Christmas

 O Christmas! O Christmas! O Christmas!

O wonderful colorful season of elegant panoramas

Full of hope, full of joy, full of love, full of unity

Comes once but feels eternity

Hearts beating with the rhythm of the carol

Birds singing piercing melodies without control

Angels responding with thundering voices

Seraphim and cherubim join in with beaming faces

Atmosphere entice with glamour

Children spice with varied amour

Yet all vanish to return in slendour

Lamentation of a son

 My dearest Mama

O Ma!

If only tears could bring healing

Or erase the darkness of the past

Then the song would have been different

Song of joy ever will be

O life!

What a life

Full of memories

Hunting memories

Not easy to fend off

Time has gone thee by

Yet old memories seem just past

Like the mark of the unknown

Stamped everlasting on the skin

Constantly upsetting the mind

With so much guilt 

With so much regrets

Why why why

Why why why

Not once not twice 

I felt the whip of Ma

For foolish crimes of a stupid son

Crimes yet to be explained

Crimes yet to be justified

Though soft and tender words of Ma

All the time she committed

Cajoling, begging for a good son

Yet just fear and pain she got 

From a son who never compromised

O Ma!

O Ma!

My dear Ma

Regret is tearing a son apart

Yes a holy type I was not

A likable type I was neither

Love at first sight just a fairy tale

Tales of misfortune very real

The center of ill judgment I ever was

Present not present matters not

Yet that love for me never ceased to flow

As life just had to go on Ma

My words O My my judgment

My actions O Ma my condemnation

My laughter O Ma my treachery

My happiness O Ma my adversary

Solitary O Ma the option

Ah Ma! Your gentle breast my comfort always

Commonsense though very common

Commonness to me seems not exist

For with ease siblings excel

Knowledge and wisdom just illusions be

Harassment and insult so much they add

How I wished my past be deleted 

Yet never once you stopped encouraging

How can I forget the sleepless nights

How can I forget the painful nights

How can I forget the dreadful cries

How can I forget the fear in your eyes

When all deep in slumber be

All through the night "what is history" you defined

That "What is history" my name it became 

Appreciate thee Ma for the grace to endure

Appreciate thee Ma for the strength you gave

Appreciate thee Ma I chose not to depart

For now I know with the wind I drifted not

For a destination with precision you prepared

Across the river Ma that destination lies

O Ma!

O Ma!

My dear Ma

How I wish

The tears I caused never did occur

The pains I cause I never did

The embarrassment I caused never did happen

The silliness of me never did exist

Remember the gentleness in your tender voice

A hater of man never be my son

Songs of hate sing them not my son

Retribution seek thee not son

For choose to pray my dear son

My God my Lord your fortitude ever be my son

I know I can never you repay Ma

I know I can never you replace Ma

I know lamentation changes nothing Ma

Regrets I know changes nothing Ma

On bended knees to you I say sorry

For all I put you through O Ma I say sorry

Accept the cry of a helpless son Ma

My love for you will never die Ma

Dearest Daddy

 My dearest daddy

O! Daddy

Words can't express

The depth of love I have for you

How I wish you understand

For I know my love can't compare

That great love and sacrifices you made 

All through the thousand days

How amazing a father you are

How precious a daddy you are

A precious and perfect gift from the Heavens 

Thanks to the grace of the Most High

That grace He provided you

To guide, to protect, to raise me

As a Shepard protect his own

Nowhere in the world 

Have I ever felt safe

Other than in you precious arms

Your presence is always my strength

Your presence gives me hope

Your presence gives me joy

Your presence gives me lived

I remember the days of sleepless nights

All for my sake

I remember the days you wished to take my place

When I was sick and feeble

I remember the days you wandered in lost

When I was missing

O! Daddy

My dearest daddy

I know a prefect child I am not

I know many times I pushed you away

Yet that love me never ceased to flow

Abundance of love readily available

My provider you have always been

In times of distress you stood by me

When I was weary 

You gave me every reason to live

So now I sing for you

This song of love

I LOVE YOU MY DARLING FATHER 

Life! O life!

