Best Seye Poems
Born into the family of seven
Handed over the last born baton
By the other descendants of the
Pa Noah “Mekolani Olajide’s” fame.
Her sojourn in life starts from
The far down “Sora”,
Sora to “Odo Alafia”
“Odo Alafia” to the West of “Oraborode”
“Oraborode” of “Odojomu”
“Odojomu” of “Ondo town.”
She shone like a million star in all.
“Ariyayosi” grew up eating the fear
Of the Lord as Breakfast.
Brave and Intelligent “Yemi Mekolani” alias
“Mama Ondo” leaves no stone unturned as
She prepares her self-discipline, hardwork
And cleaningness as Launch.
As charismatic and erudite “Pa Noah Olajide”
“Baistically” prepares “Aribabagbojule” Dinner
Meant to cushion the effect of
Ups and downs of life
All these in the Biblical Ark of Noah
Of the Pa Noah Olajide;s house.
No wonder the other kinsmen
I mean the six others of the Olajide
Strong Spiritual Siji
Innocent Innovative Iyabo
Fearless Fascinating Fisayo
Lanky Lively Lanre
Lenient Lawful Luwale
And of course
Faithful Famous Funmi ,
Gave her all the needed love to
Make her shone like a million star.
Aunty Rose went through the rigous of
Secretariat knowledge as part of the needed
Catalyst to catapult her to Queen Elizabeth palace
Right into the waiting hands of amiable Martins Babatunde
Martino, a loving and understanding husband
Has all it takes to thank God for giving him
A good wife, indeed a vessel unto honour.
The emergence of Sade Innocent,
Later Sade Ronik, now Manchester University
Was the needed tonic for quest for greener pasture.
The lovely wen-wen sound of a new born baby
That signaled Sade’s entrance was
Not enough to distract her focus.
Similola shone like a million star
Then comes the arrival of Saintly Sagacious Sayo
And ever Stylishly Shy Seye on stage.
For the lead cast role has Scientific Splendid
Sade at the back of the stage.
As a Sister, she is a rare gem
As a Wife, she is rare breed
As a Friend, she is a rare specie
As a Confidant, she is a rare seed
As a Teacher ,she is a rare scroll
As a Mother, she is a rare plant.
Alayande Stephen .T
August 10th,2005
7.30am
Packaged for my Aunty’s Birthday in London
Its was one of my earliest poem, hence, the
Colloquial usage in the poem.
.htrow semit esoht yojne yam I os
dnim ym ni rewind sserp I
.snoitnetni gnipsarg thiw rehtob ot tnaw t'nod I tub
erom emos regnil ot yojne dluow I woh
em evael tsum ouy dna
su nopu gnliwarc si thgin eht
gnidne si yad eht tuB !O
seon gniretsulf sih ssik dna spil sih ruoved I woh O
,noitpircsed gnilaeppa a fo hcum toN
.eod gnilevart a fo seye dna ,wohs euqselrub a morf spil ,namevac a ekil daeh
drawkwa ,gnorts ,egral
;ecaf a fo noitaroballoc a tahw dnA
niks derit ym ni knird dluoc yeht os
ecaf ym puc taht sdnah
yrrow tuo bmoc dna ssetrs tuo hsurb ot
riah ym ni ezeerb taht sdnah
tnatropmi osla si meht ot deniojnoc s'tahw tuB
gnibrosba eniw hcum oot morf em deirrac taht smra
srewolf em dleh evah taht smrA
.smra demat ,kaew ,mraw
smra ni dleh nehw yllaicepse dias eb ot sdrow tseb eht
ouy evol I
emoceb dednilb yb siht eslaf, daed dlrow
eno rehtona dna os taht ym seye lliw ton
os taht ym seramthgin lliw rebmemer
htiw sti sekats dna skrofhctip
I lliw ekat siht eno thguoht
dias ot em I nod't deen taht.
no eht spets fo eht smelborp eht epoP
paehc nrop I'ev tog ym nwo legna
yllautnevE ew tsum etib a bmuht
tI saw elbaroda, dar dna gniaicurcxe.
tI saw gnitivni, dab, dna elbarolped.
tI saw elbirret, dam, dna gniticxe.
tI saw gniticxe, elbirret, dna dam.
tI saw dam, gniticxe, dna elbirret.
paehc nrop I'ev tog ym nwo smelborp.
I tup reh tuo fo reh yresim htiw ym nug. I nod't deen taht
fo eht tsal lanoitan lardehtaC, dias ot em.
na legna gnipar a daed nigriv no eht spets
yllautnevE ew tsum enibmoc smaerd