SolaAjibogere's Poems

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FOR THE MOTHER SO ABUSED

The Fatherland toiled
Us almost moribund, we
Appealed
To the mother
Whose nipples
Are sore from the mouth
Of the impertinent few;
Mother who nursed ten
Million beggars
And ten
Millionaires,
Mighty only in
Flag and giant
In...

– by Sola Ajibogere

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Of Farm and Life

Okro trees bear
Leaves generous in size,
Each leaf raises its
Stalk to sprout yellow flowers in
The hinge

Between main stalk
And leaf-stalk;
The flowers blossom and light
The farm in yellow flame
Of beauty resplendent;

Soon, they fall,...

– by Sola Ajibogere

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A Swimmer in the Orifice

A fellow dives into an orifice,
Passion moves through his veins;
It starts, first from the soles

Of the feet; then moves as snake’s
Venom from ankle-points upwards, it gets
To the loin, makes a momentary stop, heaves

And sighs, pants...

– by Sola Ajibogere

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Dear Alligator

Dear alligator
How was your swim
From there the bottom
Of the river to
Here the river-bank to
Swing in
Evening tide in
A
Packet of ocean air

Dear alligator
Are the crocodiles feeling well?
Feeding well on a terrine
Of tasty mackerel...

– by Sola Ajibogere

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