"In songs of love we live
like one echoed by Solomon
in praise of a beauty to behold-
of a figure so 'eight' in shape
to attract the paintings of men
with all kinds of colours"
(so 'eight' in shape)
ECHOES OF LOVE
These letters as hypnotism
cannot fall from the firmament
but shaping of a kingly kind
upon the seed of the living
echoing these letters.
In songs of love we live
like one echoed by Solomon
in praise of a beauty to behold-
of a figure so 'eight' in shape
to attract the paintings of men
with all kinds of colours
brushes of all types
to paint this green picture-
that of wood,iron and plastic
cascading in echoes of words
for ears to fly open
and skins to grow saintly sweats
now, love sweeps our streets
knocking doors to greet
in colour red
with flowers in pockets to share
among echoes of thunder,
but rain must fall to wet
and sun to suck our saintly sweats
as we hear echoes of love
from that silent part of the heart.
Taiye kolawole is presently a student of Kogi State University, Anyigba.
Kogi state.He is also an indigene of the state (from kabba). He
does English and literary studies. He is a prolific writer and voracious reader who has had his poems
featured in two published poetry/prose anthologies: NEW VOICES FROM THE CONFLUENCE;
an anthology of creative writing (2013) and footmarks: Poems On One Hundred
Years of Nigeria’s Nationhood; edited by Akachi Adimora- Ezeigbo, etal.(2014). Taiye is base in Lagos.
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