My Grandmother

Grand! Grand!! Better Grander

Nothing grander than my Grandmother

She is a woman of no small reputation 

A woman of great substantiation 

Her humility is heart conspicuous

Simplicity in her world of glamorous 

Calmly resolute in her determination

Wisely firmly flexible in her resolution

Religion is no compromising in her heart

Even though the world is tearing apart 

Her faith in God is unwavering 

Her character believes are no deviating

Far or near She loves dearly her family 

Do all her best to keep them in unity

Her desire for service is so strong

Even if she has to not eat for long

Her children she brought up in righteousness 

Her grandchildren she loves in fairness 

The sad tides of time knows not her fears

The drumming afflictions know not her ears

The world thought her life would be parted

When her cherished dear darling departed

But, no! She stood gallant and defied all odds 

Disarming all the duels with the aid of God

Her stream of light and hospitality like charms

Welcomes all to her gorgeous caring arms

She can enmesh you with her gracious manners

And drive you crazy with her grammars 

She is an excellent school teacher

And a devout Lay-Preacher

My very first teacher in primary school

Ah! Those days were really so cool

Even at the munificent age of eighty

She still stands as a quintessence of beauty

A virtuous jewel of unfathomable worth

A rear archetypal, mentor, and Mama on earth

Unequivocally I say happy birthday with love

Heaven blessings shower more you from above 

Am proud to be your grandson Mama

Indeed nothing grander than my Grandmother

My Cinderella

I didn't love you will be a big hoopla

All fancy was to glide with you

Because you were my only Cinderella

If only you can but my heart see

I love you is what you will find

Even now etched still are those words

To the moon take I you want

On the eve of our nuptials planned

To have your head lay all night on my breast

Kissing your lips till they change complexion

Whispering the sweet tones of love

While driving you to the élite of orgasm

Anyhow, anywhere, any day, hour and time

I wish to wipe all your tears and sad moments

Away with dazzling happiness and joy as surrogates

I didn't know you love me will be a bigger lie

Me saw it all over you crystal clear

Your clothes, shoes, hair, even the air shows

That I was and Am the Prince of your heart

Willing I was to drive to the devil's gate

As prove that I truly loved and loves you

I didn't know you're in pains will be the biggest lie

Think not that your pleas are in vain

Although you were the first to cut the clod

It twinges my heart to hear you cry

I wish I could make your day a little brighter

I wish I could send magic to ease your pains

My heart refused to stop beating for you

Truly, frankly, honestly, I loved and loves still

But my darling, in the eternal voyage of marriage

Love though deep and genuine is not enough

Good character-manners, understanding, respect

Crucial rudiments needed to embark on the passage

If we take to this expedition with love alone

When the cyclone and tumultuous wind will blow

Like a foolish man building his house on sand

Our love-built-ship; marriage will sink even

Before leaving the sea shore of solemnization

Giving us both eternal catastrophic scare in heart

Parting though painful, regretted I never

For loving and my world with you shared

My refusal to voyage, think not my heart's stone

Am only avoiding unending qualms of tomorrow.

Miracles Happens

Though troubles assail

And war affrights

Though government should fail

And sickness unite

Yet one thing secures us

Whatever betides?

Jesus Christ assures us

The healing his blood provides

Do we not know God?

The same yesterday, today, and forever

In him alone lies the healing rod

Our merciful God-Eternal Father

In whom there are no changing shadows

From morn to eventide

Jesus Christ assures us

The healing his blood provides

Jesus has borne our grief

And wholly carried our sorrows

Though sickness our souls grief

Jesus borne them to forever tomorrows

Then despise, wonder and fear not

Whatever sickness our lands betides

Jesus Christ assures in might

The healing his blood provides

Have miracles ceased?

To all I boldly say NAY eternally

Angels too still minister in peace

"Come unto me" rings eternally

Faith in Christ does saves

Beloved, then cry not whatever betides

The word of God truly gives

The healing Christ blood provides.

