Tag: Ogbeni POG
Maami – a traditional Yoruba poem
Maami, this day shall pass away
To usher in a boundless joy
The energy invested in the hurdles of life
Shall be regained in the pleasure of...
A tribute to my grandfather
Baba
Right in your warm embrace
I wrecked mama's heavy meal
I gulped from your palm wine tank
In readiness for the Ijapa travels.
You rained blessings on me
before...
ADUNNI – A Love Poem To A Yoruba Maiden
Adunni, let me be lost in your heart
For I listen not to the hunter's trumpet.
Adunni, let me go astray in your thoughts
For I give...
APEKE – Traditional African Poetry
Tell Apeke I am the famous cocoa merchant
Tell her my fame spread across the clan
Tell Apeke I am the igbakeji Oba
The balogun that brought...
AMARACHI – traditional African poetry
Let us bring out the ekwe,
The ogene and the sounding udu.
Let us drum up the new found affection
Let us do inyanga for the umu...
