An Ode To My Wife, Amina

Husnil khulq,

My tender sweetheart,

Fashioned in the best of nature,

Of Cinematic magnificence,

Dearest Ummul Khayr

Emerald of adorable beauty

Caring for a modest house

Completing my personality

When I trudged along way,

`Orphaned` by the creepy hands of death,

With four fragile kids,

And a future apparently bleak,

When I despaired to no end,

And became a piteous spectacle,

You propped me up to stand,

You gave me reason to love again.

We`ve swam over hostile tides;

Overcome the hardest times

Whenever I look into your eyes,

I bask in the depth of an ocean

Of your love and care,

Much like a newlywed,

I have the feel of a true bond,

Of an honest and happy combination

To Deputy Comptroller General (Rtd) Jatau MD

Tribute to a Pearl

My mind was heavy with thoughts,

My heart came filled with load,

All eyes with tears they drenched,

The world momentarily twitched,

For here goes the genial Jatau!

Compendium of benevolence and politesse,

Professional Customs Administrator,

Academic, Researcher and Writer,

A pundit of inestimable authority,

Congenial, benign and affable.

You excel unparalleled in all relationships!

The system profited from your leadership,

Customs world relied on your guardianship,

Your equals relaxed at your companionship,

Young ones faired in your mentorship.

My wishes are unmistakably cohesive,

Retire well, live long and flourish!!!

We, the pitied, the weepy, the nostalgic,

Out sound a declaration of commitment,

To replicate your treasured achievements!!!

Alfa Ibrahim Adamu

7^th February, 2014