Ijalana Afolabi Poet Lyric

Eji-Lola

She smiles,
The day gets loosed from the long closed door of the night
The sun shines in an extreme gentle manner
The proud trees bow to the regal walk of the wind
The flowers blossom in the dried end of this season
And the dead land abounds with peerless fertility

She smiles again
And I see her "eji",
Beautiful as a bouquet of flower that attract a flock of
tourist
Sparkling like a mountain of gold in the unimpregnable
darkness
And gracious like the galaxy of stars that adorn the darkest
sky

I call her Eji-lola,
Around her I lavish in the wealth that comes with true
beauty
She's a pure Eji-wumi,
Diamond, not comparable to the expensiveness of her
cheerful laughter
Eji-yemi, I hail her,
Even in her angry state, where her "eji" is hidden behind
those elegant lips, she's still as gorgeous as the Nubia

Eji-lola
Wa Damilola
Pelu oju re to gunrege bi Ododo eti odo
Wa f'okan mi toro bi omo af'owuro pon

Eji-lola
Seven kegs of palm-wine I took in the drinking contest
Yet, unshaken in my balance like Apata Idanre
Unlike the one I had from your pleasing eyes

Eji-lola
My muse, you are
The sound of your voice, a perfect food to my soul
My place among the stars
The crown I long to wear about forever like Alase
Eji-lola

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Skat A August 4, 2015 at 9:26 PM Ijalana, Congratulations on having your poem featured this week. **SKAT**

Afolabi Muideen July 28, 2015 at 8:17 PM What a wonderful write to welcome yourself to a wonderful community where you will meet variety of people who are willing and ready to support by giving you positive feedback. Also is a place where you meet and be sharpened, I wish you and your poetry the best. it is nice to see your face here, I would like you to check me up, hope you don't mind...........A.M.

Poet Destroyer A July 21, 2015 at 1:53 AM WOW, love the message here. Ijalana, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry when you are ready :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Poetry Soup:) Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@

Skat A July 20, 2015 at 2:17 PM Ijalana, a sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT