You Excel Them All

My Momma, Deaconess Eka Akpan celebrates her birthday today. Here's a tribute to her undying grace.
May all your hopes and dreams come true, Mma!

Updated: January 11, 2021 14:30

Charismatic Momma

Your touch is a special brew of eternal

Maternal ingenuity

Your Ibibio cuisine is legendary;

Each ingredient added on whispered prayer.

Many women have done virtuously,

Several mothers performed excellently

But how you came through for me consistently

Attests to your matchless grace,

The radiance you lavish

On all around you invokes seasoned praise.

Your hands have molded my path

Your affection resides within my heart.

The memory of my childhood records it well

The bond between mother and son is a spell.

Ain't it swell

That you have thrived

These three score and ten years plus

And proved that beauty never dies.

Countless women have been champions,

But you're more than a conqueror

That tells why you excel them all.

Akpan