My Poetry Diary

SEA, Thou came to me like the fresh morning light of a summer and I sob; It caught me amidst adulthood and I panicked like a bird in fright; Fatherhood ensnares; a falsehood taught at my downtown pub; Howbeit a jewel spring forth in my abode and make the darkness bright; Perhaps thy beauteous mind has singled me out... When thou came to me like rainfall in a desert that becomes a SEA and i smile, Now awestruck; I want thee no doubt; As I basked in thy innocence like an immersion of saints in river Nile; With the softness of thy waggling feet; I startled and I love at first sight; O' Cherubs and Seraphs I beseech thee and I fervently pray, Make thine eyes keenly on my jewel both in the darkness of the day and night; To my young lion my SEA; Happy 2nd birthday. (A poem written to celebrate SEA’s 2nd year birthday in August 2017) Gafar Odubote, “My daughter SEA”, copyright 2017

An Ode to my father, Thou a god like no other, Thy prowess illuminates like the sun, Sparklingly glad to be thy Son, A young warrior from birth, Thy warship at Imodi-Mosan was berth, An Ijebu-lagos finest of men, With unwavering principles unlike men An Ode to the Lion of my clan, I give homage to him that made me man; Who dare confront thee in the battle of wars? Thou that roars and ride on their corps; Thou sharpened my canine than hunting bone, My bicep wantonly tamed all flaming bows, My father the native jaguar of the hills, Thou that commands the turbulence of the sea, An Ode to a virile and humble lover, An inner muse beyond the armour cover,  Thou the sparkles to my mama's eyes; Through a bond of unconditional ties; My father is not just a gem, He is the finest of men, A priceless reflection of perfection, He wears respect and love as attraction. (Poem: “Ode to my Father” by Olorunleke Odubote)