Thursday, 30 May 2024
WE HAIL THEE, THE COLONIAL CREED (ANTHEM)
Wednesday, 13 September 2023
I STILL MISS YOU.
I still miss you, that’s what is ringing in my mind
Nights are lonely; days are becoming so sad,
So I pick my pen and paper to write
About the love that we shared and times we had
The games we played and the music we heard
Like a famished baby missing its suckling breast milk…I still miss you
Like a girl missing her candy sweet…I still miss you
I still feel you like a guy missing the chocolate on his lover’s lips
Like a square hole missing the square peg
I miss the way you used to make them beg.
I remember that fateful day I met you
I was lonely with no friend to hang with like a statue
You came into my world with a big bang
You gave me a brand and big smile
You told me you love my style as we said our first “hi”
I still can’t believe you left without saying goodbye
Deep in my mind I keep wondering why
Cos from the bottom of my heart…I still miss you.
You invaded my world with magic my sweet friend
Like five and six together we just blend
I can’t forget how people used to be jealous of our company
They always say together we seem clever and cunning
But the truth is you kept me coming
Always at my back preventing me from falling
Even when others are backstabbing, you stood by me
And told me to be outstanding.
I still miss the season of seasons
The season we lived together for a sole reason
The time we shared together is like a shooting star
Though it was short but those times with you I felt like the superstar
The times we sang and danced to the rock star
And those times we made each other feel like a real gangster
We ate and drank sharing equally our loaf of bread
We shared our dreams; we even shared our little bed
Sleeping with you was fun cos' you always tell stories
that made us go red.
I remember your words so soft and tender
I remember the smell of your cream beyond others
Though I never remember us bath together
But I remember we read and solved math's together
Our life was twine from different angles
Then I believe it takes more than one just to tangle
I still miss you my brother and my friend
You are more than this to me cos' then you weave in deep in more than any other
The day I heard of your demise, I felt life’s crazy remix
When I didn’t hear from you for long I knew something was amiss
I was told you fell sick before your final exit.
I felt bad remembering together in the room we are fantastic four
You, Bayo, Molar and I always hustling to get the fork
We shared our joy and pain together, constantly gyming to keep in form
That day we lost a friend (Kunle DMX) we fought side by side in the struggle
Even those times were tough but we still won the battle
Now with you there is no forever
Because you are already by Babylon’s River.
We started together from elementary but it so
Sad you are lying low in the cementary.
I still miss you Seun Ralph
Looking through my pictures, I still feel you
I miss your outfit that tend to stand you out
Your trendy big trousers and many shirts by Ralph Lauren
No wonder they called you Seun Ralph, so tall like a Giraffe.
I still miss those raps you taught me
Tupac, Nas and Biggie you always bestowed me.
I remember the time we plaited our hair
And everyone thought we were crazy flying in the air.
You inspired me in your little way friend
You brought out the game in me,
Though your character was questionable
But most people still found you fashionable
Not forgetting how you iron a shirt spending hours on the table
I still miss you like the last girl that left
Giving me no notice, turning my heart from right to left
I kept it together but I still shed little tears on my bed
Even though that was the first time, the miracle was
For a while so I had to learn to shift gears on time
She cried, I cried till the rivers run dry.
Seun Ogunseye tribute to you as we carry you in our heart till we die
I burn out candles for you in a moment of silence,
I still miss you friend as your Gentle Soul Rests in Peace
Out of this world of violence.
GOONIGHT….Not Goodbye
TO ALL THE FALLEN HEROES.... OUR HEART GOES OUT TO YOU.
Yommybishop (13th September 2011)
Thursday, 24 August 2023
A GOOD EYES.
I have an Eye for Good things, this i'm about to put to Ink.
I have an Eye for Good things; this is the story i'm about to Sing
They are made for us to be evaluated
Always near us so we will be elevated.
Every step we take they all surrounds us
They are beautiful,elegant, and exquisite.
Spread over like rainbow so Explicit.
Good things are not always the right thing
But the right thing is always the good thing
Which is why all that is Gold is ever glittering.
Good shoes, good clothes, good cars
Good houses even good Ladies all this I want in my possession.
These things are not easy to gather
It takes hard work and Gods Intervention together.
Good ladies that have great things
Good booty, good chest, and good round thing that's called a blessing.
Ladies that are structurally done and intellectually sound
Ladies that have things that make my heart skip around.
I see and I visualize the potentials in everything.
My Focal point is sharp and my lens so distinct
This made me to capitalize on my very Instinct.
That is why i am putting it to ink
I have an eye for good things
This is why i think, I have an eye for you..!
