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I NOW KNOW GOD IS TAKING ME PLACES I'VE NEVER BEEN.

AND I NO LONGER QUESTION HIM.

JUST ACCEPT HIS BLESSINGS.

AND LOOK WITHIN.

NO DOUBTS OF "IF" or "HOW".

JUST RECEIVE THE GIFT OF"NOW".

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AND I STILL HEAR MY FATHER'S VOICE SAYING, "VERA, IF I CAN MAKE IT TO MARCH, I CAN MARCH ON THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR"! TO HEAR MY HERO, MARCELLUS HUMPHREY SAY THIS, EVEN THOUGH MY YEARS WERE YOUNG, YOU COULD SAY MY SOUL WAS OLD. BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD THE VICTORY OF MAKING IT THROUGH WINTER MEANT SOMETHING ON MANY LEVELS. AND THE WELCOMED MONTH OF MARCH HERALDED A NEW SEASON OF WARMTH OF NOT ONLY BODY, BUT OF SOUL.

THIS JOYOUS FEELING REMAINS FOR ME.EVEN THE CLEANSING RAINS THAT SERVES AS A RIVER TO SEND WINTER ON ITS WAY. THE THAWING EARTH THAT AWAKENS EACH DAFFODIL, A COLORFUL PALETTE FOR BIG CITY DREAMS.THE NEW FACES AROUND THE RESEVIOR DURING A JOG, WITH THE UNSPOKEN KNOWING OF GRACE,"WE MADE IT THROUGH" WHERE'S BARRY MANILOW?(lol) AND OH THE MUSIC, NEW HIP-HOP BEATS TO SPANISH HARLEM SALSA. YES, SPRING IS ON, AND NOTHING IS BETTER THAN MARCH AND THE MAGIC OF MANHATTAN!

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AND HOW DID IT MATTER THAT YOU WERE HERE?
DID YOU BRING ONE SMILE?
ERASE ONE TEAR?

WHEN YOUR BROTHER CALLED
WERE YOU BY HIS SIDE?
OR FEARFULLY CHOSE TO HIDE?

DURING UNJUST TIMES
HOW DID YOU STAND?
WERE YOU CONFIDENT, COMPASSIONATE, CLEAR,
AS A WOMAN, AS A MAN?

DID YOU WILLING SHARE
WITHOUT FEAR OR LACK?
EMBRACE ABUNDANCE,
HOPE INTACT.

DID YOU TEACH YOUR BROTHER HAPPINESS AS A CHOICE?
TO SPEAK IN GOD'S CALM VOICE.

SO, HOW DID IT MATTER THAT YOU WERE HERE?

IT'S A TRUE LIFE SHARED
THAT SPEAKS SO CLEAR.

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"...AND I WILL PAINT MY WORLD IN PASTEL POSSIBILITIES"


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"...AND I WILL PAINT MY WORLD IN PASTEL POSSIBILITIES"


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HERE'S TO ALL THE BRILLIANT BROTHERS NEVER ALLOWED AT BAT.

AND ALL THE SERIOUS SISTERS WHOSE SAILS WERE NEVER CAST.

RESPECT!!

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DESPITE SORROW. DESPITE LOSS. AT ALL COST, STAY IN THE RACE.

WALK EACH STEP WITH FULL FACE.

WITH A SMILE. QUIET DIGNITY. GRACE.

EVEN IF FRIENDS WALK AWAY.

SET YOUR SOUL ON "AUTOMATIC" HOME.

NO NEED TO "ROAM"

LOOK WITHIN!

THANK GOD FOR MUSIC'S CONSTANT.

TRUTHFUL COMFORT.

SONGS!

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AND WHO AMONGST US WILL EMBRACE THE MORAL COURAGE TO CONTINUE THE WALK FOR FREEDOM AND TRUTH?

AT ALL COST.

DEFERRED DREAMS-LOVES LOST.

REMAINING.

BOUYANT. BRAVE. AND UNBOUGHT!

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I STAND IN THE SOULROOM OF SINCERITY.

THAN SIT IN THE GREENROOM OF STERILE CELEBRITY!

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( James Brown R.I.P.)

THIS MOMENT. YEARS FROM NOW.
I LOVE YOU STILL.

AT FIRST VIEW, I KNEW.
YOU WERE MY AFRICAN WARRIOR.
I YOUR AFRICAN QUEEN.

SOULMATE, WE HAVE SHARED LOVE LULLABYES UNDER SACRED STARS OF SERENGETTI PLAINS.

SURVIVED ATLANTIC WATERS TO FULFILL ICONIC DESTINIES.
COSMIC COVENANTS OF THE HEART.

NOW, ACROSS A CROWDED URBAN ROOM, DRESSED IN WESTERN SUIT,
I RECOGNIZED YOUR FACE.
MY WARRIOR KING, RECLAIMING ME.

FOR I AM YOUR AFRICAN QUEEN DIDN'T YOU KNOW?
TO BE ALL YOU WANT ME TO BE.
TO GIVE YOU PASSION.
GIVE YOU PEACE.
OUR LOVE IS AWESOME. ANCESTRAL. COMPLETE.

FOR THE WARRIOR KING I KNOW IS STRONG.
YET EVEN WARRIORS DESERVE LOVE SONGS. SO LET MY LOVE SOOTHE YOU.
SAVE YOU FROM INHUMANE WINDS.

SO LET MY BROWN THIGHS ROCK A LOVER'S LULLABYE.
LET OUR SOULS SING OF PERFECT LOVE.
TO TEACH. TO SHARE.
BEYOND PASSION.
BEYOND PEACE.

A KISS FOR ALL ETERNITY!

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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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