Poem: Ode to Umuoji ! (nnukwu Obodo)
By Emeka Chiakwelu.
Umuoji obodo dike!
As the day becomes what it says
The outright sunny hour was the germination day
Foresight shining star beckoning, blossoming
Solidified with market days, especially mesmerizing Eke
While Oye, Afor and Nkwo were ramified
Yes! Umuoji was there, standing strong
Umuoji an ancestral land of our forbearers
Umuoji as it was named sprang up from Oji
Oji, the progenitor of Umuoji
Protagonist heroic warrior
Architecture of the foundational thought
Propensity of growth dwells a success
Umuoji beautiful land of warriors
Creating a bulwark the enemies could not penetrate
The streams of meandering water flowing
Flowing from the upper to lower
There it is the Ideakpulu flowing
Joining, confluence with Mmili Ideoma
Joy of the moment comes’
As the festivals brought by forefathers dwell
Nostalgia of Mmụọ Ifejioku re-echoing
As planting and harvesting endures
As the scenarios speaks volumes
Dissimilating the festive of Uzo-iyi
When spirits of masquerades resonates and rebounds
A land beaming with illustrious historians
Historic warriors
Of great hunters
Of great farmers that tilled the soil
Of intellectual minds and industrious hands
History was recorded with peaceful fingers
While voices of thought reigned
Let it be well with Umuoji
O’ sons of Umuoji walk majestically
O’ daughters of Umuoji sing with boldness
Maka Umuoji Amaka
The soul is plentiful with seeds
So heart bears joy as hand sows the seeds
May it yield plenteous fruits…
A harvest of great remembrance
As the morning sunshine cast on the land
May it be a diamond of wealthy dispositions…
Of love
Of Unity
Of reconciliation
Of peace
Yes endorsing as words of wisdom
Olisa gozie Umuoji
Igwulube okodu ! daalu
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