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BLESSING THE NEW YEAR
And Ogbudu the priest
With hands dubbed with white chalk
And feet of yellow dust
Spoke blessings to the new year
'May you be blest above all years
May my people see in you
Joys beyond saying
May all your unborn days
And future times
And pregnant seasons
And eras known
And eras unknowable
With all things to come
More joy, and less sorrows.
May all the gods be with us
And may our good ancestors
Bless this year
As we step in.
