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ABOBAKU : A Poem Dedicated To The Fleeing Ooni's Servant by justanotherme: 9:46pm On Aug 14, 2015 |
Came Across this Lovely Poem and decided to Share. ... Author: Idongesit Ifet. ... ABOBAKU Abobaku You who flees fate Can your mortal limbs outrun the gods? Nor the caves of Ife hide your fleeing head From the eyes of deities of land and seas Abobaku Fattened for such a time as this Marked with the blood of fallen thrones To stand on unsteady feet and ever ready To fall whenever the thrones fall Abobaku The gods have turned deaf ears To your daily sacrifices and pleas Oba! Live forever, but today forever ends And suddenly you flee as forever ends Abobaku Servant in life and at death Slave of mortals and spirits Ah! Did you wrong the gods? That no sacrifice can save your head? Abobaku At your homestead a sparrow chirps a dirge Your lamp slowly dims by the hand of tradition And your kinsmen mope in silent wails Waiting for your sorrowful return All Rights reserved © Idongesit Ifet 2015 Read more of my poems on my blog www.poetpulpit..com
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Re: ABOBAKU : A Poem Dedicated To The Fleeing Ooni's Servant by iamsodium(m): 9:50pm On Aug 14, 2015 |
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Re: ABOBAKU : A Poem Dedicated To The Fleeing Ooni's Servant by Nobody: 9:51pm On Aug 14, 2015 |
Keep fantasizing. Good poem though. But still fantasizing. |
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