WAVES OF THE DAWN
(A COLLABORATIVE POEM)
Akande mi,
Olowo ori mi,
The only one who is the quiescence to the storm of my life
My only hope of a fruitful dawn
Your shiny hairs like the peached sun
Singing loveliness to me
Ha my only Akande!
Onitemi nikan soso
Your panegyric brushes the globe without turbulence
Your fury asserts new fears to your foes
Abeni, the stare of the sparkling stars
in your eyes stirs the tides of my heart
as the presiding waves of the Oluweri
dictates the swim of fishes in the river
Ewa mi, the tenderness of the cushion
in your ibadi comatose my reasoning
as the way of oguro restraining time
Egbin mi, the ignition in the pitching of
our lips is the phantom I crave to fathom
Abeni, the fervour of your scarlet lips is
the only mint flavour my tongue savours
Ibadi aran, your bosom is the only sekere
my hands want to carelessly fiddle with
Hmmmm, you are the music that entertains my lingering ears
Your moves stupefy my rubbery hips and my thirst for you unquenchable
Aguntasolo mi, your raspy voice flames out authority
My fiery Sango, you are just so comely
See how my rivals are trying to entice you to their bosom
Tell them I am the unrivalled Olori laafin
Your crude strength like ode afifilaperin
Makes me thank Eledua for our union
Adumaadan temi nikan, even the moon peeps from her abode to steal a covert glance at you
The stars smile brighter with your transparent dimple
The mountains dissolve at your imposing personality
The smile of your lips drains fears
Your tears strip my eyes of sleep
The voyage of your eyes seduces lips
Abeni mi, come, let’s visit my orisun
Let me flaunt your beauty to kindred
my siblings await the sleep thief who
claims their brother’s night dreams
baami and maami are eager to give
to us their conjugal blessing
Then you’ll be mine
I’ll unfasten the reins to my passion
Akande mi, I will fill you with the love of the moon
my drizzling key will maneuver your
passage to unseal your sacred latch
You will be my moon and I your earth
Your earth will cement my rain pipe
Radiate your beauty through me
we’ll let loose untamed passion
Ododo mi, my beauty in this heaven on earth paradise
you’ll encapsulate me with the
warmth of your body
and I’ll relish the fervour I crave
Rain your passion on me
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Words in block letters: Oluwafemi Babasola
Words in italics: Adedayo Ademokoya
Image: Pixabay.com remixed
Bios:
Oluwafemi Babasola employs poetry and his short stories to express his thoughts and beliefs about life, inequality in the society and emotions of the heart. He lives in Osogbo, Nigeria.
Adedayo Ademokoya is a writer and a poet. He is an undergraduate of Osun State University, Osogbo. Although he is an agronomist in the making, his flair for writing to impact the world makes him dynamic. He is a lover of football and supports Manchester United FC. He is also known as Fantastic Dee.