My Poetry Diary

I heard the summon, The sound was tiny and strong; I found myself in the abyss; So I drift along, So black as the pit, My ears flaps like the hare, its thickness fiercely bites, So I heard the clicking snare; The gods provoked, While Clansmen despaired; The rulers stole again from the coffers, The gods declared! Three cowries were amiss; Of a bone, brass and brick; Their lips left of the crimson stains, Dwindling light, so gone the wick. #writersofinstagram #poetry #poem #olorunlekepoems #writerscommunity

Àpęę jęùn ki ję ibàję, Sùgbọn ilę sù lọ, ò súù lọ, Kini a ò sè bí ònję bá pę dé, Àriśé làrikà, Sùgbọn ęmi lè bọ, Baba ęni à má wipè, Bí ò pę tìtí, àléjò á dì ònilé, Sùgbọn áwọn ònìlúù tí mù ilę dì ọwọń, Ìbáwò ńàá ńí á ó dì ónílé? Ę tù'jù kàá, Ìjá dòpíń, ógúń ti tán, Dię dię lèkù ńjáwọ, Díę díę lęyę ńmù ọsáń, A ò mọyi Ọlọrùn yiò sè, Ni Kò ję ka binù kú, Isę ọwọ ęni lò mù ni làá, Ilę súù lọ, Igbá dìę nàâ la'ò kù A ki walę fùn adię ję, Ajùmọbi ò kan ti àrùn, Ki àlápá mù àpá rę lè, . (Poem: "ilę sù lọ" - by #olorunlekepoems ) #poetry #poem #yoruba #yorubapoetry #yorubapoem  #tales

To the west of river Niger and not so far; A fairy town prevails and mightily thrives; On this land, the britons barely sire; Only when they came with Maxim and treacherous knives; Unfaltering the goddess stands; Legions of dictators choked Yemoyi with powder; This the goddess detests and they got the lands; The wailing strings spanned at imagbon louder; (Ode to Ijebu Ancestors... to be continued #poetry #poem #poems #epic #poetsofinstagram #olorunlekepoems #africa

Lost like a feather in desert wind, Till I found my symphony in thy eyes, With those wild smiles I found my way home; Into thine arms, in love I rise; For if this day end before eternity; Or If eternity never comes with thy sparks; I will hold the sun and delve into immortality; To remain by thy side beyond the tides and darks; For if this day end before eternity; One moment again I will ask every night; With thee... O’ only with thee; Before I melt away like a candle in the light; Gafar Olorunleke Odubote, “If Eternity Never Comes” : A poem for Agbeke - my Wife, copyright 2018