We’ll workand playand livetogether We’ll debateand offendand misjudgeeach other Still, we’ll forgiveand prayand stick, moretogether because allwe truly areis family. Get your FREE copy of my inspirational poetry chapbook, When I Became a Man, here Ogaga Eruteya is a Nigerian Christian minister, writer and speaker. He writes on Faith, Personal Development, Youth Development, and Life Realities. With his words, he seeks …
The Irony of a Village
Because we are now a villageit has become hard to trustYou could lose your lifeall you ownanything Because we are now a villageit is easy to trust someone to pay your wageship your goodsdo anything We are now a global villageconnected like a webyet everyone must lookbefore leaping. Get your FREE copy of my inspirational …
Prophet Without Honour
He could send torrentsin the desert;turn night into day; yield meatwithout treasury But only those afartreasured these giftsBecause he was a prophet Far beyond his yearshe would utter wisdom But they would not drink from his wellBecause he was a prophet And prophetsare without honourwhere they come from. Get your FREE copy of my inspirational …
What I Will Chase
Come what may,to watch and to prayis what I will chase Why should I run,from where I can turnto get grace for my case? Why should I wanderfrom the place of powerbecause of a fleeting phase? Is it not to be strongerthat many people seek after?‘Tis what I will chase! May not be popular desireBut …
I Miss Those Days
I miss those days. Those exciting days,when you go by eightand return by fourto be greeted by our innocent smile,tiny racing legs,short outstretched arms, small voices screaming ‘daddy, daddy’and warm embracethat only your legs received. I miss those days Those other daysWhen you still go by eightBut return before fourAnd unprepared,we scamper for orderat the …
No is Also a Response
I have been a leaf,a spineless leafwho jumps, atevery word of the wind. I have grown in size,grown like a mighty seayet like the tides,I swim at the sound of every ‘quest. But I am a being,a human beingwho should knowthat ‘No’,is also a response. Ogaga Eruteya is a Nigerian Christian minister, writer and speaker. He …
What Yahweh Can Do
Famished and stranded in a lonely desert,there wasn’t a glimmer of hopethat a wilting treewith leftover cherrieswas waiting somewhere Tempted and distraught,there wasn’t a modicum of assurancethat some unfortunate treethat was waiting somewherewould satisfy even halfa quarter of them But meat like rainand bread like dewwas the invention of Yahwehin a parched and dreary land …
To Be Busy Is Easy
To be busy is easy,To be busy is easy I sayIs it not to ignore the rooster’s crowand slam the alarm to a halt? To be busy is easyIs it not to beseech the dawn to tarryand complete umpteen cycles -umpteen circles in swaddling clothes? To be busy is easy, my friendTo be busy is …