Go
Black Stars; go and glow…
Go Black Stars
And score countless of goals
Keep
Progressing, till you
Lift the trophy—
Prove to the world that you deserve that trophy!
Prove your
Awesome skills on the field
Of play and cause
Ripples of shock to run down your opponents’ spines
O’ go
Black Stars; go and glow
Go Black Stars
And give thy opponents a defeating blow
Set upon
Our weary faces, unending ripples of smiles
And pride the words
Of Osagyefo while he watches you from his grave!
Go
Black Stars; go and glow
Keep soaring
To tell thy endless story of glory
Tell the
Strength that lies within the African’s feet
And shine thy
Sparkles for thou art the star of Africa…
Go
Black Stars; go and glow
Go Black Stars
And give thy opponents a defeating blow
Africa’s
Eyes dwell on your victory…
O’ yes, we long
For your twinkle beyond the earth’s expectation
We know
Thy worth— awesome as the gods of the pitch
And nurturing wonders
Beyond the thoughts of mortals…
We know
Thy worth— an unending strength
To wage on
In the presence of mortal breath
O’ thou
Lobed star; beacon of Africa—
The Moses
Of thy glorious kin and kinsmen…
Thou art
The gallant stars of Africa—
The glow
That dazzles to the admiration of all, thou art…
So, beam
To the darkened clouds, thy rays
And present thy
Glory for the feast of the earth!
Go
Black Stars; go and glow…
Go Black Stars
And score for us, countless goals!
Oswald George Okaitei
(c) 2014 From PIMPINAAA…! & OTHER POEMS