You know you love someone

When it is just too late

You know you missed someone

When it is just too late

You want to help someone

When it is just too late

You want to cherish someone

When it is just too late

 You know Someone means a lot

When it is just too late

 

Life! O life!

Full of Mystery

The eye is blinded to see the efforts

But wide open for the mistakes

The heart is closed to accept the humble

But open for the crafty

The mouth sing praises for the corrupt

But condemn the just

Many judge from what they see

But not from what they know

It hurts to be on the other side

But guess what!

The truth leads to a legacy

My Friend My Boss

My Friend my Boss

My Boss my strength

All Praise and honor

To the heavens I give

Unto the heavens I give thanks

For unto me a guardian friend bestowed

The pride and the strength of my life he is

Ever drawing smiles on my face

Lifting my heart with too much praises.

They call him Names

I call him Boss

My Boss, my friend

How I wish you could understand

The fullness of joy in my live you brought

And how much of this joy I wish to return

So much you did

And so much you do

By His Grace I am who I am

Thanks to the man in you

A man of integrity

A man with a golden heart

In me you saw what many could not see

Though fresh from the four walls of varsity

Amateurish, empty, clueless and helpless

You opened wide that magical door

Yes! That great door

That door of light

That door of respect

That door of joy

That door of fame

That door of service

I remember the pains of rejection

The pains of distress I remember

Wondering the streets in lust I remember

The merciless scorching midday sun I will never forget

Searching and searching

Searching and cursing

Searching and crying

Searching For the means to survive

I remember that dreadful feeling of numerous snubs

I remember the boiling detestation of being disregarded

I remember the anguish of being turned down

I remember the numerous times I cursed myself

Yet I kept searching and searching and never stopped searching

Ho dear,

I will always remember

That faithful day

Walking through that door

Finding a man sitting in majesty

Behind that jam-packed desk

Staring straight

Right straight into my trembling eyes

No words spoken

No heads turn

Just staring

Staring at a helpless man

Standing in despair

With fabricated boldness

Wishing for a miracle

A MIRACLE FROM ABOVE

From the almighty comes life

Life He gives with joy

Happiness, love, peace, in abundance

Everlasting to everlasting to all mankind He gives

Bless Him I found you

For you made my life better

From the pit of despair there I was found

In the heart of depression, you lifted me up

Leading, guiding, molding, teaching, transforming

When I was wrong you scolded

When I was right you jubilated

My happiness your goal

In times of sadness you mourned with me

Above all oh dear

You gave me that secret

That secret to be a big fish in an even bigger water

What else do I have to say

What else do I have to do

To say thank you is an attitude

And to appreciate is divine

My Friend! My Boss

My Boss, my Strength

I salute you

What Did I Do

I heard the voice of my friend calling;
I heard the voice of my friend crying;
I heard the voice of my friend begging for help;
And what did I do?

I saw my friend in misery;
I saw pain in his dark blue eyes;
I saw that beautiful clean clear color of his face diminishing;
And what did I do?

I saw my friend feeble and exhausted;
I saw my friend wasting;
I saw my friend a walking skeleton; 
And what did I do?

I saw my friend on a stretcher; 
I saw my friend struggling with the medics;
I saw my friend ferried from hospital;
And what did I do?

Then, I saw someone wearing a mask;
And behold, I saw the angels descending;
Only then, and only then, I knew what I did.

Silver Jubilee

Years of toiling by day by night
Up at dawn with minds so tight
Exhausting energy to make things right
Yet no sign of slowing down.

 Years of mind busting pressure

No time for indolent pleasure
Concentration replaces leisure
Yet no sign of slowing down.

 Many have come, many have gone

Much work still to be done

Never see on the face a frown
But still no sign of slowing down

Symbol of hard work and dedication
Patience is of high notation
Success the outcome of devotion
Twenty five years no sign of slowing down

Many years of service we pray
Courage, wisdom, strength display
End of time our dreams repay
Then at last time to slow down.