From one you started counting
At two the world is at your feet
At three you respond by calling ‘mama’
Four was fun-filled
Five announced your innocence
And the world celebrate your coming
All eyes gazed to see the rising star
So you grow into adulthood
Fighting the course of fellow beings
Reaching for heights in business world
Stretching your intellect to achieve excellence
Up and up you rise, till your mockers went into hiding
Abians will live to recount your exploits
Business world will call you icon
You represent courage
Courage in the face of tyranny
How else will the youth remember you?
For your simplicity & doggedness…
Leadership style and dynamism…
All these you combine even at fifty.
We’ll simply look on; to behold your greatness,
Even in the years ahead
Fifty will only be the beginning,
Of an evolving OUK – Orji Uzor Kalu.
Happy birthday!
