IYALUUA
By
George Edward Tait
(On the Octogenarian Occasion of the 85th Birthday of Iyaluua Ferguson – June 29, 2017)
Iyaluua!
She shuns the limelight, avoids the spotlight
A soldier in the shadows
The moonlight methodologies of a militaristic matriarch
Maternal maneuvers against the missing-in-action malevolence of mainstream media
With endearing and enduring editorship of the Nation Time newspaper:
A political prisoner protection platform and project and program –
Fueling a frontline family of fail-safe freedom fighters. Iyaluua:
A nonpareil nurturer, a natural nationalist, a Nubian New Afrikan.
Iyaluua!
Queen Mother and Warrior Queen
A blessed bond with Yemoja and Yaa Asantewaa
Parental passion for a Pan-Afrikan populace
Watchful wife and wisdom worker
A blessed blend of marital ubiquity and martial uniformity
A revered representation of revolutionary royalty
A paradigm of persistence and perseverance –
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
© 2017