₦airaland Forum

abo oro la nso fun omoluwabi
to ba de inu re a di odindi
half a word is enough for
a responsible child as it becomes
a full word when it gets inside him
a word is enough for the wise
must you learn from your own experience?
why not learn from the wisdom of elders?
wisdom is human, philosophical and divine!
choose wisdom today and find serenity
make experience your friend
and pain and regret will be
your daily companions!

Let's talk about patience!

I crawl, not snarl, patiently
Through the thick forest of time
Weaving through leaves, figs, soil and grime
Carrying quietly my shell burden calmly
Do you laugh at my pace?
Don't you know steady and slow the race
Wins surely? Just look at others
Contending for life's many trophies
They run, fast and furious
But in their haste, they end up in crashes!
Yet, here I am, snailing my trail
But sure to get there without derail
My destination is as clear as the sun
Safe home arrival is certain as morn
For little by little life is
One step at a time it really is
That way, you will surely succeed
Even though failure will you try to breed!

Just a line how lucky Nigerians are to have the Almighty God behind them!

you speak Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and even Urhobo
you keep us united despite our differences
you put food on our tables even though our leaders starve us
you made us the Giant of Africa despite our folly
you keep us strong in spite of our many frailties
you sustain us in spite of Boko Haram and other wahala
oh God Almighty, who says you are not a Nigerian?

Vintage thanks to God!

these are the fruits
contained in my black calabash:
praise, candour, truth, thankgiving and adulation
there is also a gourd
full of sacrificial praise palmwine
tapped during the midnight of tribulation
I dine, wine and fecundate
in gleeful dance I celebrate You
yes, You, my God!

Still on thanksgiving!

my palmwine of gratitude
I bring with outstretched arms
drunk with the stupour of adulation
Lord kindly accept this humble sacrifice!

Just a line of gratitude to God!

you put food on my table
made me hale and hearty
you made me tall, strong, intelligent, and lively
you defy my fears, doubts, disappointments and setbacks
because of you, I can face anything
because of you, I am bold, optimistic and innovative
yes, you are the reason why I live
the essence of my very existence!
Oghene rukevwe!
you are my hope, refuge and strength
I thank you for the wonder of my being!

Just a few thoughts on religion!

one
universal
absolute
omniscient
omnipotent
omnipresent
that is who He is
God Almighty!
need we quarrel about who He is?
need we kill each other because of Him?
need we stigmatize, castigate and malign
one another because of our belief in God?
if we do that, then it is not God we are worshiping
it is something else!

Lord have mercy on us all!

for sins of the flesh
for sacrileges against your holy name and church
for denying your authority and power
for abusing our freedoms and bodies
for every sin in thought, word and deed
for sins of omission and commission
oh Lord have mercy on us all!
even as mankind tries to expel you
from the order of things
Oghene bikooooooooo!

Please don't ever give up!

move on
move on
move on
despite the pain
despite the loss
despite the disappointment
despite the trouble
yes, please trudge on
everything is gonna be alright!

Just some lines on my personal loneliness as I view it!

I stand tall, proud and optimistic!
I believe in the promise of tomorrow.
Though lonely, I am not alone!
I am a one-man army
Fighting through life's arduous journey.
Yes, I am lonely but not alone
For one with God is majority.
I have got a big heart to take
Whatever life throws at me:
Bereavement, cruelty, heartbreak, hatred,
Jealousy, wickedness, condescension,
Name it: no matter the vice
For my virtue, I would still learn to love;
I will not let the world make me a monster!
Yes, I am lonely but I am not alone
For I am propelled by God,
By an inner strength that's driven
To conquer the world despite
The toil, crosses and disappointments of life.
I am lonely but not alone as
I am moved by a force greater than I am,
A cosmic force that gravitates me towards
Joy, fulfillment, blessings and ultimately love.
Yes, I can afford to be lonely
Because my life is smaller than I,
Because my life doesn't belong to me,
It's God's!

Still basking in the euphoria of Easter!

disgraced he was
a criminal he was tagged
jeered at, derided, scourged was he
he was publicly hanged between two thieves
he died like a common thief
then he was buried in a grave that did not belong to him
but he rose on the third day
yes, Jesus had the last laugh
he triumphed over sin, death and the grave
Jesus is alive!
Jesus is Lord!

A few thoughts on Easter's feast!

death and then graveyard silence
seeming endless overwhelming darkness
a seemingly all conquering grave
lifeless, friendless, abandoned
an empty end it looked
but alas a new dawn is birthed
hark, a victory is recorded
Jesus rose from the grave!
Jesus defied death!
Jesus is alive!

My little take on the Good Friday celebrations today!

born to die
he embraced ignominy, disgrace, derision
he welcomed death as a criminal
he dined with the scandalous grave
all for me
all for mankind
yes, in Jesus, God died for man!

Just a line on what it means to love unconditionally!

give me a big heart, oh Lord
large enough to contain my world
vast enough to harbour the good, the bad, the ugly
filled with love to take pain, treachery, back-stabbing
magnanimous enough to accept love and hate
yes Lord, do give me a heart precisely like yours!

Just a play on the Abiku legend!

this is my spirit
the recalcitrant spirit
the wanderer spirit
the undying spirit
my spirit will come and go
like the proverbial Abiku
but it only comes and goes like me
whose feet does not in one place stay
my spirit will see the world
going from east to west, north to south
I have got adventure in my bones!

My frank take on the subject of love!

true love
is
day break
when
you
see
light
air
sunshine!
true love
is
a delicious
breakfast
after
numbing, nagging hunger!
true love
is a miracle
waking you up
from a dreadful sleeping sickness!

Just to caution all night crawlers who have no business doing just that!