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Not far away stood the hunter’s grandchild, Ota'ibayomi Oba'olorun nii koje with his fathers' apomu at hand. He had listened to the ''ode of the brownfaces'' and expressed awe at its lines. As he left for home, he sang:
Is it not Christ that oversees one’s shelter
And love one’s beloved’s heart?
That so much is gained in union,
one reinforcing the other in all;
The nacre sourced and discovered
more precious than the goldhub itself;
I have longed for words so long.
Like my forefathers when great game was found,
I have found the mother lode.
I seek nothing more;
Mofolorunsho had hit a vital point in his heart with those few lines that could only have emanated from muses. Overdosed with their scent and the titillating effect of the ogogoro soaking deep within the mist of joy, one could only chorus,
Let it be the will of God,
not that of man or of those that lust,
least we all forget the truth:
that love was made for God's people.
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akinbo a. a. cornerstone
A prolific Nigerian writer with a gift for words. Wrote under the pen name of Fad and Quad during the Military Era. Currently uses the "pscornerstone" signature.
An activist with religious inclination and respect for cultural heritage, he grew up streetwise and with great love for his country, Nigeria.
He believes that he who holds the word holds the world.
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