Scent of a Woman

There lives a woman In a village of the West Besides where lake amazes Where torrents do crashes Her tender hand waves the maize To buy or eat and free your hunger By her side lays her kits The woods, the coals, the matches In her eyes lives the kindness Happy, her hut waits on her baby The one the maize will make a maid But the passersby, is a man of leisure He trots, bluffs, and clutches her maize In happiness, she gave her grace But the man is but a load of blades Her lace, he grooved and bolted like mice To the runner of her treasure Sad, the woman besides the lake She’ll grunt, smiles and squirms! Until her curse arrests the swine.

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Skat A

Date: 1/23/2016 9:18:00 PM

ABIMBOLA:) Congratulations on having your poem featured in the soups, Home Page. ~SKAT~

Abdullatif Kanafani

Date: 1/19/2016 3:44:00 AM

Very Special thanks for sharing

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/31/2015 3:13:00 AM

- A great poem, Abimbola ! - With smiles and joy I welcome you to P-Soup :) - Hope you will find this poem page interesting and post many more poems in the future - Have a great experience together here with us in "the poems world" - I wish you every success - // Anne-Lise :)

Abimbola Mosobalaje Davis
Date: 9/5/2015 5:42:00 AM

Thank you, thank you. I do appreciate.

Abimbola Mosobalaje Davis
Date: 9/1/2015 2:32:00 AM

Thanks Anne. I'm honoured to be here.

Skat A

Date: 8/30/2015 3:07:00 PM

Hi Abimbola, 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

Abimbola Mosobalaje Davis
Date: 8/30/2015 3:35:00 PM

Thanks, SKAT. I'm honoured to be your friend.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 8/30/2015 12:20:00 PM

Abimbola, 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 <-@

Abimbola Mosobalaje Davis
Date: 8/30/2015 12:36:00 PM

I'm honoured and privileged to dwell among you.