Re-run

family breadfruit tree, lonely in the night

darkness once again prevails over all mankind

outside, dad’s blue car shivers in the rain

and I stand there, outside of the silver fence, re-visiting pain

this is a re-run, time after time

such is the flip side of life

someone you love is always saying good-bye

male cousins cruising in the dark

absolute silence, dogs on strike, refusing to bark

taxis going to and fro with bright tail lights

radio stations static at midnight

it always ends – yours and mine

this is the ONLY flip side of life

somebody is always spilling tears and saying goodbye

a great man - dad

Master - Writer

My life is written by the hand of God.
characters well chosen to fit the story line
conflicts in place to mold the contemporary heroine
the suspense continues to build up
creating suspicion in the audience


My destiny is pre-arranged
and my ONLY purpose in life
is to fulfill what the master script writer
had already written for me
- the story protagonist.

Lumafale, Tamalii and self @ the Charge' de Affairs fale at Vailima

Eye Opener

Me and Tuese @ Millenia Hotel

It’s funny…really, this time last month
with ALL my strength and knowledge
I found myself gasping for air
and struggling to keep my head above water
stressed over the simple things

such as lunch money and taxi fares

phone bills, water bills and cash powers

putting food on the table was a burden

waking up in the morning was a struggle

planning ahead was a painful lie

even smiling was hard work

Somehow I was doing something wrong

But what?

I took care of my family

I put food on the table

I pay the bills

I feed my nephews

I am guardian to my nieces

I clean the house

I wash the dishes

I teach the kids right from wrong

What could I have possibly been doing wrong?

And then….

God opened my eyes

And I now see myself in a very different light

I regretfully sigh at my sweat shed in vain

For I now see where I’ve been

And past mistakes are now obvious as light in the dark

Everything I did was right

But my heart was in the wrong place

My actions were well

But my trust was put on the wrong being

I now learn with a heavy heart

Of my self created stress

I have learned that I was a big fool

to put trust in man and not God

I was a fool to allow

my pride rule my heart

and dictate my thoughts

I was a fool to think

I have self made success

I was a fool to think individually

I was a fool to put faith in money and plans

countless days spent worrying about how I look

and blinded by the lies of the world

Now I look at the person I have become

and thank the LORD for touching my heart

my priorities are now in the right place

I am still poor as before

still just head above water as before

still working to pay off debt as before

still unsure of what tomorrow will bring

just like before, and yet……..

my mountain of problems seem small

my burdens light

my worries and stress washed away

This change, I assure you

is not because I got married

or work for a US agency

or read the bible

or stopped going to night clubs

or quit smoking

or that my mother told me so

It is simply because I have FULLY accepted

HIM as my GOD

And I have given him room

to work his miracles in my life

The person I was……..

I once was like a duck on water

my true struggles were masked with pretence

But today, with much confidence, I portray in true essence

the person I am inside

I once was like a candle in the wind

with beliefs and values washable like writing on sand.

But today I walk on this path I am on in humility, peace and love

my beliefs and values established firm and immovable like Everest

I once was a woman of the world

worshiping the world, easily distracted by bright lights, ruled by money

But today none of these have power over me

as I walk in the light I now see

My life was a jumbled – up mess,

it was broken

But the master engineer, with a light touch

gave it an overhaul and renewed my engine

Now, I no longer linger on earth without a purpose

I no longer go with the flow

I no longer follow in strangers’ footsteps

I no longer allow others to plan my future