Shelley Cornelius Phillips 

Milipitas, CA, USA

 
 
 

I come from a family of seven children. I have three brothers and three sisters, all of whom are high achievers. My pen name is the same as my true name. I am a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist. Up to now, I have composed more than one hundred songs. I played rhythm guitar, lead guitar and back up vocals for a band named Clearwater revival. I am six feet tall and I weigh one hundred and sixty pounds. I like ice hockey, especially the national hockey league or the NHL, I watch whenever our team (the Montreal Canadians) play another team in the NHL. My own personal and philosophical statement is: "Think only of succeeding without thinking of failure." My education is: BS in Computer Systems from the University of Essex, Colchester, UK. I am a member of the Omega Community Center here in Canada. I was a co-editor for the newsletter "The Breakthrough" for a non-profit organization. I am a Dale Carnegie Course graduate. There I won awards for the breaking through ability and for telling the most interesting experience of the week.

 

As I Once Was 

Calling all the great healers and great prophets
Make me as I once was
Banish fear from our minds and our hearts
I am fighting for a just cause
True fame and fortune are worth just a penny
But I must carry my weight to show so many
I am worth my weight in Gold
Therefor it is a shame for me to grow old
Give me the chance to grow up once again
I'll use every moment wisely without causing pain
Make me like the green shoots of grass
And find me once more a beautiful lass
I will never leave her like I once did before
I will make my life worthwhile to give her more
So let me close my eyes and dream
That we are all working together as team
My hands will bring what my heart desires
I will want to be called gentle of all misers
My love has to grow in great measures
For it is love which has to grow than great treasures

My Father Is A Freedom Fighter 

Soldier, Soldier, cries the child
My father is a freedom fighter
He is fighting for me and my family
He is giving his life for his home land
The sun rises and falls on him
Our enemies have fallen in numbers as dawn comes
We will be free form our enemies
We will have much to celebrate soon
We don't eat even in the hour of noon
The reason? that our hearts are with father
We will be like him when we grow up
Our land will be at the top
We will earn respect form the on lookers
And as a child, I cry for other fathers

Standing Firm 

One cannot run away from one's past
It will only make one's sufferings last
Stand firm against the repercussions
and soon you'll be pampered with soft cushions
pray everyday to keep the evil at Bay
If you do these you'll find that heaven isn't far
away
Let others say all they want to say of your 
reputations
In the end you will overcome their convulsions
Be true to yourself and you'll know where you stand
Then you'll be proud of yourself whether you're a
child, woman or man
Keep your head up when you're down trodden and
forsaken
Because a time is coming when you'll be lifted up
to heaven
All poems Copyright © 1996 Shelley Cornelius Phillips. All rights reserved.