At My Mother Knee Poem by Timothy Ogunsakin

At my mother Knee she told
'Out of the maternal pod you came;
The joyous cry multiplied,
Excruciating barren heart banned and
Loneliness was cast alone.
I lived like Elizabeth
Cos you make my joy of motherhood
Night cry turned watch over ewe'

At my mother Knee she told
'Each dawn you cry as a babe of pride;
I snigger with tears when you're down
Cos you throbbed my heavy heart with joy'

At my mother Knee,
She taught songs of focus.
Hard-ship she had at the voyage of life,
For me a lot she suffered
But battered always me words
Of prayer full life.

At my mother Knee I learned
The secret ingredients of greatness.
Alas! Destiny misfortuned her
To witness me on the board.
I did call her
The epitome of maternity
When she closed for eternity.