A Day

By: Tunde Abdulsalam

Today! few years back, my savvy mind sneaked out of
my chest escaping through my too teeny ribs, 'azonto'
'azonto' into our sky, he dances his way as he flees.

Oh! Our lovely sky that is smiling, spreading a pleasant
blue colour attire that is so cosy like that of the sea at
night...

I see my savvy mind dancing as it wave above all roofs,
past the mountains, height above hills, looking down at
the oceans, flowing calmly, steady, in a motion that is
friendly.

My savvy mind could see the moon dancing, singing in a
sonorous genial tune...chanting: its a wonderful day in
the month of June...

To my savvy mind's astonishment is a Stream of
stars, shining, shimmering, gleaming, and sparkles of light
blinking and winking. I see these funky happy peppy
stars dancing as they flood towards my savvy mind with
a gentle dance of the Daffodils dancing to a mild
breeze's melody.

Wink* Trust my savvy mind grow so inquisitive, prying
into every thin air in his breath, asking why delight
spread everywhere, even in the wee air that flees the
atmosphere ...

A star is born!
A star is born!
Their convivial chant continues:

A star that plight to shine its sparkles of light on our sky
at night.
A star that is so bright as it plight to make Delight and
our world Unite.
A knight with a white bright soul like that of snow
A knight that promise to make the fire of our world and
delight ignite.

Happy birthday my friend Ganiu.
You'll live to feel comfort like that of morning dews
Your joy will always be new
Our proud star of June.

OUR PRIVILEGED SIRES

By: Tunde Abdulsalam  @Savvyminded

Our privileged sires, your wave like that of the sea to sail

our country ship to 'Canaan' is well acknowledged.

 

You're privileged,
Not because you're the master of knowledge
Remember some less privileged also patronised the

college.

 

But, you're privileged because the people converge and

merge
To hand you this verge
that made you emerged.

 

My savvy mind was strolling along the people's passage,
I see these souls that you manage,
Wearing a pale smiling hope and courage.

 

My savvy mind stopped by with a sigh to ask why!?
Why is your hope and courage in bondage?

My lips wear a gaunt smile.

 

There's no yam in the village
To prepare their porridge
Neither is there orange,nor sausage
Not to even talk of beverage
In their food storage.
This engages their minds in a divorced marriage
With hope and courage.

 

Our privileged sires,
These people are your priceless baggage, a jewels filled

luggage
That you need to manage.

 

Let these words ring bell in your minds like an adage
Because, this 'Poetic lexical items" is the heaven's

message.

THE GIST OF OUR MIDST

By Tunde Abdulsalam

Welcome to our midst, our 'Splendid Glee.'
Today your breaths and ours meet with ease like the
breeze and sea that kisses each other with peace.

Welcome to a midst that will make your sorrows plea as
they flee because honey of joy will swim around thee like
a hive of honey bees.

Welcome to a midst where breeze is a gentle wind that
sings. Ding! ding! As its ring rings your sorrows into the
wee winds it flings. Your merriment and delight now
links, making your joy rule like one of our kings...

Welcome to a midst that will hug you like 'a familiar
stranger', looking past your image with its dagger, in a
spactacuz posture to ensure 'you' not been followed by
any danger.

Welcome to a midst of the legendary saga, a midst that
will not scare your presence with it dagger and will not
cost your essence any anger.

Welcome to a midst that will take you far like harp lager,
on a ladder to a 'peak' where your joy will dazzle and
dribble like 'Daniel Agger.'
A peak where your joy will never stagger, rather, it will
stride with 'An Elegant jubilant swagger.

Let It Go!

By Tunde Abdulsalam

You've got to let it go!
even though it hurts your soul
as a whole
and always costs you a Oh!
You've got to let it go!

Even though it melts your heart
and darts your soul
 leaving a hole
that serves as a road
through which your God oh!
Penetrates your soul ,
you've got to let it go!

Even though it wakes you up at night 

making you ignore your snore
like your heart sore
 and your bed is invaded by 

rain, you've got to let it go!

Even though it makes you wonder
 if the moon is still the lantern of the sky 

and all the stars in the sky form the 

pattern of a NO!
You've got to let it go!

Even though it transforms the breeze 

that kisses your skin with ease
 to a gloomy wind that causes your heart heat,

 you've got to let it go

Even though at the face of the mirror, 

with your excessive intake of liquor.
The mirror still reveals your true figure. 

You brake the mirror
and say;
 'I just can't let go!' 

You still have to let it go!

You've got to let is go!,
 it is so
because 

those that you need to let go,
Oh! 

They must GO!
Because they are not part of those poles 

that will upright the 

shelter of your goal.

TIME!

By : Abdulsalam Jamiu B.

At the face of the sea
enjoying the presence of the mist
in corroboration with the chilly breeze of the sea,
the breeze flees north,south,west and east.

