ODE ' DAUGHTER OF RAMOGI 'PART TWO

My dear future wife Akelo,

the one and only Mikai to be,

whose beauty has got no match,

never have I cheated on your back,

God forbid ! 

May thunder strike if I do.

Have I not been faithful to you?

The girl they told you about is not my elangata,

her name is Namelok- e- yeiyo - Kiti,

daughter to Ole Koinet of Ilmakesen clan,

she came to seek refuge in our land.

Away from Olmurunya of Enkamuratani,

she is intoiye Nemangala like you Akelo.

Her bud has tasted no blade or knife,

she lives in the smoky hut of my grandmother,

nursing the wounds she acquired  from Olarinkon,

the old geezer to who she is forcefully engaged to.

That reminds me Akelo,

I hear you were betrothed to Okumu

before you even saw the light of the day.

I am told the troth is meant to cement the mutual ties,

between chief Owuor Kembo of Yimbo

and chief Otieno from the great hills of Mbita.

I hear suitors have been flowing into your fathers Simba,

like the torrents of Lake Victoria,

with the aim of plucking the beautiful blossom,

standing glistening among violets in your father's compound,

I hear your face is soaked with tears of rue,

have you been sobbing in the smoky heart of Akinyi?

Have you forgotten who I am?

Am I not the Lion of Gusii Highlands?

Who roars from the hills of Bogetutu,

am I not from the line of Otenyo 

The warrior who single handedly killed Nyarigoti.

Worry not my dear love Akelo.

I will see you in the next market day,

I will bring you a bunch of ripe bananas,

you know my favourite Akelo.

The flavoured soup of Omena,

Will you Marry me Akelo?

POET THE MIRROR

2020.

The poet personae tells a woman how great and reputable he is and persuades her to marry him. He promises never to defy their union.