Ode to Grace Grace by name and nature Grace by which offspring got nuture Mother, friend, partner and Queen Good kind, lovely can all gleen Prayerful, honest and godly, you raised children Your traits and training in us manifest as brethen Your aroma breaks forth, overwhelming lives Engulfing and inundating lives By virtue you toiled and laboured daily For us to bestow a legacy educationally You gave, shared, coached, prayed and taught We received, learnt, benefitted, impacted even in thought You fought, but as a candle, burned slowly Gravitating you to your eternal home slowly Barr Ochuko Ohimor October, 2020