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by Abimbola Babatunde OKUBOTE | |
Published on: Dec 17, 2002 | |
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Type: Poetry | |
https://www.tigweb.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=855 | |
How shall man explain his Ordeal? Around what shall define his thought Whichever way he may turn He discovers nothing but a journey. The cry of a baby is heard Reality welcomes a baby in sorts The infant responds with smiles This, my friend is the beginning of the journey. He sleeps, yet he wakes He cries even when he laughs He hates while loving still The certainty is his journey. The livelong pursuit of survival Immeasurable appetite for comfort The activities of growth through life These only help ascend the ladder of journey. A journey to where, he does not know A journey wherefrom, he lacks knowledge The sure fact of his Pilgrim remains That he is born a sojourner. The cry of a baby is heard The last breath of the aged is witnessed Growth is made known in human life Yet man seldom discovers he is but a pilgrim Man is a mystery on earth But greater a mystery is the journey Once started, it keeps going Experiential and yet perpetual Brag not about what you have Mourn not over what you’ve lost Be patient about what shall come to you Never forget your life is a journey The change from sorrow to joy The development of now from then Hope for tomorrow is unfailing All these point towards the journey Oh, Journey from where Ouch, Journey to where Umh, Journey. The life of man Worry not. Journey it shall remain « return. |