Morning after morning, day after day.
Moment after moment and as the hours go by
With the passing of the times and with the changing of the seasons
I am still yet to realize if it is a dream or a fantasy.
Efforts have been thwarted and intentions have been maimed
Shots have been fired without the privilege of hitting the mark
In struggle between quitting and been care free
In an attempt to live without loving or being loved
You came right on time and the story changed
Change of story not of a fairy tale
Neither is it of a Cinderella movie story
A change from vagueness and emptiness
A change from loneliness and rejection
A change from depression and the unreal smiles
Smiles have never been so pure
Smiles have never been so cute
Smiles have never been so important
And smiles have never metamorphosed into laughter
You didn’t just bring this across my path
You incorporate it into my life
A little here and a little there
Everyday been an opportunity to learn.
Your intellect, your poise
Your gait and your demeanor
Your character of impeccable virtues
Your frank and intolerance to deceit
Your simplistic approach to issues
All of these and many more has made and is making me
Into the kind of man I should be
Gratitude unto divinity alone
For bringing this gift into the world
For making me the proud inhabitant of your heart and your soul
It’s the anniversary of your birth
And I am grateful to be a part of you
To be a part that can never be broken
A part that can never be destroyed
Either by the storms of life or y the waves of turbulence
For in weakness and in strength
In need and in abundance
In the tempest and in the calm
In the shiny and the dark days
I will forever be by your side
To keep and to protect
To shield and to guide
To lead and to mentor
Even unto the generations yet to come
In us and through us
Happy birthday to you ARAMIDE VICTORIA AYOKA.
May it be a beginning of blessings uncountable.
Greatness and lofty heights shall be attained
And may your beauty and wisdom be passed unto our children and children’s children
With love from yours
Engr. Oluwayinka Isaac Adesina
