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Olutayo K. Osunsan

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Beloved
Twilight
Her
My savor
Love...
Rebirth
Encounter

Beloved

Cry beloved, cry
That you won't need to
When your heart is broken.

Life has its hoping and people make promises to feel good.
Some don't care if it's all you have but they take it anyway.
Never dream too big, you will only fall too high when all fails.

Breathe beloved, breathe.
That you won't need to
When you are choking.

Burdens will come in masks to clench your throat real good.
The things you fear most will come searching for you anyway.
Chains will bind you all over and walls surround, but never fail.

Stand beloved, stand
That you will not fall
When the ground trembles.

Spread your feet on the ground and stand akimbo like good.
You will come to doubt everything you believe in anyway.
Hold on to what is true when the floor fails. Truth never fails.

Live beloved, live
That you will not die
With the dawning of life.

Twilight

Twilight sets her heels at my doorstep
And swings her glossy gray hair across the day In anticipation of the next place to spread her lace.

Her

Her curly black hair does not glow like crystal brooks on the back of emerald hills Nor does her face compare to the scent-burst tapestry of a flowery meadow, But her very presence regulates the beating of my melancholy heart.

Her waist swings like the drumbeat to the melody of the songs of the savannah.
Coffee brown is the colour of her lips and her tender feet massages the ground, When thoughts of her roam through my weary mind in the silence of the night.

Her eyes tell the story of how truth found love in the most unlikely place:
We ran away at daybreak into the fields to mediate on the budding of flowers Under the chilling caress of the morning dew, there cupid found us.

Her love came into my life on the wings of a dove, like a band of angels With divine grace and peace, I thank God that He sent her from heaven above.
She stands by me though there are others who can build her castles.

Her husky voice radiates every strand of gloom when times are trying.
Her silent prayers find me where hope is lost and ushers back into faith.
Her name is the woman, the queen of my heart, the mother of my children.

My savor

I will awaken the dawn with praises to your holy name And my soul will be stirred to worship you amidst trials.
Your Spirit within me will open my eyes of faith to see That my redemption draws near by the second.

From everlasting to everlasting, Lord, you will be my hiding place.
In your loving-kindness I will bury my face under your wings That my enemies might not see my tears of regret.
Why didn't I seek you in my youth when I had more vigor?

My heart will thump with joy at the sound of your voice, Deep worship will flow from my spirit to heaven Where your throne is established from the wake of time.
Because of your mercy I was led to repentance.

Let the train of your robe flow through and beyond The span of my life that I might learn your glorious ways.
Let the beauty of your holiness blind me That the lure of sin and doubt would not seduce me.

Many are my afflictions, but they don't compare To the wealth of promises I found in your word:
"Though the big tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, Though the olive crops fail and the fields produce no food, Though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my savior"

Habakkuk 3:17-18

Love…

Is love not our entitlement and requirement, The heritage that all humanity is cultivated on, The common thread that knits our lives together In awkward circumstances and simple moments.

Love is as common as sand on an isolated beach, Its simplicity is too complicated for sensible people And only ‘fools’ can truly appreciate the selflessness That love evokes when a soul yields to the hopes of another.

Love is our father, the life we are to live and all we need; Compelling, never discriminating and always forgiving, Love is simple enough to afford; it goes beyond the physical To the supernatural where in love everything is possible.

Rebirth

I place my cards on the table,
Lord you are more than able.

Everlasting God of heaven hear my cry,
Don't let my enemies rejoice while I die.

My spirit is poured out at your feet,
Master deliver me from defeat.

Unfailing are your mighty arms,
Save me and I'll praise you with psalms.

Eternal are the words of your lips;
I will tie your truth around my hips.

Peace-giver, peace reins in your kingdom, Teach me your ways of great wisdom.

Provider, you are the champion of the poor And the unjust are brought down to the floor.

Remember your uplifting promises for my life Let me die an old man in the arms of my wife.

Encounter

My spirit is weary with love
By those heaven inspired eyes
That caressed my rustic face
Thawing it as my heart elopes
With your autumn winged name.