NEDU'S MUSINGs


Palm Oil  - dedicated to Osita Ugwanyi

Red haired maid of the Niger
Easy going and sweet tongued
Apt to cook and to garnish
Well skilled in diverse recipes
 The most loved daughter of the Palms

Rosy lass of Niger land
Your oils surpass those of others
How rich is your fragrance
You are well laid in the bosom of the Kernels
You step out from your rest in delicate well practiced steps

How much care your mother has put on you
Your brothers have guarded you zestfully
See how your father has labored over you
Your lover is a great man -
He is bound by your great endowment and skill

You make all soups and stews,
Porridges and grains;
Your cooking prowess is unmatched
How you make your children glad
You satisfy your lover deeply

Words do not suit your dance with roast yam
The unskilled cannot communicate your bubble in soups
You massage delicately the taste buds
The grains are enraptured in their walk with you
How wonderfully you have set our tables


Red haired daughter of the Palms
You are God’s gift to our land
We have been blessed by you
How glad our hearts are on account of you.
We cherish this rosy damsel 

NEDU EZE – 10th April 2017


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