MY CRAVINGS- A poem

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Adunni, sing for me like eye Àwòko sings to the farmer,
For I'll dance ijo èsò to your charming voice,
While I plough and till the soils of your fertile land,
And we'll get bountiful harvests of twins, triplets, quadruplets and quintuplets.
Orekelewa, play with me like the cat plays with its olówó,
For I will always enjoy giving you a pat on your forehead,
And you will not grow up to be wild and leave me for the jungle,
And I'll always give you my sweet milk

Eleyinju ege, stick with me like the pigeon always stick to its owner,
For I'll always enjoy laying my head on your bank of juice,
Because our love is ife eleyele
Eyinmenugun, speak to me like the parrot speak to its owner,
They may say that the bird's speech is meaningless,
But your words are like the sounds of the Agídìgbo,
Only the wise can dance to it
Adumaadan, adorn me like the peacock adorns the compound,
For I'll take you to down to Oluyole, my fatherland and show my kinsmen the gem I've found,
And I'll never get tired of showing you off ,
Because they'll never know how lucky I am to have you as mine.

 @_cmblack

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