Age-Grade

The smell of joy
Filled the atmosphere
Painting the maidens
With “Uli” designs

Footsteps of music
Traverse the square
Moulding youthfulness
Into ecstatic gods

Waters, dancers of death
Flood the arena
Carting enroute
All to the earth’s bosom


Ezenwuba, Uche
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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June 9, 2013 at 12:06 AM
Uchenna, Congratulations with your Featured Poem of the week :-) Take care, and enjoy your wonderful days ahead . Always & Forever! **LINDA**
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