ABEOKUTA — Olawale Obadeyi

Where the hilarious harèè
Genially guided the erring
Feet of the new-caller
And heaven-high hills Tell of their mighty
moulder’s
Wondrous wits.
Where rustic rafters a Steady roof-hold for
Quaint abodes provided
And the hunter’s hound
Treasured as the blacksmith
His Ewiri at the smithy
Where the legendary Lisabi sat
In conclave with fate
And both in mutual affirmation
Intoned an unrelenting báa wà
To speed the Ègbá pathfinder’s end
Where is the chastity of
The maidenhead now
Swaying against a
Daring deluge of
An indescript culture — tussle?