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I venture forth, an explorer true,
Seeking knowledge, with heart anew.
Idanre's hills, a treasure to behold,
Ancient secrets, yet to be unfold.
The people, industrious, with hearts of gold,
Welcomed me, with stories untold.
Their cocoa farms, a lush, green sight,
I harvested with them, under the sun's warm light.
Their water, a natural blessing, pure and fine,
Quenched my thirst, and revived my mind.
A healing spring, with powers to restore,
A gift from God, forever in store.
Idanre's hills, a tourist's delight,
A haven for nature, in all its might.
Longevity and prosperity, God's blessings true,
Reflect in the people, with hearts anew.
Their men and women, handsome, beautiful, and strong,
Beholders of beauty, with hearts that belong.
Producers, problem solvers, with a spirit so bright,
United in ceremony, with love and delight.
THE CRAB IN THE POT OF RIVERS
(In Memory of Elechi Amadi and the Shadows of 1967)
We shared the tongue of the ancient soil,
The yam, the market, the seasonal toil.
We carved our shrines by the same Ala,
And looked to the stars of the same tomorrow.
But when the borders began to bleed,
The soil was choked by a different weed.
A brand-new flag flew over the palm,
A trumpet blasted, destroying the calm.
They called it a haven, a brotherly hood,
But built the walls where the forest stood.
They said, "Jump in, we are fleeing the blade!"
But we saw the cage that the master made.
To the heartland’s eye, it was freedom's cry;
To the riverine son, it was adapt or die.
For the smallest crab in the eastern school
Fears the giant claw of a brother’s rule.
So the captain chose to break the bond,
To swim away from the burning pond.
They locked him tight in a iron room,
And branded his name with a traitor’s doom.
While children starved on the Biafran floor,
He wore the green of the federal war.
Two truths collided, two rivers clashed,
And the ancient bridge of the east was smashed.
The war is quiet, the ink is dry,
The Sunset faded across the sky.
One side still weeps for the million’s dead,
One side remembers the words he said.
Bound by the blood of a fractured past,
The crabs still fight in the shadows cast.
I climb high up the tortuous path
Of a ragged hillock and
In pensive solitude I look around
Upon the universe that surround me.
There from on high
I spy so many mysterious wonders
That God endowed this worthy earth,
And blessed all His creations
With wealth, momentous and great.
The waning sun creeps down over the horizon
To gain its well-earned rest.
A reddish dusk tinges the hilltops
As swallows glide serenely below the ridge
In search of a homely sanctuary
To dream the dark night away.
The multicoloured flowers in the valley
That swing in nightly breezes,
And feed the insects bright;
The trees that grow so mighty
Whilst bushes provide haven to so many
Graceful creatures of the wild.
The glorious stars that light the dark
The dazzling sun that ripens crops,
The lakes and seas that ripple
And reflect the mountains high:
Is it not easy to understand
How blessed we all are?
Yet do we ever stop
To thank our dear Lord
And ponder on these gracious gifts?
It matters not what society has to say
God is
and will always have His way
God is everything
and the world needs to see
God is our strength, our peace
and our eternity
we believe everything we see
on the internet
but the Word of God people
regard as suspect
God is everything
and the world needs to see
God is our strength, our peace
and our eternity
God is our refuge
In times of trouble
our power supply
In the midst of our struggles
God stands in solitude
for He is God alone
He needs no man's approval
as it's He who sits on the throne
God was not elected
nor elevated by any man
Yet He's the firm foundation
on which we all stand
God is everything
and the world needs to see
God is our strength, our peace
and our eternity
Jehovah Jireh our provider
Jehovah Rapha our battle fighter
the safe haven we all can go to
for its God who'll pull us through
God is everything
and the world needs to see
God is our strength, our peace
and our eternity
so let us now walk by faith
and not by sight
to live by His Word
and dwell in His light
God is everything
and all that you see
for it was God
who created you and me
God is everything
and the world needs to see.
God is our strength, our peace
and our eternity
the Alpha the Omega
The Beginning and the End
God is our everything
Our faith, Our Father, and Our Friend
Written: January 23, 2024
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Their melodious humming drifts
through the fragrant night air
carrying a sense of tranquility
In this enchanting universe
where dreams come true
A delicate whisper
of silver breeze captivated softly.
Trees are lavishly graced
with azure iridescence
visualize an idyllic scene
that is truly magical
in this hypnotic realm
trees sway softly
as lilts chortle jubilantly
dryads are ecstatic
lullabies spark with
flamboyant emerald
fostering faith
in forfeited souls
lack within intricate
maze of their dwelling
scarlet nests tucked
high on twigs
An oasis of passion
where silence draws.
