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GONNA BUILD ME A FIREWALL, A FIREWALL FOR MY SOUL.

THERE, I'LL EMBRACE MY SOUL IN THE WARMTH OF SINCERE SMILES.

HONOR THE TRUST OF SACRED FRIENDS.



SEEK PROTECTION FROM SPIRITUAL HACKERS, SWINGSHIFT HATERS, TRYING TO BREAK-IN.

YET, THE GREATEST LOVE BUFFERS ME FROM THESE INHUMANE WINDS.

I CHERISH THE SENSITIVITY OF CONSCIOUS SPIRITS.

I HEED THE SENSIBILITY FROM ANCESTRAL TEACHINGS.

I RECEIVE A NEW VISION FOR ICONIC DREAMS.

I REAFFIRM MY CHOICE OF QUIET DIGNITY AND GRATUITY.

I TREASURE MY EARNEST QUEST FOR ALL THINGS REAL.

COMPASSIONATE COVENANT: NO COMRADE LEFT ON THE BATTLEFIELD.

MY DELIGHT IS TO EMBRACE, SHARE LOVE, LAUGHTER, ENERGY, AND DANCE OF LIFE'S PARTY.

THE PLEASURE IN BRINGING PURE JOY.

THE PHRASING OF NEW NOTES, NEW BEATS.
SIMPLE. SYMPHONIC. SWEET.

SO, GONNA BUILD ME A FIREWALL. FIREWALL FOR MY SOUL.

NIGHTSHIFT WORKERS SEEKING GOLD-MY SOUL. ARE TURNED BACK IN THE COLD.

GOT A FIREWALL FOR MY SOUL!

GOD, WEBMASTER OF MY LIFE.

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'PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE'', SAY IT AIN'T SO.
YOU'VE LEFT THE STAGE.
WHERE'S THE GREENROOM THAT ONLY ICONS GO?

LEAVING THE WORLD FUNKED UP,
IN MID-DANCE
IN "A MAN'S WORLD"
TOO SOON, TOO SOON,
CHRISTMAS DAY.
BUT, STILL ''I FEEL GOOD''

'CAUSE I KNEW YOU!

MR BROWN, YOUR TRANSITION,
MUSIC'S TRANSPOSITION HAD TO BE THIS DAY. HEAVEN NEEDED A HEADLINING ACT FOR IT'S CHRISTMAS SHOW. WE WANTED TO HOLD YOU OVER. YOU CHOSE TO GROW.

SO EARTH WILL HAVE TO LEARN ''A BRAND NEW BAG''

A MIX BORN OF YOUR FUNK, DEMAND OF RESPECT, LESSON IN PRIDE,WHETHER IN PRISON OR WITH PRESIDENTS.
WHAT A LIFEBEAT YOU TAUGHT!
JUST KEEP THE BEAT, STAY ''BLACK AND PROUD''.AND ''KEEP IT FUNKY''.

MR. BROWN, THOUGH STUNNED,
WE WON'T DROP THE FUNK BATON!
WITH EVERY DANCE, WE CELEBRATE LIFE. THE ENERGY OF FUNK TO FUEL OUR DREAMS. THE COURAGE TO LAUNCH ''A BRAND NEW BAG''!

MR. BROWN, I LOVE YOU!
SO, I'M ALWAYS ''GONNA HAVE A FUNKY GOOD TIME!" 'CAUSE YOU TOOK US HIGHER!

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'PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE'', SAY IT AIN'T SO.
YOU'VE LEFT THE STAGE.
WHERE'S THE GREENROOM THAT ONLY ICONS GO?

LEAVING THE WORLD FUNKED UP,
IN MID-DANCE
IN "A MAN'S WORLD"
TOO SOON, TOO SOON,
CHRISTMAS DAY.
BUT, STILL ''I FEEL GOOD''

'CAUSE I KNEW YOU!

MR BROWN, YOUR TRANSITION,
MUSIC'S TRANSPOSITION HAD TO BE THIS DAY. HEAVEN NEEDED A HEADLINING ACT FOR IT'S CHRISTMAS SHOW. WE WANTED TO HOLD YOU OVER. YOU CHOSE TO GROW.

