The beauty of life is the expression of love that is sincere bringing absolute joy and happiness to the soul. This poem captures it all.
Love, love, sweet love
My heart is filled with pleasant memories
Each time you call my name that way only you can
Ada, you've turned my heart into a tempestuous wave
That rises to fall at the sight of your face
Those dreamy dimples cage me
The sweetness of your voice
Is like the song of a happy warrior
Coming back to whistle into the ears of his darling
Nwanyioma,
You are a bunch of scented roses
Held out to please a beloved heart
Given by a man in love
So memorable like a tight hug
Shared in front of a waterfall
Your scent is original fantasy
Oh! In your eyes I melt
Nnem, when I hold your hands
And look into your eyes
Searching for joyful tears
Tell me you love me
Steal a kiss from my lips
Let me chuckle and dream dreams
For I see a restful blue moon
Each time I look into your eyes
Oh, your face is so adorable
The stars are dancing etighi
Like the happy days mother held your face
And called you my wife
We are a river flowing of love
Our hearts are bridges mending torn hearts
We hold the aces, all are portraits of love
Love, love, sweet love.
(Ada - name given to a first daughter. Nwanyioma - a good woman; the name used by a man to dance around his woman's heart for favour. Nnem - my mother)
- a poem by Alexander Thandi Ubani
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