Friday, 9 June 2023
DEATH CONDOLE HEALTH
Towards the Indiana ocean
A message was passed across
Filled with pensive emotions
How more sadder could this be
Death defeated health for all to see.
She fought for us all to be healthy
By being the voice of the helpless and the needy
Brought sanity and decorum to the system
By her an illicit drug illegality was stemmed
She was a catalyst, an agent of change
Took the risk for you and i beyond the page.
An Administrator, internationally acclaimed Pharmacist
A technocrat, deligent and so explicit
Against impunity her voice was stiffened
Until yesterday that death and health became even.
We will forever remember your good works
As you rest on the bosom of your good Lord.
Rest in Peace; Professor Dora Akunyili (NAFDAC DG)
by: Yommy Bishop (9th June 2014)
Friday, 2 December 2022
TILL WE MEET AGAIN….(BANJOLAT)
Heard the church bell ding
The sadness in the cock crow sings
The sudden wailing of dust,
Tears in the cloudy sky waiting to burst
Heard their weeping in the kings palace
In the market place, the town cries alas!
Their bitter whisper is heard in schools
Of a fallen hero, the doyen of academics and books
Upon the branches of our heart for you this poem is written
Soaking tears in handkerchiefs, meditating for a reason
The love you gave, the love you shared
The tenderness that softened, against evil your voice was toughened.
On the path that led us here
And all those times you are always there.
Your footsteps are remembered never to be forgotten
Your good works are felt and seen
Your words boldly written on the tablet of our heart as creed
Bida calls out for her Registrar
Ori-Ade calls out for her Chairman
The Academy calls out for her Proprietor
Ipetu-Ijesha calls out for her son
As we all watch with heavy heart the sleeping and glooming sun.
I sat on the stool mulling
Lost in pensively mouth drooling
Pages in my mind began to flap
A panoramic review like a tap
Of the love that bound our hearts
All our family line is written
Joy & Pain, Happiness & Gain
These sweet Aromas will forever remain.
You kept us all together; you are rare gem more than a father.
Only if our tears could build stairs to heaven
And bring you back to our level.
Only if one more time you can give your hug
And say to us again your wise words
But I heard you telling us to be strong
That you are with the Lord singing a new song
We saying our good night Daddy
As the stars blink gently in the sky
Till we meet you again our Hero, in that place
Where there’s no more reason to cry.
*Yommybishop 2012.*.....
May your Gentle Soul rest in Perfect peace.....CHIEF. BANJI OLATONA (Sobaloju of Ipetu Ijesha Land) -(1936-2012)
Thursday, 3 November 2022
MY MIRACLE
But what we have is more than friendship in all ways
What we have is a miracle.
A miracle to love and a miracle to care,
A miracle to show you how much we dare.
A miracle that makes me look in your eyes always and be filled,
A miracle that makes me hear your voice always and take the lead.
A miracle that see you smile and get me lifted,
A miracle that makes me understand the ANGELs we are
And how we need each other to fly and be uplifted.
Baby you are the wings that I have needed to lift me,
You are the part I have needed to complete me.
You are my strong side where I am weak;
You are my good side where I am bad and bleak.
You are the song I can’t get tired of hearing
because you are the sweet rhythm to my soul.
You are the music I can’t stop playing
because you are the melodious sound to my heart, and Only you make me whole.
I have learnt to LOVE and cherish you in all ways.
You are a light to my world;
You are my Miracle today and forever more.
Yommy bishop Rules….(November 3, 2012)
Thursday, 18 August 2022
THE PROPOSAL
Good Morning Dear,
Though its been 2 years that we met
But this month makes the 6th month that I totally
Opened my heart and soul to you.
Not that I've not loved you all this while
But it was then full of doubts and fear
This made me withdrew at a point, just to be clear
Then, the cloud became dark and I became confused
So many ladies around me, wanting to seduce
They all trying to gain my attention
I ran back to God for a new direction
Then back you came, with a renewed affection.
I opened my heart once again
And made the corridor of my soul accessible to your reign.
I have loved you ever since
With every little thing in my bone
I have stayed true to you alone as a woman of my own
Though we are different
I believe our differences should make strong
Since we have a unifying factor
Which is the God our creator.
God in us is the hope of glory,
He alone knows our temperament
He alone can make our story.
I want to be your friend so also you mine
I want you to be my best friend
Through the sand of time
I want to grow with you and mature with you
I want to be your King and you my Queen
I want to love you with all my being.
I want your commitment not just engagement
I want your involvement in my God given assignment
I want you in me and me in you
Oneness and Togetherness
To be the reason for our existence.
I pray our mind is renewed
From now on
In a Godly view.
Abayomi
The Bishop of your heart (July 2016)