Oh! my home church,
When shall I feel the warmth of your love again!
And hear the voices of thy children within you,
Praising and worshiping your foundation and Head!
When will my sojourn away from you end?
I long to be back in thy within,
With thy children and feel your warmth again!
So far away, yet so close thou art to my heart,
Thy husband will surely bring me back,
Again within you before the raptures.
Your children - the fruits of thy existence.
I miss you uniquely!
Afelumo J Sesan (1997)
HONOURS
Pigs are animals of honour,
Pleasant,
tasty and oily,
Shunning
dirt with her horns,
Yet,
detested by the honourable.
The
street plated with honour,
Is
a marksman to glory,
Empowering
its victims with righteousness,
Also
a reflecting mirror to the dishonourable.
God’s
horn is honour,
Hence
His mills grind slowly,
But
grinds exceedingly small every attitude,
Making
the dishonourable honourable.
Emmanuel O. Lekwa
Woman, Thou Art Loose
Behold, the loose woman
Her
beauty and pride is likened to that of a peacock
Her
eyes shimmering like thunder light
Her
lips like a snake and tasty as honeycomb
Her
neck like the tower of ivory
Her
hair like that of a mermaid
Her breast
as succulent as a fresh fruit in summer
Bejeweled
in gold, precious stones and pearls
Perfumed
with myrrh
In the
twilight
She
swaggers
Like a
roaring lion
Seeking
the attention of all men
Or
should I say, all loose men.
Flee!
All men of the city
For
she has come
Never
drink of the wine of her fornication
Never
decline to her ways or the flattering of her lips
She
has destroyed many homes
Yet
she has failed to build one
Her
beauty is vanity
Women,
be on the alert
For
she has come
Never
decline to her ways
Her
ways are painful pleasures
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Gird
your loins with love
And
wage war against the loose woman
By Paschaline Nchedo Chukwuka
THE PHENOMENON
Oh! Have you heard of the phenomenon?
To
him, work is a breathe
And
Elyons’ hit track his anthem
Can
I ever get to be like this phenomenon, just wait until he’s revealed!
By the way, what is this
phenomenon?
This
is the healthy capsule for every troubled situation
Whose
efficacy is as potent by night as in the day
Cease
to ask yourself if he sleeps?
Inspired by the phenomenon?
To
Him the computer is a time bomb
And
explodes whoever discovers its powers
Consequently
he bores multiple tunnels from which to unleash this wealth
Now, where is the
phenomenon?
Tell
me he is in the office with fingers linked and head hanged back
Eyes
closed in a trance and temple flooded with ideas
Camry,
bring all his bags everyday and file these concepts
New to the phenomenon?
His
teeth is clued to the bubble gum
While
a tap of black coffee quenches his thirst
Constantly
the tonic for switching to gear four in the thought realm
Awsh!
What really is this phenomenon?
Though enveloped in work, he sees through everyone
with a broad smile
And good human relationship breeds the sacrifices
he sweats
Can you see that the phenomenon is the reason we
are here
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