Birthday Poem for my friend - Seyi Akinleye

Diamonds are forever

The diamond is a precious stone
Chief among pearls,
Precious to possess, beautiful to behold
Yet the hardest natural substance known to man
Adorning the necks of queens
Emblem of royalty on the signets of kings

Seyi my friend is a diamond
Virtue and purity are her watchword
Happy shall Bolarinwa be
For a precious woman who can find?
Her price is far above many rubies
Her heart follows after her God
In this time, when many like her
Follow after many other vanities

Seyi my colleague is a diamond
Beautiful to behold, An Amazon in her strides
Ajanaku koja mo ri nkan firi
A smile made to disarm armies
With the feline movements of a jungle cat
She spins heads, wherever she goes
Beauty is a gift of God
For a maiden’s beauty
Has saved a nation

Seyi my person is a diamond
Created hard by her maker
Her views she will not comprise
Unflinching in the face of many fears
Bold as a lioness, from no challenge she turns
She says to me
‘You know me, I’m independent-minded’
Strong, hard, yet soft, caring
She says to me
‘J1 are you okay? This is not you’

The truth of the matter is
You are a great woman
For you I have written this
One of my very best
Cos’ you deserve it
Happy Birthday my friend