To Professor J.D. Amin

Your Watch and Time

Take this watch
As we watch in appreciation.
See this watch
As we see your worth.
Check your time
As it's bullish in stock term.
Tick! Tack! Tick! Tack! Tick! Tack!
In seconds, time writes you a cheque
In minutes, time defines your value
In hours, time declares your legacy
In days, time reveals your will
In time, we shall know who inherits your seal
Watch the time, as the events unfold
Tick! Tack! Tick! Tack! Tick! Tack!
Step by step
Strides into the future
As fame greets your adventure
And we watch in the hall of heroes
Welcome and embrace the time
Enjoy and use the time
Thanks for the time you wear on your wrist
For reminding you
For its call for the head of a giant over the mountain top
To roll into the valleys of wild hilarious ovations and waving hands
In the boisterous silence of this time, listen to the watch
Tick! Tack! Tick! Tack! Tick! Tack!
Tick like the ticking watch on your wrist
A message from your colleagues in standing ovation

(C) Professor Ikechukwu Onyebuchi Igbokwe, 2008