ODE_"ADUNNI AADUNMI..." BY AJAKAYE STRIDA.

(Dedicated to my mother; ALHAJA AJAKAYE ADUNNI)

Adunnimi...!

Aadun ogomi(the sweetness of my glory),

what shall I compare to thee?

the womb who breathed my soul to succeed.

Scolding me like a man when I run out of shell,

nagging like a woman when I dare with pointless dramas,

if thunder was in my mouth as Sango,

I beat my chest, you will be my faithful Oya.

Being in your arms

is one of the beautiful charms

every baby, adolescent, adult or child 

shall wish without hesitation.

You are a vine, I am one of your branches

and the root of our love can never be harvested.

AJAKAYE RASHIDAT OLAMIDAYO

STRIDA_ Striking Ideas.

The poet personae praises and appreciates her mother. She generalizes this piece of poetry with her siblings, if the reader will carefully analyze the last couplet stanza.