I had him reserved superb name
Simply to awaken the flame:
Grey Floyd proclaim “Never to fall”
This saying in Reception Hall
For Praised Artists’ Exhibition
That should address Inhibition
A crime make of Prohibition
And quite ignite The Ambition
“Yeah, I have seen all of Floyd’s Art
And could bet they would feel a cart!”
My homage where Artists gathered
Plus ‘Famous’ who had him fathered:
The Ever Loved for a Sculpture
Of Busy-With-Carrion Vulture…
But Floyd was just good At Graphics,
To many Familiar Efik:
Much cheaper than Hieroglyphics
Unlike Difficult Ceramics;
It’s A Floyd who might resign
With a ban on Graphic Design…
Then, he should self urge to spread out
As this wouldn’t mean rules does flout:
I’ll be waiting to the more shout
Floyd grant The Salute of A Scout.
Categories:
efik, art, devotion, imagination, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme
The efik/ibibio people might call her ADIAHA
THE IGBO'S calls her Ada
A true born African
her hips seals lips
for a thousand words are wrapped around her waist... And
Her chest carries a mountain
A canaan of its own
Flowing with MILK AND HONEY
even Israel can't compete
for her mind has won more battles than JOSHUA ever did with a sword..
Her dark skin tell the tales of her originality..
She is the African salad.. Every man wish to taste..
The young ones look up to her while their mother's reminisce
She feed lord lugard and Nnamdi Azikiwe even before they knew how to spell their names..
She was there when Ojukwu declared war on her sons and her daughters were made barren..
She is the mother of poets and the inventor of poetry...
Stories were like poems in her mouth even before Hollywood could master the art...
Her tongue had painted more pictures in the heart of her children
so Her HISTORY they never forget
#MAMA_AFRICA
Categories:
efik, africa,
Form: Epic
I MAY KNOW THEE
Your way shall I go night and day,
Tending your sheep in my court.
In the field of my heart shall the
Drum of music sound to praise the dust
Of my being in a meekness of my heart.
I will stand to testify the clocking
Waves of your immortality, the star.
I will be coming soon in the glorious room
Where your glory dwells abundantly.
Make me great and graceful, my soul provider,
Tell my soul the sweet sermon of humanity
So that I may know thee by your name.
I know chukwu and chineke, the Igbos call you
I have heard of olorun, oluwa and eledumare, the Yorubas call to praise and exalt your name.
Ubangidi, the Hausas worship you.
Obasi, the Efik dances around for yoursake.
Only you know my beginning from the end
And my end from the beginning.
I will tend your sheep in my court
So that I shall have a comfort with my soul.
In moonlight of my soul did I called you
And you answered me speedily.
Look into my case my maker and make me
Better for there is peace and joy where you are.
Make me better for my plight is special to behold,
Govern my heart so that I may know thee.
Categories:
efik, africa, art,
Form: Ballad
The westerners eat Amala and Ewedu
We eat Akpo and Ofe Nsala
They dance Juju and Apala
We dance bongo and atilogwu the beat of life.
T^he Northerners speaks hausa whilst we speak igbo
They married with no bride price and dowry
But we marry with bride price and huge dowry.
Cut the man"s hair low, short to remind him That
Marriage is never a bed of roses therefore he must look
After our pride, princess, prestigious priceless pretty queen
Who must painstakingly bear his name abandoning her
Humble background and journey with him amidst roses and bullets.
They wear buba and agbada in an architectural design
Darshiki from the north domain whilst we wear Ukwu george
They plate shoku, koroba and kpatawo and make beads round their neck
Igbo speak, yoruba frown, hausa dance, itskiri watch
Kanuri laugh, Ebira smile, Nupe point, Tiv demonstrate Fulani pick.
Idoma cry, Awori cry, Efik console, Ibibio comfort
Yet Unity we stand despite the cultural diversity.
One for all, all for one, we stand.
Bound to the humble land in hundred fold
Relevant is our culture and tradition
In defend shall we die and perish for our
Precious country.
Categories:
efik, art, beautiful, , western,
Form: Free verse