BONNY BRONZE

31st December, 2015   17:25 

A moan is heard in the Bight of Biafra

A groan along the hilly stretch of Igala land

A piece of bronze shines forth in Bonny

The merchants from Nsukka bid endlessly

Through the moons and the dances

Whiffs of romantic swoons and the prances

Lifted skirts and bulging trousers

Endless impressions to appease the teasers

Lonely moments calling from a deep corner

If only the salty oceans could quench

This ageless endless longing

This time around for a Bonny bite

A moan is heard in the Bonny Bight

A groan along the hilly stretch of Igala height

 

(dedicated to Nimitamunonye)

LONGING FOR BURUNDI

31st December, 2015 13:40

 

East Afrique of beauty

Belt of green and freshness

Bowels of gems and crimson stones

Great genes ingrained with soul melodies

 

East Afrique of beauty

The Dome of damsels

Toast of tourists

Cradle of ancient civilizations

 

Take up a cry O beauty

Nkuruziza akpaala nku ahuhu

Your daughters are slain

Your children suckle on dead breasts

 

Take up a cry against power so fleeting

The arid places encroach

Thy bowels now flow crimson rivers

And for thy melodies, troublesome laments

 

Take up a cry against Hedon so dreary

O Dame of the damned

So alluring but taunt of terror

In one peace is the rest peaceful

 

O East Afrique of beauty

How I long for Burundi