When at last I'm gone,
to my everlasting home.
what will be my lasting legacy?
will I be judged as one who had no mercy?
...
when you were busy sleeping,
the enemy planted the seed
the seed of destruction
the seed of discord
...
How soon she goes
She grew like an olive branch
Tenderly nurtured and loved
Like a flower full of sap
...
My standing point
Is someone's prayer point
Yes, I mean your step
Is someone's wish
...
A time was on the pages of papers he cried
His cry we heard and gave him the votes
Why he cried to lead now I question
He is killing us with thugs
...
You are Fatima
you fine, graceful as ballerina
you are a kind lady
yes, you T baby!
...
My country is under a siege,
That's why I write a dirge.
Nigeria my country is falling apart,
'cause her leaders have taken the wrong path.
...
My mother, my mother, my good mother.
Vividly, I recur all you said,
That for my sake with my daddy you stayed,
Even when challenges warrant your sail.
...
Day by day we offend the Lord
That was the cause of death
In the garden of Eden
Even during Noah's time it was
...
I walk through a lonely path
No people, no vehicles
All alone I walked
Along the lonely path
...
Earth is full of mystery
everything is mystery!
birth and death is mystery
who know when they come?
...
The tick tick ticking of the clock
tick tick tack never stops
The tick tick ticking of the clock
tick tick tack never stops
...
In my quiet time
I sit and think about the things of this life
especially when I don't have a dime
and lonely without a wife
...
Nigeria's strength is in her diversity,
Her rich cultural heritage,
Rich diverse culture
Left untapped,
...
Don't undermine a woman's strength.
Many tag and call her 'weak'.
But in her arms,
They become prey.
...
One thing could mean different things
many people have different meanings
just to one thing
TOR means 'King' to other people
...
Under the sun there's nothing hidden
all the evils you do in secret
maybe closed to the eyes of man
for years and years to come
...
Let's leave division and take a better decision.
God has made us different to exhibit his vastness in oneness
Look!
Can't you see the oneness?
...
Solomon Terlumun Tule is an accountant by profession with profound love for poetry. Most of my poems come from deep thought of my physical, social and mental environment during my quiet moments. Poetry enables me to share and express my thoughts, feelings and emotions to the world. I have written many unpublished poems such as; My Good Mother, If, Strength of a Woman, Spirit of Christmas, and lot more. To Solomon, 'success is a joy, failure a postponed success'. It's my desire that as you read my work you know that we are all created greatly in various ways. 'pay attention to your nature, assess others posture, and you will accept this gesture'. We ought to show gratitude to the creator amidst challenges. I am from Benue State, Nigeria.)
When At Last I'm Gone
When at last I'm gone,
to my everlasting home.
what will be my lasting legacy?
will I be judged as one who had no mercy?
Will the guns I use lead me to a perfect place?
that I ran a good race?
will they say I was very bad?
making others often sad?
will they say I was peaceful?
or I will be tagged a troublesome fool?
will I receive a heavenly heir?
or rewarded a tormenting hell?
will I be called religious, ethnic and racial?
who was always never impartial?
what will really be said of me!
when at last I'm gone,
to my everlasting home.
©
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Great job, keep it up