Wednesday, 26 February 2025

SMILE ON THE FACE; BUT...? by Fr. Joseph C. Ogbu


Imagine! Calmly water turning thicker than blood,
Evils gently overflowing like flood.
God! be merciful on your precious world,
And allow not your people to be taken by any sword.
But why on a decision to fight an innocent soul?
Why on a thought to push head in a burning hole?. 
Please! Why stabbing harshly another  from a corner?
Thinking is the best manner to be declared a winner,
Letting hatred flying like a warrior's blow,
That faces may live not to smile and grow.



Thursday, 22 February 2024

Oh Merciful Jesus by Fr. Joseph C. Ogbu


A New Year by Fr. Joseph C. Ogbu


SO SHALL IT BE by Fr. Joseph C. Ogbu

HEADS IN A DEN OF Ai (Artificial intelligence) by Fr. Joseph C. Ogbu



















Your birth defines human's curiosity and innovation
And like harmattan fire, you spread to every living nation,
Flying tirelessly like an eagle in the sky
And timelessly on work, than an epic spy.

Day and night your steps and activities hold stronger;
A mere robot, ever seems perfect; never felt as a stranger,
Yes! She cares like a nursing mom; and launches vapidity as our heritage
Like a virtuous one she stands; but leaves brain ever like a fresh garbage.

Ai, Your beautiful name we daily acknowledge 
Your activeness we faithfully, with smile pay homage,
Though, your unfurling soccour, smites us gently
 Ai, you are killing us and unborn generation silently.

Oh Ai!, your existence is a mockery to the mighty's creation
Your actions, rigid and unappealing; imagine the pollution,
You boldly launched laziness and ignorance with no mercy
And lost in critical thinking, we enthrone and glorify illiteracy.

Monday, 21 August 2023

MAPEMA SANA PADRE na Fr. Joseph C. Ogbu

Huzuni kapata umaarufu haraka,
Tanzia! barua likasomeka,
Macho yalitiwa upofu, kwa machozi kutirika,
Alfajiri sana Jeshi kaondoka 
Wala adhuhuri hukuweza fika.

Furaha yetu ilipojituliza
 Huzuni ikapaaza sauti,
Tamaa yetu tungekuuguza,
Ila haikutuonea huruma mauti,
 Utume kweli ungeendeleza,
Basi Kifo naye msaliti. 

Loo! Dunia basi
Machozi yetu kasi
Padre  tena haupo nasi
Imani umeilinda
Kristo Mauti lishinda
Na huko kwake mekwenda, 
Na Kwake umejituliza.

Hakika kifo ni fumbo
Wala hatuelewe lake jambo.
Padre wetu Asterius Mutegeki
Sauti yako tena haisikiki,
Katamani kabisa tucheke
Wazo la uwepo wake,
Ndo kaja Mwenyezi aliyemtaka
Nasi tukabaki na kuchoka.

Katika wema na kheri,
Mpe taji jemadari,
Kwenye udhaifu na shari,
Huruma yako itakabali,
Twaomba astahili,
Umuangaze kwa yako miali,
Astahili rehema zako.

Lala salama Baba, 
Usafiri salama Mtu mwema
Naenda salama Mpendwa
Tutakutana kwa Mungu Baba. 

Thursday, 21 April 2022

HERI YA PASAKA KWAKO!!! na Shemasi Joseph C Ogbu (JoeNwaOgbu)

Alleluia! ni wimbo wetu; hatuna mashaka,
Cherekochereko, njia yetu; kaja na Pasaka,
Furaha tele, nyoyo zetu; kwetu ni baraka,
Vigelegele safi, ndimi zetu; hatuna haraka,
Tembea kwa maringo, yupo kwetu; Kristo Mfufuka,
Huzuni kwaheri, furaha karibu; Kristo kajitoa sadaka,
Tabasamu basi; Kristo Yuko nasi, hautaanguka,
Basi, naomba nikutakie neema na fanaka
Katika kipindi hiki cha shamrashamra za Pasaka,
Na mema yaendelee kukaa nawe bila mipaka, 
Ili daima uishi na kuneemeka,
Na baraka zitiririke kama mvua wakati wa masika.

SMILE ON THE FACE; BUT...? by Fr. Joseph C. Ogbu

Imagine! Calmly water turning thicker than blood, Evils gently overflowing like flood. God! be merciful on your precious world, And allow n...