LITTLE AND OFTEN

By Mary Odunola Okwudiba

The Cocoa pyramid
So high as a mountain
Begins with a bag
Just a bag?
Yes, just a bag
Now and then.

                          Burj Khalifa Tower
                     The highest in the world 
                Just a brick... 
           A brick...
      One after the other 
 Then becomes so high 

Reaching into the clouds.

                  See the giant oak 
           From the little acorn 
      Grows with time 
 Days, weeks, months, years 

Then the giant of the forest.

                The populous glittering city 
           Begins with a man 
      Just a man 
 A man and a house... here and there

Then Rome is built… but not in a day.

                To reach your goal that seems so far  
           Begin with a step 
      Just a step 
 One at a time 

But keep stepping.