by Guest Writer Tanoa Taiku

Written in 2014 as he began his tour for the Peace Corps In Guyana at age of 74

El tiempo es todo…
Timing is everything

When it’s missing
Nothing connects
As you want it to

When it’s missing
Shedding tears
Have no effect

When it’s missing
The bells cannot toll
Though prayers abound

El tiempo es todo…
Timing is everything

When it’s there
Laughter cries out
As joy cascades

When it’s there
Gears mesh smoothly
Motors purr in synchronicity

When it’s there
Words are unnecessary
Because timing says it all

El tiempo es todo…
Timing is everything

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Written by guest writer Tanoa Taiku

Circa 2013-14 – Transitioning between US and Guyana in Peace Corps

No regrets no blame my sweet
We had so much to share
No regrets no blame my sweet
We had so many times to dare
To love

Memories of times gone by 
Dreams of a sweet embrace
Lips touching oh so softly 
In your arms, face to face
For love

No regrets no blame my sweet
We had so many times to fail
No regrets no blame my sweet
We had so many times to hail
Our love

And so here we are now
years gone by…so much has changed
But love remains as the driving force
Body, mind and spirit rearranged
To live another day with all 
Our grace

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Written by guest writer Tanoa Taiku

Circa 2013-14 – Transitioning between US and Guyana in Peace Corps

Love is not always easy
But it’s what heals in the end
No matter the pain or difficulty
It’s Love that heals in the end

Close your eyes and breathe deeply
Pause for a moment and sigh
Pause for a moment and fly
When you want to, if you want to

Hate is always too easy
It’s what destroys in the end
Too much pain, hardship and difficulty
Hate is what destroys in the end

So Open your eyes and breathe slowly
Pause for a moment and cry
Pause for a moment and try
When you need to, if you want to
Ease your pain

I believe in a love that touches
Your heart, my heart, our hearts
Two hearts In harmony is my dream

I don’t believe in a hate that crushes
Your heart, my heart, our hearts
Too much hate is a nightmare

So when you’re down and
All seems lost and crazy
Sometimes love comes in the morning light
And Sometimes love appears in the dark of night

Close your eyes and breathe deeply
Pause for a moment and sigh
Pause for a moment and fly
When you want to, if you want to

Love ya know is not always easy
But it always heals in the end
No matter the pain …no matter the difficulty
Love is what heals in the end

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