Olutayo K. Osunsan was born in Lagos, Nigeria and he lives in Kampala, Uganda with his wife and children. He works as a lecturer in Business Management. He is the author of Strange Beauty (2004) , The Poet in May (2006) , The Life of One (2010) , The Alchemy of Butterfly Memories (2011) , The Life of Another One (2013) , Business Communications (2014) , This Happiness (2015) , Leo (2019) , Internationalizing Growth (2020) and The Integrity Clause (2021) among others. His poems have appeared in several publications and websites on four continents. A few of his poems have been translated into foreign languages including Chinese and German. His first collection, Strange Beauty was launch at The International School of Uganda with the British High Commissioner to Uganda and his wife as the guests of honor. In 2015, Olutayo's poem ‘African Lions' appeared in the South African Senior Certificate Examinations for English Home Language P2 in the Poetry section. His writings express his faith in God, his love for the African continent and the inner turmoil of everyday people, and the struggle to rise above imperfection. Youtube: https: //www.youtube.com/channel/UCVukyyH6LIPQ3upIeUJo1mQ Instagram: https: //www.instagram.com/tayolistic/ Twitter: https: //twitter.com/Okosunsan
At the sun's roar, African lions rise.
Brave in their crude strides in a pride,
They survey the land for what to eat.
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How pure and true is your dwelling place,
Where the sparrows build their modest home
And the swallows release their shielded young,
By your altar, in your courts, in the sanctuary
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To hold you in my hands
And offer to you all I have;
To move the shadows of mountains
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Lotus blossoms
Bloom with the smile on her face.
Lips of hot cherry,
Face powdered with the hand fan;
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