The Egg

Saw it I the day laid it was

Lustrously shinning without a fuss

Sun and rain fought their hands

Lay but fail it gain a glance

Day by day grew it was firmly

Unshaken, unyielding its place hardly

With tender caring loving heart

Nurtured it was to grow in part

After days of incubation life

Gave it out a stunning bird in strife

Gorgeous creature come must it above

Care thus take it must with love

Me saw it freely lived

Sailor like it heaved 

In a sudden then clear day

Jiggled it and flew away

A voice heard me not a call nor

Saw me it no, again more

A beautiful lovely bird it grew

Precipitously disappeared like the dew.

AT ONE MOMENT

At one moment He was born

At one moment He our grief’s borne

At one moment He cried

At one moment He died

At one moment He was thorns crowed

Now He is glory crowned

At one moment He, His life to man gave

At one moment He won the victory over grave

At one moment Death was overcome

At one moment Man will rise to God’s Holy home

At one moment He sweat great drops of blood

That all may come before God

At one moment He was on the cross lifted high

At one moment He ascended to the sky

At one moment He was crucified

At one moment Justice demands were satisfied

At one moment He gloriously resurrected

So man too will be resurrected

At one moment He appeared with a glorious face

Poured on all His merciful grace

I think of the excruciating pains He felt

His precious blood on the ground spilt

Such a sacrifice unfathomable

Absolutely incomprehensible

Oh! He died for me my friend

What a love with no end

He bridged the gap between God and man

Unto Him we raise our eyes

Because is Him that won the prize

Our grateful song to Him we sing

He is the Lord of lords, Kings of kings

Man is saved from eternal lost

Because Christ’s Atonement paid the cost

DECEMBER JOY; JANUARY SORROW

I watched, gazed and gawked

As people hassled by in swift

Carrying goods of small and enormous sizes

Unusual heavy traffic congestion in freeways

What’s happening? Are we fleeing or?

I asked with so much amazing horror

“It’s December-meaning Christmas”

One said without any pause

Jingles, heavy shopping, carols, ebullient rejoicing

Lots of delicious tasty meals and much waste

New expensive clothes, toys, shoes, hair

All of which were bought or prepared

Carefully, professionally on money so little

And the rest falling as manners from borrowing

Occupying precious family moments with

Frail embellishment-little or no profit

The sunset of December will be gone and forgotten

Ending the parties, carols and buying

Followed by the down of fresh January

Laden with huge debts tears to pay

Hearts ached for loving and giving not done

When the pay cheque comes and collected

Spent swiftly on unpaid buying

Leaving little or none for family needs

January becomes as long as river Nile

Some go through the January sorrowful-pains

In short or mid are struggling recovered

Some go through the January sorrowful pains

In short or mid are poverty enshrouded

Children cries, marriage suffers, hopes crashed

If these are the kit and caboodle of Christmas

Even Christ would certainly not celebrate

Nigeria My Great Country Part 2

Our Eternal Father who art in Heaven

We thank thee for a great day like this

In which we carousal the freedom given

In this our great country Nigeria

Oh God, the footing on which it was laid

Was squeaky, faulty, frail and unsure but

Thou has kept us together hundred years far

In unity, love, peace and progress

Grateful we are for our founding Fathers

The inspirations and acumen given to them

To fight for our freedom with their blood

And to preserve the concord of our nationhood

We thank thee for their prodigious wisdom

To build a heterogeneous people together

Under one great parasol of greatness

Called the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Hundred years we have lived together

In peace, truculent, forays, clangs and love

Insuperable, resilient and firm we have stood

Slowly but surely subverting with Thine help

Oh Father, the country thou gave us

Is threatened with oodles of fissures

Guide and guard our good leaders and

The good Nigerians to cow them all

Our Eternal Father who art in Heaven

Thanks for given us Nigeria our country

As we celebrate this liberty given

Bless and make us propagate in prosperity