The Muffin Post

In Negotiations

Francis Govia — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:12:23 +0000

If we are not prepared to say no to the unfair demands of those who would prefer that we fail then we are not prepared to win.

When We Are Champions

Francis Govia — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:56:44 +0000

Francis Anthony Govia

Mingle with those that you love, but more so,
cherish those that love you.

When we are Champions
the dearest of fans will stand in our Arsenal
but others will join them,
Others will climb on to the bandwagon
for the joy ride.

But who will be satisfied?
Who will lock their hands in confidence
when our confidence fail?

Great men know that “confidence is easily lost
and takes a long time to rebuild.”

The fickle fans among us will call
for an inquest when things go wrong,
And many will vote with their feet
when new champions are crowned;

for winning creates an army of support.

There they go
Those fickle fans
but we are still here manning the guns;

Only the ones who are faithful will remember
to look for us where we are.
Only those who are cherished shall love us
for who we are.
Only those who were strong in who we were
shall be Gunners no matter
where we are.

Fly

Francis Govia — Sun, 05 May 2013 23:42:10 +0000

Govia

A person has to crawl
before he can run. They that crawl well
will certainly fly.

I know this truth
because I lived in places
others will never go.

All these years,
I have crawled under places
where others
will never bend.

When others savored
The sun I grew my wings.
And now I feel the air beneath my wings,
And
I am ready
to fly.

Believers

Francis Govia — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:48:05 +0000

Delay benefits no one.
Prepare. Prepare. Prepare.

Tobyhanna Man (Nursery Rhyme)

Francis Govia — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:07:13 +0000

Govia

Tobyhanna Man
Oh, Tobyhanna Man
Pennsylvania calls you, Tobyhanna Man.
Tobyhanna Man
Oh, Tobyhanna Man
Pennsylvania calls you, Tobyhanna Man.

You can go to the left
Go to the right
Go to Mt. Pocono
Day or night
Go to East Stroudsburg
Go to Bushkill
Go to the Crossing
Chic a ching ching.

Tobyhanna Man
Oh, Tobyhanna Man
Tobyhanna Man
Oh, Tobyhanna Man.
Pennsylvania calls you
Tobyhanna Man.
Tobyhanna Man
Oh, Tobyhanna Man.

Go West to Scranton
East to Tannersville
‘Tis where your love grows
Trick-a thrill thrill

Tobyhanna Man
Oh, Tobyhanna Man
Pennsylvania calls you, Tobyhanna Man.
Tobyhanna Man
Oh, Tobyhanna Man
Pennsylvania calls you, Tobyhanna Man.

Kids Nations

Francis Govia — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 02:25:33 +0000

At the United Nations, diplomats have formed a habit of walking out on the speech of those they do not like. That habit seems to go against reason to me for I have always assumed that the most effective way to address my critics is to first listen to what they have to say, and then form a response. However, our leaders prefer to prejudge, block their eardrums, and walk away from what should be the center of diplomacy. Further, it appears that world leaders have the attention span of children, or at least are so stupid that they need Kindergarten illustrations to communicate with each other at the U.N.

The Ways Of Man

Francis Govia — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:25:37 +0000

govia

Men may go to caverns within the earth to slither with snakes, or do deeds so silken that dreams allow, he is aloft with Angels.

20 Iscariot Lane

Francis Govia — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:31:42 +0000

The Little Boy

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In the upcoming independent Pulp movie “20 Iscariot Lane”, Flik Arjen (a Van Persie double) turns to the lovely nymph Yumi Kansinjani and says?

“I’m schizophrenic. Most people hate it when the little boy in me raises his head.”

LOL.

No One To Pass The Dutchie

Francis Govia — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:54:48 +0000

Gunner for life!

govia

With no Gunner by his side
The little boy just cried and cried
My, oh my, Van Persie
No one to pass the dutchie

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Note: To be read while playing “Pass the Dutchie”, of course on the left hand side, by Musical Youth. LOL.

Forward Iran!

Francis Govia — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:01:11 +0000

Francis Anthony Govia

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the West’s economic problems stem from the essence of the capitalist system, which is the proclivity for wealth over other matters.

U.S. and Zionist’s policy regarding Iran can be summed up in these words: “We do not have the inside track on doing business with Iran so no one else should be able to profit from concluding potentially lucrative transactions with that resource rich and intelligent people of the Middle East.”

The governments of the West do not like nations to be independent of us, but the facts are, Iran is a model for developing nations that chose to be self-sufficient, and grow technologies of their own. There is nothing the West can do to stop the knowledge and expertise that Iran have developed through revolution, and isolation from the patronage of the Godfather States. Were it not for pressure from the West, Iran would be buying from the Industrial nations all the things that its scientists and engineer now design and manufacture for the good of its people.

The progress Iran will continue to make comes with self-belief. Maybe that idea is missed by the people who live and breathe the convenience of International trade, but such trade is fickle without the patronage of a sponsor. It is the tightrope that even businesses in the United States now walk while adhering to the law of a Mob, and such irrationality cannot continue forever where we penalize businesses (far and near) for doing business with Tehran under a farce of illegality. Old folks use to say, if you mess with everybody’s business soon enough everybody is going to mess with yours. So too Rome became overbearing.