Dominic A. Okoliko

Let all hearts break into joy
With gratitude boiling
Beyond containing measure
For the great pleasure
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It's a lovely day
Let all worries give way
Take notice, Ágwu oj'Da is here
let his smiles weigh on your wares
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Take a turn to visit
The Christmas crib
In the odd scenes of our cities
Where the poor born King
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Do you not hear
The whispers of the wood
Crying Christmas is here
Let our joys be full
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On the wings of the wind
Wheel it away
2016 and all its strings
Toss it away into past days
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Come, let's follow the yellow in the rainbow
Mind not the tremor but keep firm your grip
Even if the clouds were to shake
As if their wears were to tear off
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If your idea about being a boy
Is to cause another a boil,
Then you've got it all wrong
"Cause you're no strong;
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Phenomenal,
That's what you all are;
Women of substance
With shining earthstar,
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And it's all about her
she's everything low and high
a sweet shadow under which to rest
The bellow that dispels a child's pest
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Broken and shared like crumbs of bread
Here is food enough for you and for me
Come round the table where love is ne'er spared
Come have your full and sing songs of glee
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When storms gather
The sky cries
Yet you feign def
To the crackles in your inn
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Let the sun never goes down
Let its brightness on us shine
Hang your coats and gowns
And come, let's keep a feast
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