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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