Our Librarian

OUR LIBRARIAN I once remember the Librarian in my college Meticulous ,and savvy His love for knowledge Knows no bound. I once remember the Librarian in my University A man with a large heart for others His glasses perking on his nose His Professorial “penkelemesi” like Grey hair connotes love for research. But I cannot but ask which librarian is this? I cannot but query the insidious sudden Love of this Huckster for knowledge I cannot but be surprised at his hubbub Declaration for his Library launch. Oh ye people of our land! Lets all give ovation du applaud to Our land’s new Librarian. The very one who rakes in seven Of a billion cowries in a hurry In the all looters Library launch. The very one whose hatred for education Towers so high and hit all towers of ivory. The very atrocious leader of the ruling bandit Whose avidity for money stares us in the face. The very leading African Chimera whose Chicanery we cannot measure Has now suddenly fall in love with knowledge. The very blood brother of “Haruna”on our campus Who votes irritating meager resources for education He is now our own celebrated Librarian. The very illiterate Mechanic whose Baleful gaze alone destroys our land’s Library He is now our dreadful Librarian. Sorry ,we know our Librarians Our Libraries , we are acquainted with Our Libraries are of obsolete materials Ours is of more archaic facilities With books and non books available Two moons ago still branded new editions This is our own Libraries. Let the new Librarian disburse the seven Of a billion cowries to our Libraries Let him pump cowries into our education Let their be more modern Libraries in our land For is it of a nation that values knowledge That gets the best of knowledge today and morrow . Alayande Stephen .T 16th April, 2006 05.25pm For Mr President 's special Library launch.