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Best Poems From
JULIUS BABARINSA
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If You Could Turn Back The Clock
Human life on earth is filled with series of omissions and blunders
Have you met anybody who has never made a mistake in their life?
Many people have done numerous things in their life
That they - in retrospect wish they should never have done
Several people have omitted to do some things in their life
That they - with hindsight wish they should have done
If you could turn back the clock
What would you have done differently?
What have you done in the past that you regretted doing?
If you could turn back the clock
What are the things you omitted to do in your life?
That you would like to do or do better
A politician who just lost an election
Wished he could have taken more care of his constituents
A student who failed the last examination in his college
Wished he could have studied harder and more seriously
A drunk driver who was involved in an accident
Wished he should never have consumed so much alcohol
If they could turn back the clock
Some men wish they could have waited for the right woman
They regretted been carried away by false love and infatuation
If they could turn back the clock
Few women wish they could have waited for the right man
Who would have treated them as a princess and a soul-mate?
If you could turn back the clock
What would you have done differently?
A pregnant school-girl would wish she could have been more careful
Instead of allowing herself to get lost with the passion of the moment
Are there any regrets in your own life?
Do you remember something you did wrong few years ago?
You wish you could go back and correct
If you could turn back the clock
What would you have done differently?
All said and done, please eat right, stay happy and enjoy your life
Julius Babarinsa
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In Praise Of Teachers
We are all indebted to our teachers
These are the teachers who taught us
all the things we know and do today
Now you ask who are these teachers?
Teachers are the instructors, trainers,
tutors, coaches, lecturers and professors
from the kindergarten to the university
Teachers taught us how to read and write
They explained how to search for the logic
behind every statement and argument
Teachers demonstrated to us in many ways
how to approach problems and solve them
Whenever we make mistakes and commit errors
Teachers always remind us that there is
nothing to be ashamed of because
we are still apprentices and not yet masters
Sometimes, when we are depressed
our teachers are always there to motivate
us with sweet words of encouragement
They taught us that the world we live in
is a planet which rotates and revolves
That on this planet there are two-legged,
four-legged and multi-legged creatures
That human beings belong to the two-legged
species and have many colors and languages
Our teachers taught us that one man can
make a difference in the world we live in
Men like Abraham Lincoln, Mao Tsetung,
Lenin, Mandela, Mohammad Ali and Bill Gates
Our teachers are sources of inspiration
Can we live without teachers? You decide!
Julius Babarinsa
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Leaders And The Followers
Why are there few leaders and so many followers?
It is a fact of life that we all cannot be leaders
The question now is are leaders born or made?
How do you know who is a leader or a follower?
Leaders are known to be always in front of the action
while the followers walked behind them
The leaders cannot walk too far ahead
else they will lose contact with their followers
Leaders lead because they know the right way
The leaders lead because they have vision
They have the power to look ahead and speculate
This is the ability to see tomorrow today
Leaders must possess integrity and credibility
There must be transparency and accountability
Successful leaders must feel what the followers
are feeling and imagine being in their shoes
Good leaders lead by examples and kind deeds
not by empty words of mouth and cruelty
To maintain and retain the trust of the followers
leaders must be charitable, principled and tactful
There are notable leaders in all spheres of life
There are national leaders and leaders of legislature
There are civil leaders and leaders of the armed forces
We have band leaders, leaders of political parties
leaders of learning institutions, business leaders and more
The quality of leadership often sprinkles on the followers
Good leaders are sources of inspiration to the followers
The goal of the leader should be the overall
development and progress of the followers
Only leaders with vision and decency will succeed
in leading the followers to a bright and successful future
Julius Babarinsa
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Life And Death
It is said that there is a time to be born and a time to die
Many ask who decides how long we live on this earth?
We all know that no human being can live forever
Can we humans prolong our life on earth?
Human beings have the power to make choices in life
The choices we make in life can determine our longevity
Surely, the food we eat can lengthen our lifes span
Eating the right food can enable us to live longer
While eating the wrong food can shorten our lifes span
Occasionally, we are the architect of our own misfortune
A drunk driver who died in a motor accident
has nobody to blame for his or her untimely death
A drug-addict who fainted and died in his or her twenties
can only blame himself or herself for the premature death
Some ponder do our zodiac signs determine our lifes span?
Reality reveals that zodiac signs do not decide our longevity
Historically, people of the same zodiac signs die at various ages
Even twins who arrive on this earth on the same day
Will never depart planet earth on the same day
Few speculate do marital life lengthens or shortens our life?
There are various arguments for the yes and the no
It also depends on the type and kind of partners we have
As well as the quality of life the couples experience
Others ask do where we live determine our longevity?
There are many who die prematurely in some places
because they lack access to superior medical facilities
There are those who experience untimely death
because they live in poor and unhygienic environment
We must recognize that deaths resulting from natural disasters
such as earthquake, hurricane, tornado, tsunami and floods
can be beyond human control irrespective of all emergency planning
Wherever you may be living on this earth, please enjoy your life
Stay happy, contented and think of all the goodness in the world
Julius Babarinsa
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