A Promise To Thuja (For Femi)

My little versification remains I versify to satisfy Beautify and dignify Our union My Amazon Flourishes in honesty and dignity Glows in beauty and sanctity Flawlessly flaunting your scintillating Curvature with all courtesy and curtsy My Arkhaggelos With an angelic benign voice Warbling sonorously to the Tune of life My charming tall pageant Winning unendlessly Miss World in my world Vivaciously dazzling like a Fresh morning rose From the city of those Who only chew “Oro” and go to bed Promising to ceaselessly Abide in your kingdom as long as I remain the King Whence there forth, you will Remain the only “Olori” in my palace. In my quest for wanderlust Shivering to remember Fidgeting to be reminded Your usual subtle salvo Threatening brims and stones If caught dribbling Promising by HIS grace Not to be drifted away Or caught in the web Of the harlequin filthy fig Not to whither But to hold tighter Till we roll in the alter I once again versify To continue to water you my Thuja Without season or dribbling As long as you promise to Remain faithfully slim and svelte Like the white flower that will Always flourish anywhere in the world Which you are. Alayande Stephen T. 12.45am 3rd June, 2004