Tribute To My Grandmother

Tribute to Grandmother

I remember then
When at Ibadan you prayed for me
The joy you bring to us all
I remember how you really cared
For each and every one of us.

For me, there will not be
Another grandmother like you.
Every man or woman by nature is endowed
With two grand parents,
and happy me
Both of you lived long enough
To see us happy and bound for heaven.

AS you finish your life's journey
We will not forget
the path of virtue and truth
You asked us to thread.
We will not abandon
The cause of justice you taught to fight for
Nor the love for our humanity and for one another.
WE will not break
the bond of brotherhood you so much cherished.

Nigeria has many heroes
And you are one of them.
Industry, character, visionary
You are all these.

On those with foresight such as you
Nigeria was born and stand strong
When the distance between the WEst and East
And between this tribe and that tribe
FRom which my father and mother belonged
Was like that between earth and heaven
your vision make it look not yonder
But so near.

We bear the mark of that heritage
All of us your children and grand children
We are the symbol of the true Nigeria
And we will not forgot the price you paid
To make us one as a nation and as a people.
history has been made.

My mother miss you grandmother
All of us do. I miss you too. Adieu Granny.

Deele Ikeorha
Grandson
June 17, 2013