SO EARTH WILL HAVE TO LEARN ''A BRAND NEW BAG''

A MIX BORN OF YOUR FUNK, DEMAND OF RESPECT, LESSON IN PRIDE,WHETHER IN PRISON OR WITH PRESIDENTS.
WHAT A LIFEBEAT YOU TAUGHT!
JUST KEEP THE BEAT, STAY ''BLACK AND PROUD''.AND ''KEEP IT FUNKY''.

MR. BROWN, THOUGH STUNNED,
WE WON'T DROP THE FUNK BATON!
WITH EVERY DANCE, WE CELEBRATE LIFE. THE ENERGY OF FUNK TO FUEL OUR DREAMS. THE COURAGE TO LAUNCH ''A BRAND NEW BAG''!

MR. BROWN, I LOVE YOU!
SO, I'M ALWAYS ''GONNA HAVE A FUNKY GOOD TIME!" 'CAUSE YOU TOOK US HIGHER!

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND ALL THE BEST FOR A GREAT NEW YEAR FOR 2007.

HOPEFULLY, YOU CAUGHT MY APPEARANCE ON "FOX AND FRIENDS "" TODAY, THE MORNING SHOW ON THE FOX CABLE NEWS.

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF MY MUSIC BY SHOPPING ON MY SITE FOR "PASSION FLUTE" CD'S, MY DOWNLOADS AND POSTERS. IT IS MY LABEL THAT I WANT TO BUILD FOR MYSELF, AND OTHER ARTISTS, AND LEAD BY EXAMPLE ON HOW TO BE FAIR AND EQUITABLE TO THE ARTISTS WHO CREATE THE MUSIC; GIVING RESPECT, CONTROL, AND EQUITY OF THEIR RESOURCE: THE MUSIC! ALL THE BEST,BOBBI HUMPHREY

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BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE YOU

I WALKED AWAY FROM TRUTH.

ALL THE GOOD I WAS SENT TO DO.

HELD ON TO GOOD LOVE

ANOTHER HEART COULD USE.

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Watching another day unfurl, one not only see the beauty, but also the order of nature.

Promises, urgencies, covenants will be met, will be kept, even without the "I's" of the world. The universe moves on very well with or without man's ego or urgencies. For, the boundless beauty of nature is so giving. further, if the mind is relaxed to hear the constant rhythms of the ocean, the call of birds, the singing of frogs, the blowing winds, one can hear the ever constant, always comforting voice of God. Even the very lessons global businesspersons seek as many of them"chase Manhattan" are easily learned on the beach, or upon the seas.

On the beach, you learn to "face" the waves( never turn your back), "study" its rhythm, "anticipate" the strength of its force; learn its "indication" of waxing and waning of the moon, and "planning" accordingly.

undoubtedly, the greatest lesson in naure that I learned was from my sailng captain one day, as I sat upon deck, being pelted by rain.

As I watched the dark, threatening clouds, I said, "I guess we'll have to cancel the sail". "No!", he exclaimed. "Look", as he pointed. "Even though the sky is dark, as long as you can see a break of blue sky, know that the sun will break through. So, continue to sail!"

Another lesson learned in paradise: Observe, plan, and keep hope-"SAIL ON!"

WE CAN STAND,SINCERE, AND DELIVER

OR

SHUDDER, STUMBLE, AND DISSOLVE

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LORD,

BLESS ME WITH RESTFUL NIGHTS

UNDISTURBED BY WRONGS I DID NOT RIGHT.

GHOSTS OF JUST WARS I DID NOT FIGHT.

BLESSED LOVE I DID NOT HOLD TIGHT.

STILLBORN DREAMS I NEVER GAVE FLIGHT.

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WHAT IF WE JUST WENT SAILING?

FREE, UPON THE OPEN SEA.

BOUNDLESS BEAUTY BECKONS YOU AND ME

A CHORUS OF SEABIRDS OVERHEAD
CELEBRATE THIS MOMENT WHERE TRUTH HAS LED.

A VAST AZURE SKY SEEMS SO SURREAL.

A PASTEL PALETTE OF THE PEACE WE FEEL.


WHAT IF WE JUST WENT SAILING?

TO UNCHARTED WATERS OF THE HEART.

PLACID PLACE OF THE SOUL WHERE
PERFECT PEACE STARTS.


WHAT IF WE JUST WENT SAILING?

FAR FROM THE HUSTLE, THE HURRY ON SHORE.

CAPTURE, CHERISH, MELODIES, MOMENTS

FULL SAILING. EMOTIONS SOAR!


