Oluyomi Ola-David Insights

G - Gifted Is not just a crown I am strong Meaning, I am fortified I - Intense Is not just an emotion I am purposeful Meaning, I am relevant R - Real Is not just a ribbon I am human Meaning, I am capable L - Light Is not just a spectrum  I am full of colours Meaning, I am creative Girl Is not just a gender I am female Meaning, I nurture the planet With all my love, Happy International Day of the Girl Child to all girls on the planet

The grateful lizard Crawls high and low And grasps a thousand heights Only to nod the most high The war horse Prepares and fights gallantly  And returns to shelter Only to bow to its rock of strength The rooster Crows at appointed times And returns to brood Only to salute the timekeeper The eagle Soars towering heights And comes to a perennial roost Only to salute the spirit's wind The rat Runs his safety race And breathes a relief Only to sniff the cat owner The ant Works through lonely nights And returns to winter hill Only to lean on its powerhouse The fish Swims with nature's dexterity And lays still at sea's bottom Only to stream unending goodness  The lion Rules the jungle fearlessly  And roars in the den Only to mirror invisible governor The tree  Yields fruits in season And sheds autumn leaves Only to extol consistent sunlight The peacock Shakes free its beauty wings And cows in humbĺe cage Only to praise its grand architect The sheep Feeds in evergreen pastures And

It is human to acknowledge a loss It is human to seek solidarity for a worthy cause It is human to stop to ponder It is human to stand still for him who had gone yonder It is human to weep a saint who slept It is human to bow and be divinely felt It is human to rise for Christ-like neighbours It is human to wait for true Zion saviours It is divine to be one and the same, in public and in private It is human to seek to be divine in the house and at the gate