Egal

Egal your hurly-burly city,
Egal your stress bureaucracy;
Saturday I shall visit my garden,
Where I will bury all your plights
Like a slough snake long forgotten.

There await me rosy welcome
From my carnation and dafodil,
The sweet aroma of my lavender;
I shall kiss the beautiful stair of petals
Build by my darling ginger and tulip.

The quietude of my garden:
Dousing rain after a scorching heat,
Shall redeem me from your torture,
The amusement from the squirrels
Shall restore smile onto my face;
Under the robust cherry tree
I shall journey to the mount of thought.

And when the heavenly beam decends
To honour our weekly appointment
Like sky I will spread out my picnic mat,
Delight it with Andrea, Nette, Donna’s poems;
I will turn left and right, allowing it
To caress the gradient of my hips.

When my guest turns westward
Then  I will bless all my darlings;
I will baptise them with heavenly dew
Anoint their feet with brown-black powder
And cast out any demon perching on them.

Hoping you that wolf will roar? Egal !
I shall not think of your sausage,
Your meatpie will not come to mind;
Above my head are young breast apples,
Mangoes and banana are at alert
Ready to arrest any roaring wolf.

Egal your hurly-burly city,
Egal your stress bureaucracy;
Saturday I shall visit my garden.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Kendrick Avatar
February 22, 2014 at 12:35 PM
Enjoyed reading your exciting work..The fruit of the trees and vines sounds delightful..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara
Onclaud Avatar
February 21, 2014 at 1:24 PM
kayods!!... some people are not very creative and live flat boring lives... you are obviously not one of them... a precious work that simply delights with sparling repetion and poetic mood.. thanks; here's an effervescent toast to you... huggs
Kayode Avatar
February 21, 2014 at 9:56 PM
Thank you nette for the reading,appreciation and commendation. Have a great weekend.
Dietrich Avatar
February 20, 2014 at 10:47 PM
wow!! What a delightful surprise in THIS one!!! Such unusual images and such an interesting poem to read. I just get a real kick reading your stylish poems like this one, And of course, this one I gotta fave!!
Kayode Avatar
February 20, 2014 at 10:59 PM
Thank you Andrea,I'm happy Egal meets your fave's list.
Enriquez Avatar
February 20, 2014 at 6:02 PM
Dear Kayode: Very enjoyable work. Reading aloud sounds good. Leon
Kayode Avatar
February 20, 2014 at 11:01 PM
Immense thanks Leon;have a great day.
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