MIMI MTAJIRI na Joseph C. Ogbu (JoeNwaOgbu)

Yangu ni kukushukuru; Na wala si  kukufuru,

Magoti  chini nakuomba; Baba tusafiri sambamba,

Mkono wako wa nguvu; hakika huponya maumivu,

Naomba niseme asante;  bila Wewe dunia haifai lolote,

Asante Baba kwa maisha; mengi bora menihifadhia kwa bahasha,

Nyumba hata sina kabisa; na sielewi wapi nipate tena hisa,

Lakini utajiri hushuka kama umande; kwa kuwa Baba haangalii upande,

Loo! Kumbe  mimi ni tajiri sana;  basi kamwe Baba sitakutukana,

Siku zote  furaha moyoni;  amani rohoni na afya mwilini,

 Haya yote kabisa  si haba; nasema asante ee Wangu  Baba,

Kwa kuwa  umenifanya mtajiri; hata kama pesa imegoma kuja alfajiri,

Asante sana Baba Yangu; kwa zawadi yako mlangoni mwangu,

Basi tusimame wote wadau; tuchezecheze bila  kusahau;

Kujitunza katika upendo na amani; ndo  utajiri wa kwanza maishani,

Daima mikono itaelekea  juu; kukushukuru Wewe uliye na Ukuu,

Kwa kufanya ulimi kuonja huu utajiri; kwa kuwa huo ndio safi ujasiri,

Lakini daima sitamsahau Mama Mpenzi; Bikira Maria, Mama Safi Sana,

Mwombezi wangu; mahitaji yangu, yote kayafikisha kwa Mungu, 

Asante Sana Mama, Mimi na Wewe daima.

IENDELEE KUMEREMETA na Joseph C. Ogbu(JoeNwaOgbu)

Peke yako, sitakuacha

Wewe upendo, sitakuficha.

Upendo hujenga maisha yawe imara,

Kabisa kupenda haina hasara.

Nashangaa tena hauna hata tabaka,

Ila ndani hujazwa tupu baraka.

Loo! zawadi kubwa sana tulizojaliwa,

Kugawia wenye nguvu na waliolemewa;

Sawa kwa wakubwa na pia kwa wadogo.

Tukijua upendo una nguvu si kidogo;

Basi Upendo mikononi tushike sote,

Ili dunia iendelee kumeremeta kwa wote.

Eee MPENZI WANGU na Joseph C. Ogbu (JoeNwaOgbu)

  Unishike Mpenzi wangu nifurahi; Kukaa Nawe kabisa si mwiko

Midomo yangu tu Shukrani; Nikumbukapo Uzuri Wako,

Moyo wangu unashangilia; Wema Wako nafaidia

Uwepo Wako nafurahia; Huruma Yako yasaidia,

Kwa moyo safi nasherekea; Sura Yako nasemea

 Wimbo wangu nimekuletea; Ngoma safi imekolea,

 Hapa sasa unifundishe;  Kukuweka mbele katika kila jambo

Kwa Neno Lako wala sibishe;  Kwa kuwa Wewe ujuaye yote mambo,

Pamoja Nawe ni kwangu bahati; Kukaa Nawe ijaayo maisha amani

Uniongoze nikufuate kwa moyo dhati;  Hapa sasa na pote mahalini,

Na Uujaze moyo kwa upendo; Ili moyo daima ukose nafasi ya chuki

Najua njia Yako haina magendo; Na neema Zako zinalinda miguu katika dhiki,

Basi Eee Mungu Wangu; Uniongoze katika njia zako

Ili nitimize ulichoweka kwangu; Na mwisho nije salama Kwako.

KEEP ON THY FORE by Joseph C. Ogbu(JoeNwaOgbu)

Ever pray not to forget hands;

That fetched water

When throat was burning,

Tongues that truly gave soul consolation,

Words that stitched and healed a pricked heart,

Heads that made one comfortable in an alien land,

Minds that accepted one's weaknesses and unworthiness,

Legs that walked with one on a tough and rough road,

Steps that never abandoned one in the desert,

Arms that grabbed shoulders tight during a hurricane,

Fingers that placed oil on dried and dying lips,

Mouths that offered solacing advice on a wounded  heart,

Hands that provided shelter when it was heavily raining,

And palms that carried umbrella when sun visited with austerity.

Remember! Don’t Forget!

To  forgive and wish good to those who offered thee injuries,

Yes! It might be too hard to endure,

But forgive with smile, and keep life shining,

Still! It might appear unbearable,

But remember! Love and forgiveness

Ever remain the best gifts to give oneself and another,

For with these, God will ever stand to bless us.

God first! Love first!

So that the world may be more suitable for All.

TUWE IMARA na Joseph C. Ogbu (JoeNwaOgbu)

Shika ya msingi yasipotee,

Imani lazima tutetee,

Acha hofu sasa tutembee;

Twjua watakatifu wapo watuombee,

Na baraka wanaleta sasa tusogee,

Ila mikono lazima isafishwe tupokee,

Tuweze kuishi kwa Mungu, na neema tuogelee

Na mwisho utakatifu, sote tufikie.

Maisha sasa tukae na kufikiria,

Ili tuweze kutimiza kazi zinazotusubiria,

Bila kulalamika na pia kulia;

Tujue Mungu na Mama yake wapo daima kutusaidia

Muda wowote tuweze kutulia,

Na kushika waovu na kukemea,

Hata ikiwa dunia nzuri; inatembea kama inalegea,

Imara maadili tukae na kusimamia,

 Na maishani; kusema hapana kwa mbaya tabia.

He Will Restore Our Joy by Joseph C. Ogbu (JoeNwaOgbu)

See the world biting fingers in agony

Hold the rain to stop, that our days may get sunny

Day and night, bitterly we cry and mourn

As though the world promises no hope to be won.

