Joseph Oladehinde Ibikunle Poems

Thou art not unkind
Like earthly friend with sordid mind
Who will go no step to be fair
But million miles to be insincere.
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And so she becomes, my sunshine
She came like the moon of August
A felicitous friend from divine
She bore joy, love and trust.
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All, after his expiration,
His eyes glaze once beneath the earth.
But those letters of adoration
Will be explored in a leaflet.
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Dear revered reader,
From my heart these gently trigger.

Let them who cry in pain
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My eyelids are flicking
Tired of all day vision
And my soul sedately sinking.
Let me sleep!
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I am myself,
Who paddles the canoe of my destiny
Upon the tumultuous ocean of life.
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Chant the eulogies of our fathers
In a mild melodious tune.
Let the birds fling and flap their feathers.
Africa, do no ancestor impugn.
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The memories were drawn
Long ago before I was born;
That in the year of the dragon,
A small Phoenix was born.
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Turbulence engulf my mind
It beats in a fearful rhythm
My legs tremble with a great bind
Dear countrymen, our brute is brim.
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