Duodeca Poem by Uche Nwanze

The day a boy became a man
The day a son became a Father
The day the gods bestowed me a priceless gift
Echoes of laughter from a distance
In my dreams I could hear the music of your arrival
I was greeted by the symphony of her first cry
Nights of anxiety procreated morning of celebration
The shy Moon restless from sleepless wait if only the ageless Sun will knock at her doorsteps sooner
You lit the darkness of our world with your aura of your beauty, shouts of 'up NEPA ' rents the air
Your beautiful cry, music for our ears
In awe I stare at this masterpiece of Mother Nature
Before my weary eyes watched you bloom and blossom like a daisy by the river Euphrates
Before my eyes I watched you take those first steps
Wobbling and tumbling
With your first cheerleaders serenading 'kulukulu kpakpade'
And my calm frenzy as your juvenile gibberish turn to mumbling the name 'Daddy' from your puerile lips for the first time
A child of destiny, you carry greatness on your pouch
As you attain the age of perfection lofty heights beckons
The world you will take by storm
The Earth waits with bated breath as your coronation draws nigh
Your Annunciation to this terrestrial space the Proclamation of your Enthronement
Proud of the woman you are going to become