Sui generis

On the same flower bed as roses
We planted this flower,
our love 
Caring for it with little sprinkles through the noose, 
Leaving the rest to fate.

Poco a Poco
Its little buds came out to play with the stars
Its stiff leaves flexing to the rhythm of the wind;
and when the moon was all alone
It was a perfect companion

The birds sang in twos, 
Love songs from afar
The butterflies fluttered, to our envy, 
their colorful wings
We wanted to be like butterflies, colorful
We needed the birds to add our love song to their hymnal
We needed to grow

Three complete revolutions round the sun,
mother earth did, 
Our love growing with it
Colorful leaves shooting out daily
The rainbow would soon envy

Still hopeful that our love won't get choked by the thorns
It will grow through it
Then we'd give it a name 
It'd be a Sui generis
For it'd be a hybrid, of your love and mine
Of our love and roses.

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Comments

  1. Queenie23 July 2017 at 14:32

    Wonderful. Continue your good work.

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  2. Unknown23 July 2017 at 15:41

    Uzor......wow this is wonderful . pls keep it up........i pray Linda ikeji will not see your back as you take this incredible step. May God strengthen u as u move up.
    Amen

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  3. Unknown24 July 2017 at 00:15

    Now i feel like falling inlove

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  4. Gerald Ifeanyi Dike24 July 2017 at 01:26

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  5. Gerald Ifeanyi Dike24 July 2017 at 01:26

    Lovely poem ...

    Lemme lift some lines biko

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    1. Okafor Uzoamaka24 July 2017 at 01:35

      Thanks dear. No qualms as far as you reference me.

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  6. Unknown26 July 2017 at 07:22

    Uzo! This is cool.... keep it up

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  7. Okafor Uzoamaka1 August 2017 at 02:38

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  8. Unknown8 August 2017 at 10:01

    Nice

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  9. Wizzycakes1 November 2017 at 20:14

    You made my morning.. Thanks

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    1. Okafor Uzoamaka1 November 2017 at 23:17

      You made my morning too with this comment. Thank you very much.

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