Today gave me a chance to explore
Today I am collecting tomorrow’s hay
On lands unmapped and unravelled before
For I want to narrow the gap by the day.
Today made me forget all the bygone years
When the drainage got all my strive
And I lost buckets of tears
Today I saw a chance to thrive.
Today compelled me to use my own
And live my life to the fullest
So as to transform my folks back home
This is my season to get blest.
Today fashioned me a purpose
To dare dream and do my own bidding
I added another brick I suppose
To the art of nation building.
from A Man Has One Mood collection of poems by James Ouma
