Thursday, May 21, 2009

Daughter Of Eve.


He first saw her under a silvery moon
And stood transfixed watching from afar
He mustered enough courage to call upon her
But only by the next noon
For she was fair as she was fine
With a pretty lone dimple and eyes that shine
With hidden dark mysteries of winter's night
And the warmth of summer's sunny delight
Height like an amazon, a figure defying age
The kind that drove boys wild and their girls to rage
She was Eve's daughter, and yet so shy
And like an angel, in innocence, she could fly.

She's enthralled by him and he tells her tales
Words of flattery so sweet she fails
To see the spear that would fiercely pierce
Her sweet nectar with razor-sharp speed
He had his fill and quenched a need
She had a bitter thrill and is left with his seed
And many moons after she welcomes her daughter
And whenever there's a silvery moonlight out in the sky
She holds her baby to her breasts and croons a haunting lullaby
Of a woman-child in the very beginning
Long, long ago before original sin
Who was fair as she was fine
With a pretty lone dimple and eyes that shine.........



© ‘Kego Onyido

6 comments:

  1. Gboyega AkeredoluMay 21, 2009 at 8:37 PM

    " 'Kego Onyido" , now that's an ingenious one - I'm guessing the name is probably one you owned when you were a "woman-child" ? Lol!
    I thoroughly enjoyed this! I don't usually enjoy or even understand some poetry but this one was easy-reading and really enjoyable!
    If only some young girls could read this and avoid the many mistakes many young girls make when it comes to men and their smooth-talking ways!
    Thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you Kego.

    Gboyega Akeredolu

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  2. Enjoyed reading this very much. Keep writing, and I'll keep reading. Thanks for using for God given talent!

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  3. Ah Ah....Jules, looking veryyyyy cool in that ur profile picture, didnt know u were a poet, hmmmm good job

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  4. Thanks all for the lifting comments.
    @ Gboyega: lol, I wrote this poem about 20 yrs ago and the amazing thing is that the friend it is based on still has and cherishes the original and she gave me permission to use it. The book will have short intro for each poem. This is actually helping me reconnect w/so many people
    @Eukaybaby: My sis, thanks for the encouraging words...I'll definitely keep writing
    @Jojo: lol, the pic na photoshop trick o! but on the inside, u know say I fine like that.

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  5. This is a great poem. How come you're not writing anymore?

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    1. Myne, still writing but very lazy about collating my work. Visit kegoonyido.wordpress.com

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