Don’t live in fear, God is still on the Throne

 Hold Him tight, no disease will visit thy wone

Be not discouraged, thou won't be called departed

For thy precious life will divinely be protected.

Be glad for thou will live to conquer any pandemic

Forget tongues, whose wishes are not angelic

But always threatening and trapping heads with fear

As if the world is theirs to grab and wear.

Yes! Days may unfold gloomy in every continent

Panic not, thou won't be taken to a restless and painful tent

For soonest! Tongues will again shout; God take Thy glory!

For saving us from diseases and a deadly worry.

Never be afraid; we are among the survivors

Who will surely enjoy God's multiple favors

Not because we are worthy or from a particular race

But it’s nothing but God's endless love and mercy.

Please then, Wipe your tears; stop weeping

Please, Smile again; forget the whipping

Even though Our Beloved surely left before us

Be hopeful! God will bless us more, with Gifts too Precious.

I CAUSED THE BLOW! by Joseph C. Ogbu (JoeNwaOgbu)

 Tears upon a haggard brow

Lord have mercy! I caused the heavy blow

No one but I, painfully made thy blood to flow

Even though I may claim not to know

My sins, my vices, all shamelessly stayed on a row

Separating our intimacy, causing me to have no trow

Deceiving me not to stay with Thee and grow

Despite Thou ever hold me not to be trapped below

That my life may remain with a heavenly dow

Still; I forgot, for my sake Thou humbly bent low

Wearing sharp thorns as Crown and taking as pillow

So to my soul to be saved, both today and tomorrow.

Yes! The hour is coming so quick

When faith again, will be firm and thick

When heads won't experience any bad kick

Neither will body feel any crick

Stand then! It's time to be well not to be sick

For Christ is here to save life from any sharp prick

Be bold! Thou won't fall; Drop thy walking-stick

Wakeup; before Him, unload thy heavy brick

Look! On thy table lies a blessing to pick

Knowing that promise of His, has no devilish trick

For His mercy leads head not to end as a hick

Even when heavy rain keeps all roads slick.

Rejoice! Is time to move to the peak

Be strong, don't be weak

Fear not; grab blessings of the Holy Week

Come to thy Father, open thy mouth and speak

Move with him, offer thy legs no break

Embrace Him, He won't allow thy life to leak

Stay with Him; His presence contains no reak

Trust! He knows a suitable activity for thee as a geek

Forgive thy foes then, put away the wreak

With no doubt; Master loves a heart that is meek

For His love a mighty treasure to be grabbed and offer a deek

Then! Let's be focused and forget world's daily creak.

Joseph C. Ogbu (Joenwaogbu)

A BLOW ON PRECIOUS LIFE by Joseph C. Ogbu (JoeNwaOgbu)

 

Many daily cry for freedom

In oneness, they ask for establishment of their kingdom

So as to uncover their immoral thoughts and opinions

Seeking widely souls to deceive as companions.

Birth control they boldly and aggressively demand

Unborn babies still matched like mere sand

With no sense of love and mercy

Thinking all will definitely award them supremacy.

But What about those aborted for the sake of human right?

Those who enjoyed not the brightness of a day but darkness of a night

Still, evil they baptized as human choice

Forgetting the wounded also have virtues for the world to rejoice.

Gush!  Imagine an irony

Joy slumbers dizzily; nothing seems to be funny

Pandemic arrived to offer the control

Telling all to remain indoor, not to patrol.

Tears here and there

Corners seen, mounted with fear

Then got to know; life to all is too precious

All need it; including unborn, treated as if they don't belong to us.

Stand up oh beautiful world

Let's fight the culture of death in the world

For our ordeal has justified that everyone deserves to live

As countries are on a war to fight corona to leave.

Oh God! Save thy people from these darkest days

For many have joined ancestors for eternal holidays

Turning hearts and minds restless

As daily declares casualties countless.

Yes, nothing greater to be done than prayer

Trust God! He can stop the world's terrible fire

And as well, knows every torn part to be stitched

Not minding how worst it has reached.

Oh Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Mother

Intercede for us, not to experience corona further

But keep us on thy arms to value every life

Born and Unborn equally, without a strife.

And together we invite God's Angels and Saints

To join in battle, and conquer all the existing taints

Which directly and indirectly permeate in every society

To cause disorder to one's divinely made beauty.

USILIE BASI na Joseph C. Ogbu (JoeNwaOgbu)

 Usilie tena, Mama anajua

Futa machozi, utabasamu kama maua

Furaha yako, uchungu wako, yote anafahamu

Usikate tamaa, hata kama moyo umejawa na ugumu.

Jipe moyo, maisha ni zaidi ya maonyesho

Usikate tamaa leo, kwa faida ya kesho

Kaza mshipi, weka malengo

Na Mama anajua, maisha yana wapi pengo.

Mwiba moyoni

Uchungu akilini

Macho yanavimba; Kwa nini haya yote?

Usilie, tulia, Bikira Maria anajua yote. 

Hata kama mwilini baridi kali

Tazama furaha inaguruma, haipo mbali

Ili ombi hewani ni unyenyekevu

Tukae na kusali bila uvivu.

Basi, tabasamu  kidogo

Ili moyo uepuke kuishi na mzigo

Kwa kuwa maisha ni baraka si adhabu

Iliyopangwa na Mungu kuendeshwa kwa utaratibu.

Sasa simama ucheze ngoma ya heshima kwa  furaha

Bila kujali maisha ya kisasa

Na bila kutembea na kucheza kwa hofu

Kwa kuwa furaha pekee, daima yaponya miguu mibovu.