YES, WHAT IF WE JUST WENT SAILING?

THE OPEN WATERS OF "FRIEND"

TRUST. OUR LIGHTHOUSE AND COMPASS.

AS WE SAIL,SOULFULLY, ONCE AGAIN.


SO, WHAT IF WE JUST WENT SAILING?

FABULOUSLY FREE.JUST ENJOY THE RIDE.

CARRESSED BY WAVES OF TIMELESS TRANQUILITY.

OUR MAST BILLOWED BY BELOVED SMILES

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THE WELCOLMED BREAK FROM TOURING WAS IN ITSELF A GIFT OF TIME TO BE SHARED WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I WAS SO HAPPY TO CATCH UP WITH OLD FRIENDS LIKE MARCUS MILLER, BASSIST SUPREME, WHO STARTED WITH ME AT THE AGE OF SIXTEEN, ALSO A GREAT DINNER WITH MY BROTHER AND MUSICAL WONDER, STEVELAND MORRIS, AND VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE IN MY LIFE WHO INSPIRE ME TO GROW. MY GREATEST HIGHLIFE OF THIS SEASON IS MY GRANDSON, TYLER, CELEBRATING HIS FIRST YEAR. WHAT A BLESSING. ALSO, SEEING MY DEAR FRIEND, PAUL "SEQUENCE" AND ENJOYING HIS WONDERFUL MUSIC. WHAT A TREAT. THE GIFT OF MOMENTS, MUSIC, LOVE ONES JUST GLITTER, GLITTER. IT IS LIFE'S SHINING REWARD.

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"...AND IF WE LISTEN TO OUR SOUl SPEAK, WE FIND THE COMPASS OF CLARITY OF OUR HEARTBEAT.

NO WORRIES FROM GPS OR DIGITAL DITHER; OUR VISION IS CLEAR, FOCUSED, DELIBERATE. THE CONSUMATE CONFIRMATION OF INFINITE POSSIBILITIES."

I THOUGHT OF THIS TODAY UPON WAKING AND VIEWING THE VASTNESS OF THE TEXAS SKY AT EARLY MORN; SEABIRDS OVERHEAD FROM THE GULF; WARM BREEZES KISSING MY FACE, WHISHPERING WINDS OF ALL THAT IS GOOD; BRILLIANT, BURSTING BLOOMS OF COLOR, BOUNDLESS AS THE AZURE SKY. ALWAYS, I'VE HAD A NATURAL GRATITUDE FOR BEAUTY.

BELIEVING THAT THE NATURAL AND TRUE SPIRIT OF ONE IS AWAKENED THROUGH ATTUNEMENT WITH ONE'S SOUL AND NATURE'S GIFTS.

..."ALL WILL HEAR THE HEART'S BEAT, FEW WHEN THE SOUL SPEAKS."

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AS THE FIRST FLIRTING,FALLING LEAVES APPEAR, I REFLECT UPON HOW QUICKLY THE YEAR HAS FLOWN. I AM REMISS FOR NOT HAVING WRITTEN IN SO LONG;LIVING IN SUCH A GREAT CITY AS NYC, FILED WITH MUSIC, PARTIES, LITERARY GATHERINGS, COMMERCIAL POSSIBILITIES, IT IS CHALLENGING TO SLOW DOWN LONG ENOUGH TO WRITE IT DOWN. SUMMER WAS VERY SPECIAL FOR ME WITH TOURING THE U.S. AND EUROPE,YET TAKING TIME IN BETWEEN TO ENJOY ALL THE MAGIC THAT IS HARLEM, AND ALL THAT IS SO NATURAL IN MY BELOVED TOBAGO. THE MEMORIES OF SUMMER ARE ALREADY BEGGING, AS THE FABULOUSNESS OF FALL IS BECKONING.

TODAY, I'M IN MY HOMETOWN OF DALLAS,TEXAS. I PERFORMED LAST NIGHT AT A PRIVATE EVENT. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT COMING HOME TO PERFORM, AND SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THIS DAY WAS ONE OF MEDITATION, TEARS, AND SWEET MEMORY OF MY FATHER, MARCELLUS HUMPHREY. THE LOVE AND HERO OF MY LIFE. HE TRANSITIONED THIS DAY, AND I FEEL THE LOSS DAILY. GREAT LOVE DOES THAT. YET I ALSO AM GRATEFLUL FOR THE GIFT OF MOMENTS SHARED.

