He came to win souls for God in Africa,
Yes !Souls for His God,
This tall man with ginger beard and hair,
NOT to marry again was is aim
Forsaking the pain of his late wife,
His only hope was the Cross,
Until... AFRICA to win souls for HIS God was his mission,
But a damsel won his heart for her mission,
Anike, slender dark and beautiful,
Ebony of all, with smiling white teeth,
Her gait like cat graciously flaunting her beauty,
Anike specially carved for the best,
Anike ,all round beauty,
Anike wants love true love ,
Standing the test of time,
Like two parallel lines their part never meet, until the flood,
Helter skelter they all ran,
Harrison ran into this beauty,
Love struck: ' I 'm Harrison' he said, smiling away
Anike walked away,
Walking away with her racing heart,
Time rolling over time,
It was meant to be ,
Anike is in love with Harrison!
No one to tell, No One! For fear of NO!
At last she found her voice to say father''Mofe fe Harrison"
her father to reply'' Ofe fe oyinbo’’
Following rounds of arguments
This love tested time and prevail,
All set, it was meant to be,
Father to give consent
Anike, followed her heart,
Hand in hand, this love, here to stay!
(c)Funmi Adeyemo,2016
Interesting read! I feel the Yoruba lines would be better served if left without interpretation in the poem itself. You could have a footnote for the translations. I like the 'part'for path. Indeed cultural hybridity is a fecund site. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading it and the beautiful comment.i have been dying to hear feedbacks.i will definitely take it on board
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