My Tamuno!!!

by

nicholas ayoola oladehin

An African princess

From the Far East

Came my way on a winter night

Radiant and full of cheer

Adorned with the treasures of womanhood.

I speak of a truth,

Tamuno reminds me of the day

Newly formed after a dark night.

This radiantly light skinned queen

Spotless,

Glows like a sparkling screen.

I, a humble young man

Crave for the heart of Tamuno.

To win her heart,

I travelled the length of the Northeast

Studying the chemistry of her heart

I mapped her compass route

And travelled the paths all day

I walked through the night

Till the day was born

I witnessed the summer

Turn into winter

With the springs romance

Seducing the day with fallen leaves

I became an alarm clock

A qualified early riser

I dreamed all day long

Through the night and far beyond

Tamuno reminds me of mum

And showers me with so much love

Even when am in my deepest dark mood

She meets me

With stretched out hands

And a shoulder to lean on.

In her presence I am shy

Or rather

I always pretended to be.

I have dreamed of a faraway trip

Just for two: you and me

On a cruise ship

Heading to an island

Large enough

But only fit for two

Lets be as the Crusoe’s clan

Shipwrecked on a faraway island

Just the two of us

Tamuno and I.