Lullabies load breeze
with a warm glow of opals
orienting dropped souls
In a mystery of
their abode once again
trees adorned with snugly
hidden crimson nests
a setting of love
where harmony sway
arbors wrapped
with stunning splendor
a vibrant tapestry
of dazzling majesty
their heaving hues herald
heaven with hypnotic hood
In this magical mannerism
musings mantling
In an ephemeral haven
of natural magnificence
dryads whirl and
trees sway peacefully
The winter-worn sky reveals a
faded, shimmering bronze and
gold shade, reminiscent of a
withered vermeil and naiad
fluorescent opals, paired
with scarlet demantoids in
smooth charmeuse enamel
mesmerizing maelstroms
of crystalline bonfire
flamingo flowers fit
with a fiery symphony
akin to the reverberations
of a silken folk melody
on the horizon
they shrink to hypnotic ink
scribbles on violet skyline.
As I walk the gardens of my life with the. movement of air
Stumbling , step by step literally against the wind
Forced by the air in motion- I then contemplate
The movement it whirls - whips in complete destruction
The trees they aged- brittle - their branches with fate
Fly to the ground- twigs then a loss all around
The breeze on my face as it blows in my mind
I stand on a rock! I sit by the ocean floor
Thus the caps roll up the feeling in my sense
Captured my inner peace - admirably - Hence!
I sit! I meditate! My mind is very clear
My body it moves by the environmental conditions
My thoughts aware - The rocks amongst the road
I ride the waves with imagery in my head
A chill in my bone - the wind it is then cold
My rock - my haven - with movement it sits in place
Tears form in my eyes with this force of current
I walked the paths in my gardens I trace
But when the going toughens- I turn to my rock
And sit too with that solid rock, feet firm
With the air in motion in my mind- I still contemplate
The wind while my continuous thoughts meditate
On the topic - my reflections I consume
And my abilities to see eye to eye with that air in my motion
Peace I view with the winds endeavor with commotion...
My ears have been whipped of the truth,
And now i feast on it's fruit:
American have bred and developed in technology,
Indian in versatility have cure to variant ailments,
Ghana though like an hightened haven,
Is graced with stubborn electricity.
China in creativity have developed,
They mated with creativity and brought forth solutions.
Kuwait have developed in her currency,
That even dollar climbs stair to behold her.
Israel had developed in her wits,
That Nobel Laurette swings to'n'fro in his axis.
Spain have developed swift feets.
And wow!
Nigerian have developed corruption!...
alegrarse!
18:01:11:21:02
I've given myself some ideal times to reckon.
My musings meander for no apparent reason
I don't settle what to predict on the challenge.
Where I'm being idling within the lucid adage,
Notwithstanding, it is thus somewhere out there.
With his pensiveness perfectly elsewhere,
It's likely the case that this would be creedal.
Suspicions, then again, may as well tweedle.
It is helpful to inquire over evoking glints pitch.
That could only hit the one to maul his switch.
My surmise is this is a direct result of reality.
You're adding a snide view on my apparency.
From the edges of your lowly litters' haven,
It's vital to grasp I would instead foil this beckon.
Written: January 12, 2022
"If there is a place where peace and stillness prevail, to it people like to retreat when beset with the perils of life. It can be our home. In every storm it is a refuge, a haven of joy and a sanctuary of life and light" ~By Poet
We have a snug retreat far in the woods;
An interim sanctuary, not bigger than a robin’s nest.
But cozy and comfy for just two souls,
A hideout from the fuss n’ fever of life.
It has a small garden hemmed with a hedge,
Neatly laid out in décor and taste
And gleaming with refreshing verdure
The haunt of butterflies and honey bees.
An ideal place to sneak away now and then,
From life’s pressing cares and concerns.
Here the air is pristine sans soot and fumes.
A confluence where peace and beauty unite.
Here we break loose the tethers
From the rigid civilities of urban living.
Throw away the habits of reserve
And become joyous and free-hearted.
Sometimes we make an impromptu trip.
Sometimes we plan it well in advance.
Whatever it be, being here is fun
And enjoy our stay like a weekend picnic.
On some evenings we go gathering,
Succulent fruits and wild berries
And roam to the wide stretch of open fields
Lying furrowed waiting for seasonal crops.
More than ever we now seek solitude.
It is in the quiet and not in the noise,
That we can plumb life’s depths,
That we listen to our hearts’ songs.
It is here our souls acquire dove’s wings.
Though time has taken its toll on our bodies,
Though youth and beauty have gone forever,
Still, we walk in the woods with hands clasped.
In this sanctuary, we breathe free and find comfort
Where sunshine scatters through the canopy of trees
And are sheltered from the pressing responsibilities of life!
Under the shade of trees, we need to be
to veil the sun, invite our shaded bliss
with lonely hearts and nowhere else to flee
we'll satisfy our love with every kiss
held in the soft luminous hush of light
possessed by the gifts that love can render
we carve our names on warm walls of delight
and drift through dreamy realms of surrender
we'll feel the depth and breadth of love's allure
that warms the cooling shade's enchanting brew
in the mists of your eyes, I find fervor
to fill this hidden haven with what's true
Oh, could all moments gather into this
When each measure of time becomes a kiss