I grew quiet with a zip on the tip of my lips
like I'm half asleep
and the moment becomes a flip.

Suddenly! the breeze seize,
the moon,the mist, even the sea
and every other things
plus the jubilant daffodils freeze.
It's like 'Nature' and its devotees:
Life, Fate, Death... had deceased.
The only thing that exists is
the tick tock from the flimsy hand of 'Time.'

My mind sit pensive, so deep.
so! the absence of Time is actually a Time.
Oh! Time will you still breathe even at the end of time?

tick tock your bitty hand still ticks and sticks
blowing  our present to past
and your "winged chariot" still flees
 a very high speed
to invade our dear future.

 oh! our wrongful pasts we can't travel back to
oh!some of our errors still baffle.

 why would you hold our Fate
and we must wait
 till you thrust it to our face.

why did you trick us from then,
stuck us at now ,
as we stand peeping at when.

We stand till our fresh skin wrinkles
and our texcoted hair looses it sparkles.

oh!Time! why do you pose friendly
but, so deadly to human.
why are you our immortal antagonist?

A PLEA TO OUR 'GLEES'

Today is your day 'our splendid Glees.'
look at how honey of joy swim around thee
like a hive of honey Bees.
Today! your feelings unite and kiss
like the breeze and a sea that met each other in peace.

Our Queen, you know your king
is a human being.
Therefore, there will be mood swing.
Let your calmness commit no sin
because, in the 'contest' of who owns him
its not a coincidence that you win.
Use the light from your heart
as it sparkles with that from your ring
to bright up his delight.

Our Groom, your bride is your pride.
guide her and always stay by her side.
put all doubts aside
and the rules of her care always abide.

Our Couple, please ! contribute your wings
for your eagle to fly above all burdens and worries
and to a place where the breeze is a gentle wind that sings.

MY MIND SINGS.

               MY MIND SINGS

Oh my mind sings.

Oh my mind sings.

Every diction in this poem, I have carefully picked.

Because my mind travels to a ‘Peak’

where life treasures secrets carefully leak.

Oh my mind sings.

Oh my mind sings.

Every time I think, an instinct

 tells my that my mind sings.

Oh a silently loud song, my mind sings.

Oh a lyrically balance song, my mind sings.

Oh my mind sings.

Every time my mind sings, it lyrics

kisses me with pleasure and times

weeps me with displeasure.

Oh my mind sings.

Oh my mind sings.

Every time my mind sings,

Life’s eternal secrets it bring

Sometimes, this exposed secret stinks,

and at times, like gold it blings.

Oh my mind sings.

Sometimes, like my blackberry contact it pings.

And a times, like my mood it swings.

Sometimes, it eternal joy water I drink

And at times, unlimited sorrow it flings.

Oh my mind sings.

Oh my mind sings.

TO OUR MANSION BUILDERS | Tunde Abdulsalam

                                 ***TO OUR MANSION BUILDERS ***

Our leaders, you ought to be our pillars,
Symbolizing our Caesars,
Instead of being our freedom seizure.
What's your responsibility as our country ship sailors?

Instead of attending to your people's health,
You enjoy draining the country's wealth.
Building more than your needed castles on earth,
That's your definition for success, I bet.

Your people wake in pains and heart ache,
Striving and struggling for their share of this national cake.
A cake that is naturally baked
Legitimately for the people's sake.

Please strengthen our mansion pillars
That's your primary responsibility as our nation builders
                                          ***THE END***

Written by: Tunde Abdulsalam

THE ENEMY AROUND | Tunde Abdulsalam

                                        ******THE ENEMY AROUND******

Your BOOM !!! Keeps sounding aloud,

And it pains majestically walk around.

Offering our people as sacrificial lambs,

There your joy is announced.

Are those innocent bloods

Shed to appease you gods?

You ought to have receive some hugs,

In satisfaction of the already taken litres and jugs.

Your hiding under religious umbrella stinks,

In fact, the re occurrence of the word "Peace"

In stanzas of islamic chants

Gives it its aesthetic rhythmic patterns

We are Nigerians,

Our Unity Stands.

                                          ******THE END ******
Tunde Abdulsalam

BANKRUPT BILLIONAIRE | Tunde Abdulsalam

‎                                     ***BANKRUPT BILLIONAIRE***

A bee that produces almost 3 million barrels of honey daily,
Still unable to cater for its people.

As her calculated errors tangle,
Poverty is charmed around her wrist like bangle.

An "Ibadan". "Running splash of rust and gold"
Now run splash of rust metals only
Though, her medium of income remains multiple,
But her people and hardship still mingle.

Her celebration of lost lives yearly,
States her vision and mission clearly.
unconsciously,
Her level of sorrow increases fearfully.

Yet !! Her bangle of wealth sticks around her ankle.
But, her economy enjoys the struggle.

                                                              ***THE END***

Written by: TUNDE ABDULSALAM (poet)