-Adeniran Abdbasit Adeyemi

If Àtọ̀húnrìnwá

could use his deceptive 

Ìwé orin to cart way the 

belonging of your mother,

let me use my poetic words 

to label your body a spice,

and revive the definition 

of your body structure.

If you come forth for me,

Stay and permit me 

to ascend your pains 

to the wall of forgetfulness

with my chanting skills,

for who listens 

to the sonorous 

voice of Akéwì 

and refrain from

emptying his wallet.

Alóyinlóhùn, 

suppose we are

to call you 

a bird in a nest,

Agbe will proudly 

shield in your cage,

but we would rather 

quest for a nightingale,

Àtọ́kẹ́, euphonious one 

like a mighty goddess. 

Ojúrọ́ungbé,

if the moon appears

in a crescent tonight,

let your enchanting 

smile light up the sky

and I’ll will come 

with my gourd 

of words to 

dialogue 

with you a

love language

like gbònkà

recites his rich

Yoruba verses 

before the princess.

If today you must swim,

let it be like a rover,

if you must  dance, 

let it take in style 

of ìwonpápá.

If you must speak,

let your words be balm

to my soul,soothing 

Every ache. 

If you must walk, 

let it be a stride.

Let the beauties

from ìkìrùn pay 

Homage.

And if you  fly, 

take the wind for a ride.

For even the heaven

shall bow to your elegance.