OLA THOMAS: Just back again after a long break. Thanks to my fans for their continuous encouragement.

    jeniwren: Hi Ola. I would like to read your poem 'BEFORE OUR OWN EYES' but don't know how to locate it on this website??? Is there a search function somewhere that I can't see?? Thanks Jen -
    OLA THOMAS: Hey Jen, thanks for your interest in my work. Go to my portolio, click on my book "DIVINE VERSES." It is chapter five of the book. -


OLA THOMAS: I got two new lovly kittens as present yesterday from a local. Very cute innocent things.
    Celtic~Soul: Sure, it's all sweet and innocent until someone puts a claw through your best sheer curtains or starts eating your daughter's feather-embellished headbands or destroys the only plant you keep in the house... (I speak from experience.) Yes, cute they are. Cuddly too. Innocent? Nevah! -
    Mastery: Welcome aboard Fanstory, Ola. Sorry I missed seeing yoou until today. I know you will like it here. (tons of animal and children lovers on this site btw. LOL...Bob (Mastery) -
    OLA THOMAS: Hey Bob, such a sweet friend that you are, thanks. -
    Deniz22: "Nobody ever wanted a cat, they were smitten by a kitten." Author Unknown Enjoy them, friend! -

    DIS-illusioned: Oh, come on, OLA, don't say that. Be nice; she can't be all that bad now, can she?
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    OLA THOMAS: That bad! Even worse for a realistic and insightful person.
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OLA THOMAS: Today, Nigeria (my country) marks Her 52nd Independence. I'd like to feel the heart beats of writers on this site about their takes of about one the most naturally endowered nations of the world but uunnh! still crawling.
    Sarkems: Ola, I don't know enough to comment, would be lovely if you could tell us something about your country -
    OLA THOMAS: Well, I think you can read a poem 'BEFORE OUR OWN EYES' posted some weeks ago, you can pick some gist in it. But if you want more details, you may need to wait awhile to put my thoughts together for a more a more coordinated gist. -


OLA THOMAS: Another tape-breasting! 26 September, 2012 will add another wonderful year to my age. I will be 51 years younger. I got this far by His Grace. I'm celebrating this with a poem I just posted five minutes ago, "The Mathematics of Grace". I will be reading this poem to a group of few friends tomorrow as I have chosen this as the theme of my birthday celebration.
    green5587: Happy Birthday, dear freind. I was 48 when my hole in my heart was filled. I will be forever grateful for that day.
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    Sarkems: Happy Birthday to you. We share a month, mine is on 30th. -
    green5587: dang it! friend My brain goes too fast for my fingers, lol
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    Shirley B: Happy Birthday. Have a wonderful day.
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    OLA THOMAS: What a delicious one from sunnilicious! A big birthday bliss, let the cake go round to all the wonderful writers on this site. My sincere ppreciation for ALL THE LOVE. -
    Spitfire: Fifty-one! You're a baby in my book. LOL -
    OLA THOMAS: Spitfire, surely your book must be titled 'longevity'. Thanks so much. -


OLA THOMAS: With all my being actively at play, I send my appreciation to the loving members of this wonderful site for their MOVING LOVE and LIFTING WORDS of support bestowed on my for the death of my mother. The love shown to me by wonderful writers here reduced the burden of my loss greatly. Thanks to you all.
    DIS-illusioned: My sincerest condolences, OLA. May God be with, and comfort, you and yours! -
    William Walz: When my own mother passed, many years ago, someone told me something that actually did help me gain a little perspective. They told me she was just one small step ahead of us all. -
    OLA THOMAS: Thanks for this wonderful thought. I will make it my own watchword too. -
    Joy Graham: Sorry for your loss, OLA. I really like William's words above. Very nice. -
    OLA THOMAS: What a wonderful present I have in this, many thanks to Sunni. -
    sunnilicious: My condolences gift just think of it as some ham. Peace be with you. -


OLA THOMAS: Just received the news of the death of my mother at 22:22pm - 30th June. She passes on at age 95. OH! What a wonderful mother.
    Cumbrianlass: So sorry to hear of your loss. What a marvelous age she was, though! Take care. -
    adewpearl: I'm so very sorry. Even when we are lucky enough to have a parent live to spend a long time with us, the loss is the same. -
    jlsavell: I am so very sorry to hear of your loss. She must have had a wonderful life to leave such an incredible legacy as wonderful mother. That is truly a gift of its self. Again my condolences. -
    dbmccarter: So sorry for your loss. But what a long life. I know you will miss her. -
    FREE-ONE: So sorry for your loss...but she appeared to have been a wonderful and unique blessing...the space has change but she is always here in the connection to spirit...my condolences go out to you and your family... -
    ameen786: A loss that cannot be repaired and or replaced; so sorry to hear my friend; may God rest her soul in peace and bless you with courage and patience to bear her loss; take care. -
    Bojenn: Gods love to you and those who are loved by your mother. -
    elgone: My condolences. I lost my mother several years ago. It is to the sadness of those she leaves behind but she no longer suffers the miseries of the world.

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    linsbm: I'm sorry for your loss. You must be missing her. Take care. -
    mystery poet: Just learned of your mother's recent passing and would like to extend to you my condolences. It is so difficult losing a parent. My thoughts are with you... -
    hvysmker: Please accept my condolences, Ola. At least she had a long life.

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    barkingdog: I came to look at your work and saw this. I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. She will always be loved, living on in every cell of your being. In a way her children are her memorial. Their good lives go forward in honor of her memory.
    What a wonderful mother ... 95 years of love. :) e -
    Eternal Muse: Please accept my deepest condolensces. There is no loss like that of a mother. I've been through it in 2007. -
    Titanx9: My condolences are with you. Rest assured, as a great mother she's with our blessed savior. I wish you peace, my friend! -
    rama devi: So sorry for your loss. 95 is a ripe old age. Blessings and peace... -
    hollyinvesuvianite: I am sorry for your loss. I lost both of my parents at a young age. You are blessed to have had her as long as you did. Blessings, holly -
    fairy77: I'm sorry I wrote a poem called golden friendship and dedicated it to Ola. I have a teenaged friend named that from Nigeria. I will visit your webpage:)happy writing! -