Once Upon A Time By Gabriel Okara (What Is It About?)

Once upon a time They used to handshake So warmly, now shake they not And even if With a grinning, How has the time changed, This Okara keeps thinking, How they used to be And how have they become? Now with the changing time He too has change himself To adjust with, Now he too gives the same smile Holding the cheeks in hold Just showing the teeth Not laughing from the heart And has learnt to saying goodbye Even though likes he not to bid. The son hears it all And he keeps saying, addressing him The things of his heart, How have the times changed, How have the men Over the years, The passage of time In their hospitality, Warmth and acceptance, Even if you want to go, You will have to say, Nice to hear you.