara Make haste and get your education in time  Iya nbo fomo ti ko gbon Harship is on the way for someone foolish Ekun mbe fomo ti o nsa kiri Tears is waiting for someone running around Ma fowuro sere ore mi Do not play around in the morning ! my friend Mura si ise ojo nlo. Work very hard time is running out!