I FEEL A NEW SONG COMING ON. YES, THE SUMMER WAS SOARING, BUT, NEWSFLASH! THE FALL WILL BE FABULOUS.


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"BUT WHAT BUSINESS DOES THE VISIONARY HAVE WITH THE BLIND?"


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TODAY,I DECLARE MY CHOICE TO LIVE AN AUTHENIC, BOUNDLESS.AND FEARLESS LIFE!

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P.S. "On the road again"

I CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD THROUGH FAITH, NOT FEAR.

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YEARS I SAT UNDER THE COTTON TREE.

A PARADISE PRAYER FOR YOU AND ME.

A COOL SAVANNAH BREEZE TOUCHES MY FACE.

LOVE SHOULD BE THIS WAY.

ST.ANNS HILLS MACO ANOTHER LOVER'S PLEA.

SOMEWHERE AT THE CROSSROADS OF SOUL,TABANCA, AND DREAMS,
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU.

SOMEWHERE AT THE CROSSROADS OF PASSION, MEMORY, AND SAFEPORT,
THIS LOVE WILL COME FULL CIRCLE.

FINALLY, YOU AND ME.

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(Trinidad,West Indies)

SOME KNOW THE TRUE PRIZE IS TO SURVIVE.

OF ALL THINGS WON,
THE GREATEST IS TO CLAIM DAWN.

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IF SUMMER COMES
WILL WE FIND THE WARMTH AGAIN?

IF SUMMER COMES
WILL LOST LOVE BE LIVING THEN?

IF SUMMER COMES
CAN WE FORGET WINTER'S TEARS?

IF SUMMER COMES
LET'S LOVE FOR ALL THE YEARS.

FOR THE SEASONS OF OUR LIVES
ARE BUT LESSONS TAUGHT TWICE.

SO IF SUMMER COMES
LET'S LOVE ON AND ON.

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DADDY,PLEASE DON'T GO!
OH,I LOVE YOU SO.

YES, THESE ARE REAL TEARS IN MY EYES.
AND YEARS FROM NOW I'LL STILL ASK "WHY" ?

AND WHAT IF I PROMISED TO CRY FOREVER? WOULD THAT KEEP YOU HERE?

WHEN YOUR BABY CRIED YOU WERE ALWAYS NEAR.

OH, I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT LEAVING.

ME THINKING ABOUT SURVIVING.
PLEASE TELL ME OUR GOD WAS JUST TEASING.

COULD FATE THIS ONCE BE COMPROMISING?

BUT I WILL ALWAYS FEEL OUR LOVE.

OH,DADDY,YOU MUST KNOW, I LOVE YOU SO.

I WILL FEEL YOU AS MIST AS I SAIL UPON THE SEAS.

I WILL SEE ALL THE COLORS OF YOU IN AUTUMN LEAVES.

I WILL FEEL YOU AS A SUMMER BREEZE GENTLY TOUCHING MY FACE.

AND I WILL FEEL ALL THE WARMTH OF YOU, AS WINTER COMES MY WAY.

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HAVE YOU JUMPED A SEAWAVE AT DAWN?

FELT THE JOY OF MORNINGDEWED TOES AT MORN?

HAVE YOU DANCED IN THE ROAD AT FIVE?

HAVE YOU CELEBRATED WITH BIRDS SO ALIVE?

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CRITICISM WITHOUT CONTRIBUTION IS BOTH COUNTLESS AND CRUEL.

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WAS THE WATERMELON SWEET?

DID YOU HAVE AMBROSIA AND TEA?

WAS THE BAR B QUE FINE?

WERE YOU AS COOL AS DARK WINE?

WAS THE LEMONADE TART?

DID YOU PAINT YOUR LIFE AS ART?

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LIVE AN AUTHENIC, FEARLESS, AND BOUNDLESS LIFE.

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AT THE CROSSROAD OF THE SOUL,

THE PAST IS BEGGING, THE FUTURE BECKONING.

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I LONG FOR A LOVE

SO DEEP INSIDE OF YOU,

INSIDE OF ME.

KISSES.MANGO SWEET.

PASSIONS. PARADISE COMPLETE.

TRUTH SO REAL IN OUR EYES,

WE BOTH CRIED.

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