Dear My Niece! Poem by Sani Yusif Aminu

Dear my niece!
As it's your last day in UK,
These are my words to you,
Leave your kinsfolk and friends,
Leave your confidante and alumni,
But take your ball point, take your
Book, and take your blackboard.

Dear my niece!
Don't live in dread of dead,
Leave that alone, you have a roof
O'er your head. Leave your dreams,
Eat your greens. Leave your horror
Of cat, but take fearless, take faith
And take peace.

Dear my niece!
Hurry up!
Leave home, leave chores to me,
Leave shopping, I'll do it!
Leave cooking, I'll do it!
Leave the dishes, I'll do them!
Leave the errands, I'll do them!

Dear my niece!
Hold his hem, hold hands! Hold his
Humongous herds of cattle, hold him
Incommunicado at your home. Sing
And dance together on ocean or fire!
A new chapter will begin tonight—you
Are absolutely a match made in heaven.

Dear my niece!
Mind out! this life is a chameleon,
Black and white in complexion!
It'll make your cheek cry or smile!
It'll make your body fat or thigh!
It'll make your hair black and white!
It brings rain! It brings fire! It brings bliss!
It comes with hate, it comes with love.
Merely If you can't treat them solely,
Call years, call decades an' centuries.

Dear my niece!
Live with sun and moon, dwell in their days!
Live with passion and grace, stretch your gaze!
Live with joy and love, embrace wedding bouquet!
Live with leisure and pleasure, enjoy your days!
And be on good terms with your neighbours.